#119 - AI Agent Breakthroughs, Data Science for Prison Reform, and Super Pretty Solar Farms!
#119 - AI Agent Breakthroughs, Data Science for Prison Reform, and Super Pretty Solar Farms!
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In the News
🇮🇳 A new report makes the case that India has eliminated extreme poverty, defined by the internationally accepted benchmarks of the term, and that it’s time to raise the bar.
💽 Nvidia has surpassed Saudi Aramco in market capitalization.
🖨️ MIT researchers have made a tiny 3D-printed solenoid, paving the way for cheaper printable electronics.
🤖 AI agents are getting even more impressive. This demo of Devin, from Cognition Labs, is frighteningly good.
Opportunities
Redo.io is working with Stanford and building tools using data science to help folks in the prison system who may be eligible for resentencing. “The Three Strikes Project is legal clinical seminar where law students represent individuals serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes under California’s Three Strikes Law. But, given that there are over 100,000 people in California's prisons, lawyers need efficient and accurate ways to identify those who are eligible for PIR instead of manually reviewing piles of paperwork. Redo.io is solving this problem with an open-source eligibility tool for lawyers to filter their caseload and apply their expertise efficiently.” They’re currently looking for developers to help them out, so reach out to Aparna and get in touch if you’re interested!
Akvo enables governments to use data more efficiently and effectively to help guide policy decisions. They’re on the lookout for both a solutions architect and a full stack dev.
Code.org is searching for a mid-level SWE. “As a mid-level software engineer on the Acquisitions Products Team at Code.org, you’ll deliver software products and operate services used by tens of millions of students and teachers in K-12 classrooms around the world. Our team’s goal is to grow the number of students and teachers using Code.org in classrooms by making our curriculum offerings more discoverable, surfacing professional development opportunities for teachers, and streamlining navigation on our platform.”
The Rainforest Alliance is looking for an application platform engineer. “The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. Instead of protecting nature from people, our alliance works to restore the balance between people and nature so they both thrive in harmony. We are an alliance of people who pledge to take action. We do this because we want to shift markets toward being net positive for people and nature.”
What We’re Watching
Humphrey Obuobi’s latest Reboot article about connecting with locals in the age of the internet is heartening and romantic.
Solar fields can look really cool sometimes.
Turns out that grinding basalt rock and sprinkling it over croplands can boost yields and reduce carbon emissions.
Quotes We Love
“The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you’re never too good to lose. You’re never too big to lose. You’re never too smart to lose. It happens.”
-Beyoncé
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