machine learning i - by vincent huang - a slice of my mind
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on language models, research directions, skill deflation
machine learning i on language models, research directions, skill deflation vincent huang Mar 31, 2025 32 1 1 Share (thanks to sonnet 3.7 for feedback on drafts) i. research directions applying to phd programs is funny because you need to write about what you think the most important research directions in your field are, but you also need to write about your past experiences and why they make you a deserving candidate, so many applicants end up claiming that the problems they worked on in the past happen to also be the most important problems in the field. that’s essentially what happened to
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