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Micrograd a 24kb pure Python autodiff lib

https://github.com/brief-ds/micrograd
2•aglassofred•1y ago

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aglassofred•1y ago
A tiny Autograd engine whose only dependency is NumPy. Implements backpropagation (reverse-mode autodiff) over a dynamically built DAG and a small neural networks library on top of it with a PyTorch-like API. Both are tiny.

- 24 kilobytes code without tests - as portable as Python and NumPy - loads 10x faster than PyTorch, 30x faster than TensorFlow

This version is capable of working with matrices and higher-order tensors. For @karpathy's original scalar-based version, locate the code with tag scalar.

Preparing for the 2026 US Midterms

https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-us-midterms
1•swolpers•1m ago•0 comments

Loment 0.1.4.5: Tiered GC and Windows Installer Fix

https://fujojtop.github.io/loment-site/
1•FujoLoment•1m ago•0 comments

Has China lost 130M people?

https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/china-falling-population-130-million-nh6jbcftf
1•randycupertino•3m ago•0 comments

Training a 180B-parameter model on a single 8×H100 node

https://physionlabs.ai/blog/nextron
1•ljhnick•5m ago•0 comments

Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other protein

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/researchers-use-ai-to-design-proteins-that-cut-up-other-p...
3•dverlaeckt80•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: BlastLoop, a structure-first coding method for AI agents

https://github.com/rlshaw-ml/BlastLoop
1•rossleeshaw•6m ago•0 comments

Decoding the Super Mario 64 courtyard plaque

https://github.com/supermochi64/sm64-plaque-decode
2•bkfh•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Sygal – Convert PDFs, scans and web pages to Markdown, locally

https://sygal.app
1•cyrillsemah•7m ago•0 comments

Collatz Conjecture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture
1•bigwheels•7m ago•0 comments

Jev Meets the Trolley Problem

https://zachlandes.com/trolley-problem/
2•zlandes86•8m ago•1 comments

Why “Mobility” Should Be The Next Big Public Policy Word

https://www.aaronlubeck.com/p/stuck-2-why-mobility-should-be-the
1•idbnstra•9m ago•0 comments

GLM-5.3 raises researcher fears the Chinese model can fake AI safety tests

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3370963/zais-glm-53-raises-researcher-fears-chinese-mo...
1•theanonymousone•10m ago•0 comments

Do you remember the days when we used to type code by hand in the terminal? [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLih6RtW_hE
1•hayyoth•11m ago•0 comments

Vendicari and the Citrus Before Time

https://erikgauger.substack.com/p/vendicari-and-the-citrus-before-time
1•jger15•12m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a 3D semiconductor fab in the browser – design your own terafab

https://semiconfab.org/
1•jinjiefan2018•13m ago•0 comments

Quantum Signatures of Proper Time in Optical Ion Clocks

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/qhj9-pc2b
1•Betelbuddy•13m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Council AI. Spot biases / hallucinations in top AI models

https://councilai.app
2•phinnutz•14m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Haakon – Amplify Haiku to Beat Opus

https://haakon.ai/research
1•jplucas4•14m ago•0 comments

A new tool for content creators and videographers

https://contentconsent.cc/
1•andyhartleeds•14m ago•0 comments

Market selloff, rising rates test AI data centre deal boom

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/market-selloff-rising-rates-test-ai-data-centre-deal-boo...
5•tartoran•15m ago•2 comments

A controversial, cancer-detecting blood test just got backed by key FDA panel

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/09/24/galleri-cancer-blood-test-fda-cont...
3•elo2000•16m ago•0 comments

Why Aren't AI Labs' Apps Better?

https://davis7.substack.com/p/the-labs-have-the-best-models-with
1•sammycdubs•16m ago•0 comments

OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/openai-google-pushing-new-ai-models-easily-tricked-in...
2•rbanffy•16m ago•0 comments

What longevity experts wish people would stop saying

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/well/longevity-experts-advice.html
2•elo2000•17m ago•0 comments

Elon Musk's Texas rescue mission

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/15/elon-musk-texas-rescue-mission
3•cwal37•17m ago•1 comments

Is It or Isn't It? How Generative AI Is Poisoning the Literary Well for Everyone

https://lithub.com/is-it-or-isnt-it-how-generative-ai-is-poisoning-the-literary-well-for-everyone/
3•theanonymousone•18m ago•0 comments

Handwired: Turn your regular JavaScript code into a neural net

https://twitter.com/_chenglou/status/2110557373651931267
1•kartikarti•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Daily HN 'Front Page' and 'Show HN' RSS Feeds

https://hackernewsrss.com/
1•twapi•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: RickCV, a modern resume builder where you can drag&drop your old CV

https://github.com/rickintoplace/RickCV
1•rickintoplace•20m ago•1 comments

The inconvenient truth about convenience culture

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/cult-of-convenience-9.7371392
2•lbrito•21m ago•0 comments