Running into Gwern in a garden: a snapshot of San Francisco's dense AI social scene
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-07
Researcher zetalyrae jokes about San Francisco's AI social density: walk through a garden and you bump into Gwern, then it's the Neuralink office, then a forest stroll with Andy Matuschak debating the ontology of todo lists. The quoted post describes a dreamlike AI gathering featuring Tyler Cowen and Roon, cocktails called "The Stochastic Parrot," tacos, and smores — a vivid snapshot of SF's AI community culture.
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