Books I love, software I use, hardware I love, and other things I recommend.

For anyone wondering about the things I use to stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I’m being productive when I’m really just procrastinating. Here’s a big list of all of my favorite stuff.

Books

  • 0 to 1

    Exceptionally clear and concise book on starting industries and prevailing in business. One of the only voices in the business world that gives it away, for example by admitting its not about winning the game, but choosing the right game.

  • The Alignment Problem

    The seminal AI safety manual, with straightforward examples and arguments. It’s a must-read for anyone working in AI, and I’ve recommended it to everyone in my lab.

  • Zeno's Conscience

    A novel that dispalys the human mind navigating life and culture. It’s a great read for anyone interested in the human condition.

  • Seduction

    I think this book is surprisingly more of a manual in altruism than anything else. It’s about understanding people and their motivations, and how to use that understanding to make the world a better place.

Software

  • PyTorch

    My primary framework for deep learning tasks. I used PyTorch to develop NLP models in collaboration with Meta, focusing on transformer architectures and fine-tuning for specific tasks such as text classification.

  • Python

    Utilized extensively in AI research projects, including the co-authorship of papers presented at EMNLP and BCUR. Python has been a core language in building and training machine learning models in PyTorch.

  • Next.js

    The primary framework for building modern, server-side rendered web applications in my projects. I used Next.js to create a login form and other components for interactive platforms.

  • C++

    Won me a medal in my national olympiad in computer science.

Tools

  • Visual Studio Code

    I don’t care if it’s missing all of the fancy IDE features everyone else relies on, VS Code is still the best code editor ever made.

  • Wandb

    Trusted companion for over 300 training runs.

  • Nuvolos

    Great cloud provider for scientific computing. Deployed to tackle HPC workloads and memory intensive applications.

Design

  • Figma

    We started using Figma as just a design tool but now it’s become our virtual whiteboard for the entire lab. Never would have expected the collaboration features to be the real hook.

Productivity

  • Notion

    The best generalist software, great flexibility and AI functionalities, with potential for scheduling and task management.

  • Slack

    Digital HQ. Where I coordinate with teams all across the world with top notch features.

  • Cal

    Meeting scheduling integrated with every calendar and with any timezone.

  • Chatgpt

    AI assistant that helps me with writing and research tasks.