Hi friends, howās it going?
Iād love to host some in-person events like meetups and workshops in HK! If youāre interested wanna join this Whatsapp group? If thereās enough interest Iāll set a date. š
Last week I went on a short trip to Taiwan! The food š¤© I had this fried hotpot (yes, fried and hotpot) that mightāve been the best hotpot Iāve ever had in my life. Still thinking about it.
š» Interesting Things (I think)
A range of things that I find interesting!
šļø Learning
Here are some of the things Iāve been learning lately.š
š§ Context Engineering ā Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke & Andrej Karpathy made this a thing. Itās basically the next step beyond vibe codingāthinking deliberately about how to structure and layer prompts, memory, and context when building AI tools. Iāve been testing a bunch of new techniques and itās been super fun.
šŗ Careers in the Age of AI ā I recently did a live session with IBM SkillsBuild on how to prepare for the future of work in the AI era. We talked about trends, practical skills, and how to stand out. The recording is up now if you want to check it out!
š¤ AI Agents ā Every couple weeks I spend some time diving deeper into tools for building more robust agents. Currently spending more time with Retool and Warp. The prompt āļø evals loop is key for making AI agents trustworthy, and Iām glad to see more tools popping up to support that!
Btw if you're interested in building your own AI agents, we're opening pre-enrollment for the Lonely Octopus Agents Bootcamp in a few days! Last time, it sold out from the waitlist in under 48 hours so do sign up if youāre interested in more details. š
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