Pavel Sokolovsky

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under the microscope · Sep 2024

Common food dye turns live mice transparent.

This sounds like science fiction, but I think it’s not. “In an effort to enhance the research abilities of biologists, Stanford University researchers have discovered that applying a popular food coloring to the skin of mice allowed them to see through to the rodents' internal organs and other structures.” ~ learn more or see study

to your health · Sep 2024

The engineering behind healthcare LLMs.

“Today I’m chatting with Davis Liang at Abridge, the company that turns voice encounters in healthcare into reports, data, etc.. We’ve talked in the past about the business and product side of Abridge, but today I wanted to go a bit deeper on the engineering challenges a company building their own healthcare LLMs deals with.” ~ learn more

better doing · Sep 2024

37signals and the case against group chat.

I am a huge chat enthusiast, so in practice I disagree with this. “The perils of the modern communications conveyor belt that never ends, divides your attention, fractures your time, and chains you to FOMO.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet · Sep 2024

What will happen when the dust settles on AI copyright claims?

“A handful of major news and music companies have agreed to license their content to ProRata.ai, a generative AI startup that claims it can accurately attribute and share revenues with content owners from AI chatbot subscriptions.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet · Sep 2024

What to do when AI agents visit websites instead of humans?

“The future is all about catering to AI agent surrogates, not human eyeballs and clicks. Websites must pivot from attracting humans to empowering AI agents to get the job done. Get ready for this change—don’t get left behind.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet · Sep 2024

Tiktok lawsuit threatens Section 230 carveout.

“Those protections, which are part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, said that online computer services couldn't be held liable for content posted on their platforms by third parties.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet · Sep 2024

Founder Mode doesn’t fly if you’re a woman.

Sophia Amoruso, the original girlboss, reminds everyone that when she went into founder mode she was canceled for being a ‘toxic leader’. ~ learn more