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Project Wordsmith: Building a Platform for GenAI at Included Health
The post details the journey of building a platform for GenAI, from its inception in early 2023 to its current state and future plans.
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So I'm new here. If you want an idea of what kind of stuff I work on, check out this blog post I wrote about building out the GenAI platform at Included Health over the last year+
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includedhealth.com/blog/tech/bu...
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Meet our #PyOhio 2025 Speaker: William Horton 🎉
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
William Horton is giving the talk:
Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
Join us next week to listen in, and learn more about the #Python world!
#PyOhioTalks
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
William Horton is giving the talk:
Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
Join us next week to listen in, and learn more about the #Python world!
#PyOhioTalks
William Horton - PyOhio 2025
Speaking at PyOhio 2025: I’m a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Maven Clinic. Over the past year I
www.pyohio.org
July 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Meet our #PyOhio 2025 Speaker: William Horton 🎉
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
William Horton is giving the talk:
Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
Join us next week to listen in, and learn more about the #Python world!
#PyOhioTalks
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
William Horton is giving the talk:
Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
Join us next week to listen in, and learn more about the #Python world!
#PyOhioTalks
Excited to speak at @pyohio.org today! I’ll be talking about “Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code”
July 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Excited to speak at @pyohio.org today! I’ll be talking about “Demystifying AI Agents with Python Code”
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Washington DC is the hottest city in the country because it's the only one where people spend all day walking around a paved-over swamp in a wool suit
June 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Washington DC is the hottest city in the country because it's the only one where people spend all day walking around a paved-over swamp in a wool suit
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We refuse to reinforce systems of oppression and exclusion.
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
June 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We refuse to reinforce systems of oppression and exclusion.
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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Non-partisan AI supporter here
I see plenty of absurd science fiction claims about things that AI cannot do all the time
Sal Kahn's description of AI teaching assistants there feels doesn't feel unrealistic to me - I think you could build that with our 2025 era models
I see plenty of absurd science fiction claims about things that AI cannot do all the time
Sal Kahn's description of AI teaching assistants there feels doesn't feel unrealistic to me - I think you could build that with our 2025 era models
June 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Non-partisan AI supporter here
I see plenty of absurd science fiction claims about things that AI cannot do all the time
Sal Kahn's description of AI teaching assistants there feels doesn't feel unrealistic to me - I think you could build that with our 2025 era models
I see plenty of absurd science fiction claims about things that AI cannot do all the time
Sal Kahn's description of AI teaching assistants there feels doesn't feel unrealistic to me - I think you could build that with our 2025 era models
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All in all a very sane ruling
- training on a book is obviously fine
- pirating books to train on is obviously not fine
- training on a book is obviously fine
- pirating books to train on is obviously not fine
June 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
All in all a very sane ruling
- training on a book is obviously fine
- pirating books to train on is obviously not fine
- training on a book is obviously fine
- pirating books to train on is obviously not fine
It’s pretty wild that in a place like DC, heating is considered a “necessity” that landlords must provide, but AC isn’t. Right now it’s 95 degrees outside, and feels like 103 according to Google.
This heatwave is brutal and dangerous. If you're a renter, we put together a guide on everything you need to know about air conditioning. Stay safe, and know your rights! 51st.news/dc-tenant-gu...
Do DC renters have a right to air conditioning?
What to do if your home doesn't have AC.
51st.news
June 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It’s pretty wild that in a place like DC, heating is considered a “necessity” that landlords must provide, but AC isn’t. Right now it’s 95 degrees outside, and feels like 103 according to Google.
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a federal judge just ruled that AI/LLM training on copyrighted material is fair use
“Authors concede that training LLMs did not result in any exact copies nor even infringing knockoffs of their works being provided to the public”
“Authors concede that training LLMs did not result in any exact copies nor even infringing knockoffs of their works being provided to the public”
June 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a federal judge just ruled that AI/LLM training on copyrighted material is fair use
“Authors concede that training LLMs did not result in any exact copies nor even infringing knockoffs of their works being provided to the public”
“Authors concede that training LLMs did not result in any exact copies nor even infringing knockoffs of their works being provided to the public”
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It is always such a bummer to hear otherwise smart people on smart podcasts breezily opine that “ADHD is overdiagnosed.” It is far, far, far (far) more common for ADHD to be missed or ignored, especially in girls & adults, than it is to be inappropriately diagnosed or treated.
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It is always such a bummer to hear otherwise smart people on smart podcasts breezily opine that “ADHD is overdiagnosed.” It is far, far, far (far) more common for ADHD to be missed or ignored, especially in girls & adults, than it is to be inappropriately diagnosed or treated.
I know I’m snarky on here but I genuinely value the Bluesky discourse
June 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I know I’m snarky on here but I genuinely value the Bluesky discourse
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hey if twitter could be killed by being a garbage website it'd have died a hundred deaths by now, thats my bitter lesson
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
hey if twitter could be killed by being a garbage website it'd have died a hundred deaths by now, thats my bitter lesson
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(looking at a hammer) what a horrible calculator
(looking at a table saw) dogshit calculator
(looking at a pencil) also a pretty unreliable calculator
(looking at a kitchen knife) why the fuck would you even make this, nobody needs a calculator that might chop your thumb off
(looking at a table saw) dogshit calculator
(looking at a pencil) also a pretty unreliable calculator
(looking at a kitchen knife) why the fuck would you even make this, nobody needs a calculator that might chop your thumb off
May 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
(looking at a hammer) what a horrible calculator
(looking at a table saw) dogshit calculator
(looking at a pencil) also a pretty unreliable calculator
(looking at a kitchen knife) why the fuck would you even make this, nobody needs a calculator that might chop your thumb off
(looking at a table saw) dogshit calculator
(looking at a pencil) also a pretty unreliable calculator
(looking at a kitchen knife) why the fuck would you even make this, nobody needs a calculator that might chop your thumb off
I was just saying at #PyConUS that I thought traditional metrics were underrated. I think we jumped to “do everything with LLM as a judge” too soon
🤔 Can simple string-matching metrics like BLEU rival reward models for LLM alignment?
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I was just saying at #PyConUS that I thought traditional metrics were underrated. I think we jumped to “do everything with LLM as a judge” too soon
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🤔 Can simple string-matching metrics like BLEU rival reward models for LLM alignment?
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
May 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🤔 Can simple string-matching metrics like BLEU rival reward models for LLM alignment?
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
🔍 We show that given access to a reference, BLEU can match reward models in human preference agreement, and even train LLMs competitively with them using GRPO.
🫐 Introducing BLEUBERI:
When I say “AI” I mean it the way it’s been used the past 60 or so years. If I mean to say “AGI” (which I’m not even sure I believe in) I will say “AGI”
May 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When I say “AI” I mean it the way it’s been used the past 60 or so years. If I mean to say “AGI” (which I’m not even sure I believe in) I will say “AGI”
I don’t know anyone working in tech who doesn’t have a story about having to go around official processes to get something done. Condition 1 from the OP holds in almost all cases.
If you haven’t, I guess congrats on only working at perfect workplaces in your career? But it’s not a bad thing to do.
If you haven’t, I guess congrats on only working at perfect workplaces in your career? But it’s not a bad thing to do.
The weak version of this — telling a story where you accomplished something by going outside official channels or processes — is often corrosive to leadership and is only a positive when 1) leadership is bad and needs to change; or 2) you are being invited into leadership with a change mandate
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I don’t know anyone working in tech who doesn’t have a story about having to go around official processes to get something done. Condition 1 from the OP holds in almost all cases.
If you haven’t, I guess congrats on only working at perfect workplaces in your career? But it’s not a bad thing to do.
If you haven’t, I guess congrats on only working at perfect workplaces in your career? But it’s not a bad thing to do.
I think anti-AI people are pivoting to social shaming over using ChatGPT because they’re realizing they’ve already lost the battle of trying to convince people it’s totally useless.
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I think anti-AI people are pivoting to social shaming over using ChatGPT because they’re realizing they’ve already lost the battle of trying to convince people it’s totally useless.
Excited to be speaking at #PyOhio again! I haven’t been since 2019
🚨 🎉 We're excited to Announce the Speaker List for #PyOhio 2025! 🎉 🚨
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
If you're at #PyConUS, keep an eye out for our speakers: www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
If you're at #PyConUS, keep an eye out for our speakers: www.pyohio.org/2025/program...
Talks - PyOhio 2025
The free Python community conference based in Ohio. Saturday & Sunday July 26-27, 2025.
www.pyohio.org
May 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excited to be speaking at #PyOhio again! I haven’t been since 2019
There’s a simple solution to this: don’t let professors fail students based on the results of AI detection software, because the software does not work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn’t Use A.I.
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There’s a simple solution to this: don’t let professors fail students based on the results of AI detection software, because the software does not work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
I’m hosting an LLMOps open space at 11am tomorrow in Room 316, here’s my pitch:
Do you have strong feelings about LangChain? Do you struggle to understand why Google provides two APIs to call the same Gemini models? Are you tired of hearing the word "agentic"?
See you there!
#PyConUS
Do you have strong feelings about LangChain? Do you struggle to understand why Google provides two APIs to call the same Gemini models? Are you tired of hearing the word "agentic"?
See you there!
#PyConUS
May 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m hosting an LLMOps open space at 11am tomorrow in Room 316, here’s my pitch:
Do you have strong feelings about LangChain? Do you struggle to understand why Google provides two APIs to call the same Gemini models? Are you tired of hearing the word "agentic"?
See you there!
#PyConUS
Do you have strong feelings about LangChain? Do you struggle to understand why Google provides two APIs to call the same Gemini models? Are you tired of hearing the word "agentic"?
See you there!
#PyConUS
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I will claim it: I use GenAI at work to write code, documents, and emails, and even to spice up my Slack announcements with fun little emojis
okay, if you think gAI is a positive, that its "here to stay", and you're so proud of using gAI to write create art, claim it. Disclose when you use it to read, write, think, create.
Have the integrity to publicly declare that you used gAI--its all the silence and secrecy that is so interesting.
Have the integrity to publicly declare that you used gAI--its all the silence and secrecy that is so interesting.
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I will claim it: I use GenAI at work to write code, documents, and emails, and even to spice up my Slack announcements with fun little emojis
