Multiverse School Newsletter - 10/13/24
🛸 10/13/2024 Multiverse School Weekly Newsletter 🛸
Hey Multiverse Crew-
Ok, the changes that are coming to the programs are hammered out, and we're ready to announce them! It's gonna blow minds.
Largely this is driven by what I've seen is an increased community need for emotional support around the whirlwind changes introduced by AI, a lower barrier to entry for non-coders, and a number of people whose path isn't taking them towards the job title "prompt engineer". All of which I can't provide as a single person! So, I am changing things up a bit.
I've been working with other science educators and technical contributors for a bit, but lately I have wanted to expand class offerings based on what you've been asking for and that's meant bringing in other expertise, who I trust based on knowing them and their experience. It's been hard to find people who are values-aligned, emotionally intelligent, and prove themselves capable of consistency. People whose insights and future vision are far afield, like mine. Radical educators who just want people to be ok, but who also want to hustle to grow the scene we're building here.
So without further ado, here's the announcement! We're bringing Surviving The Singularity into The Multiverse! You might know him from TikTok. He's bringing his unique take, and his calm demeanor, to our little group. Chris will be running AI & Coffee at 8am Pacific Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, where he'll cover AI news, and create space for folks to emotionally process what's happening in the world. In the evening he'll run Intro to AI, at 5pm Pacific. You can join any week for any number of weeks. If you're a member, researcher, or are enrolled in any multi-week class, Chris's classes are included. The AI & Coffee hour is intended to give our whole community space to chat about the news, impact, and media narratives around AI, so drop in if you're in any way a recurring character.
We've also brought in JKL (from the podcast!) to help teach Coding with AI which will focus entirely on how to use AI, Integrated Development Environments, and code together effectively. He'll transform your whole workflow in a short 90-minute session. John's been a radical educator and is stepping back into the world of teaching after a hiatus. I'm excited, John is a fun character with good thinky bits so I'm sure this class will be great.
This Week's Classes
It's break week! Sign up for an upcoming class. Check out the newer folks, and support them! It would help me out to know what you think!
Upcoming Tracks and Classes
Don't know where to start? Begin with Intro to AI.
Prompt Engineering - Spring Cohort
Almost through with this cohort- not a great spot to jump in. Don't know where to start? Begin with Intro to AI.
- Swarm Architecture starts Wednesday, October 23 03:00 PM Unlock the power of Agent Swarms - Covers Autogen 0.2 and 0.4
- AI Alignment starts Monday, October 28 05:00 PM Navigating the Future of AI Responsibly
Prompt Engineering - Summer Cohort
Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up. Don't know where to start? Begin with Intro to AI.
- Advanced Agent and Tool Engineering starts Monday, October 28 02:00 PM Mastering Intelligent Language Models
- Swarm Architecture starts Monday, January 06 02:00 PM Unlock the power of Agent Swarms - Covers Autogen 0.2 and 0.4
- AI Alignment starts Monday, February 03 02:00 PM Navigating the Future of AI Responsibly
Prompt Engineering - Fall (M & W 11AM Pacific)
Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up. Don't know where to start? Begin with Intro to AI.
- Intro to Agents starts Monday, December 02 01:00 PM Create Conscious Autonomous Applications
- Agent Engineering - OpenAI Toolchain starts Monday, December 16 01:00 PM Master OpenAI Assistants: Creation, Management & Advanced Integration.
- Agent Engineering - Open Source Toolchain starts Monday, January 06 11:00 AM Master Langchain Tools and Agents with Python or JavaScript.
- Advanced Agent and Tool Engineering starts Monday, January 13 11:00 AM Mastering Intelligent Language Models
- Swarm Architecture starts Monday, March 24 11:00 AM Unlock the power of Agent Swarms - Covers Autogen 0.2 and 0.4
- AI Alignment starts Monday, April 28 11:00 AM Navigating the Future of AI Responsibly
Prompt Engineering - Fall (T & TH 5PM Pacific)
Full-stack Prompt Engineering, from the ground up. Don't know where to start? Begin with Intro to AI.
- Custom GPTs starts Wednesday, October 23 05:00 PM Enhance productivity with hands-on, accessible ChatGPT training.
- Prompt Engineering starts Tuesday, November 05 05:00 PM Master Prompt Engineering
- Intro to Agents starts Tuesday, January 07 05:00 PM Create Conscious Autonomous Applications
- Agent Engineering - OpenAI Toolchain starts Tuesday, January 28 05:00 PM Master OpenAI Assistants: Creation, Management & Advanced Integration.
- Agent Engineering - Open Source Toolchain starts Tuesday, February 11 05:00 PM Master Langchain Tools and Agents with Python or JavaScript.
- Advanced Agent and Tool Engineering starts Tuesday, February 25 05:00 PM Mastering Intelligent Language Models
- Swarm Architecture starts Tuesday, April 29 05:00 PM Unlock the power of Agent Swarms - Covers Autogen 0.2 and 0.4
- AI Alignment starts Tuesday, May 27 03:00 PM Navigating the Future of AI Responsibly
Even More Of Us Elsewhere
- GitHub
- Substack
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Twitch
- Sign Up Here
- The Multiverse Crew On Socials
- The In-Person Calendar
- Test our researchers by participating in a CTF
Cool Videos
AI Tutorials and News
- o1 Research
- The Only Thing That Matters This Week is MLE-Bench
- I'm Not Super Impressed with Swarm I'll Be Real
Biznaz
- Middle managers got hit by this wave of automation
- Superconducting Cables Might Be Here Soon
- Gen AI is the Fastest Ever Adopted Technological Revolution but Enterprise Sucks and there are still really dedicated non-believers
Programming
Psychology
- Maybe Your Brain is just Triangles
- Fix Your Life
- What Self Esteem Is
- A CRUSH IS JUST A LACK OF INFORMATION
- I Might Have A Problem Oh Yeah It's This One but also It's This One
Cyberpunk Dystopia
- AI is Good At Finding Viruses
- Recording Jammers Totally Work Except When They Don't
- Maybe We'll Be Ok?
- Vertical SAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS
- No Sleep Tracking Is Pretty Table Stakes OpSec
- The Organoids are Conscious