Software engineer at @baseten
New York, NY
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Richard Dingwall retweeted
We trained the #1 decision models in the world, mammoth-1 and elephant-1!
This is our first Base Labs model release and we're excited to open-source all weights and training details. We really focused on scaling high-quality data in these training runs – not only synthetically generating new decision data but stacking how we validated our data. This follows something called our 'swiss cheese' approach to looping over and improving training data.
There are also a bunch more low hanging fruit when it comes to training these models, and we expect that we'll improve quickly over the coming weeks.
Today we release mammoth-1 and elephant-1!
We post-trained mammoth-1, the #1 ranked best decision model in the world, and elephant-1, which is the best model under 15B (and beats Jev).
We're open-sourcing all model weights and provide a technical report detailing all our training and data methods.
Richard Dingwall retweeted
Monzo peeps last night enjoying a walk around NY. So great to see everyone! This is just a few of us 😀
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Important new tax case confirming that marshmallows of unusual size are 0% VAT; standard size marshmallows continue to be 20% VAT
As ever, any sufficiently detailed VAT rule is indistinguishable from satire.
Richard Dingwall retweeted
Is there a good example of a bank successfully running an immigration program?
Can you imagine that risk committee?? The reputational risk alone "Barclays denied my immigration" headlines
I can't see how the exceptional talent Visa survives...
Richard Dingwall retweeted
I wrote a thing on demystifying the backend engineering interview process! ✨ monzo.com/blog/2022/03/23/de…
Most companies keep their interview process secret. The privileged folks have backchannels to gain a leg up. That's unfair to those who are new and may not have the contacts 🙊
Richard Dingwall retweeted
I've published a blog post about how we keep Monzo's most sensitive secrets nice and secure :) monzo.com/blog/2021/11/18/pr…
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patterns in confusing explanations jvns.ca/blog/confusing-expla…
Richard Dingwall retweeted
We are hiring a Web Engineer at @cabledottech. Fully remote but able to work 10-5 UK time. React, Typescript, GraphQL. > market share options and the chance to join an exciting co. as part of the founding team! Check it out here and please spread the word! app.otta.com/jobs/dDIwMEha?_…
Richard Dingwall retweeted
Here's a graph of requests on our platform today for Year In Monzo compared to a typical day 📈 #YearInMonzo
ALT A graph of requests showing today's throughput growing to approximately three times the amount of standard request load
Richard Dingwall retweeted
Thanks @NickKristof for shedding a light on this important topic. This is not about being a prude, it's about justice. No one should promote a company that monetizes sexual assaults on children or unconscious women. nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opini…
Richard Dingwall retweeted
We're still looking for people to take over web engineering & design from me @daybridgeapp. You'll get a generous equity package (own a chunk of Daybridge!) and come build an exciting product with lots of autonomy and no bureaucracy.
Send me a DM or email [email protected].
Richard Dingwall retweeted
A mental model for stress, written with exceptional clarity — sooooo relatable, thank you @natashavernier for writing this.
As the world waits for the results of the #election and the UK enters another #lockdownUK, managing mental health is more important than ever.
This is how I think about stress. If you need it, I hope it helps.
medium.com/@natashavernier/m…
Richard Dingwall retweeted
🗣️ Super excited to start growing our amazing *Data Science team at Monzo* again after a long COVID hiring break.
Join us to change how banking 🏦 works; to work with an amazing team 🧑 and with a wealth of data 🤖!
Check out our new data roles monzo.com/careers/
Richard Dingwall retweeted
I wrote a thing👇
Working for social justice isn't a 'distraction' for mission-focused companies tcrn.ch/34gQiQR by @eileentso
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We've just published the video of one of my favourite #qconlondon sessions on @InfoQ -> "Modern Banking in 1500 Microservices" buff.ly/3kzVSVe
A superb talk by @mattheath and @suhailpatel that discusses the investment the team made in platforms and frameworks
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“When I'm asked 'When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?' and I say 'When there are 9,' people are shocked. But there'd been 9 men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that." Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
She fought fiercely for women. May we carry on that fight. #RBG
