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  Andrej Karpathy’s Vision of Software 3.0: A Glimpse into the Future of AI-Driven Development Andrej Karpathy’s recent keynote at AI Startup School in San Francisco, as discussed on Hacker News, introduced “Software 3.0,” a paradigm where large language models (LLMs) become programmable building blocks, with natural language as the new code. Here’s a quick dive into the key takeaways and why they’re sparking both excitement and scepticism. What is Software 3.0? Karpathy defines  Software 3.0 is a shift from traditional coding (Software 1.0) and neural network weights (Software 2.0) to LLMs that directly execute tasks.  Instead of writing code to be compiled, developers prompt AI to deliver outcomes (Human → AI → Result). Think of it as programming with plain English, where LLMs act as dynamic, intelligent interfaces. Key Highlights Human-in-the-Loop Design : Karpathy advocates for tools with adjustable autonomy (an “autonomy slider”), tight generate-and-verify loops to ...

Palantir Technologies has been a proper leader in data analytics for yonks, helping organisations make sense of all that complicated information for really important decisions. Now, their latest bit of clever tech, the LLM Synthesiser, takes things a step further by making sure the insights you get from AI are more reliable. This fancy feature not only shows off Palantir's technical know-how but also strengthens their competitive "moat"—that unique advantage that keeps the other players at bay, like keeping the rain out of your wellies. Let's have a look at what this LLM Synthesiser is all about, how it works, and why it's making Palantir's position in the market even more solid. What's the LLM Synthesiser Then? The LLM Synthesiser is a specialised system that brings together several large language models (LLMs)—think of them as different AI "brains"—into Palantir’s Ontology Platform, which is a powerful setup for organising and hav...