# 💬 Talks - [What is means to be open by Lu Wilson](https://youtu.be/MJzV0CX0q8o?si=utE67jVdAkqZjpfH). Lu's (a.k.a. TodePond) work is class. - [Simone Giertz](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEoMzNz8eYnwBC34RaKCQ) - a very influential person for me - [The Future of Programming by Bret Victor](https://youtu.be/gbHZNRda08o?si=4svjn8yIRtU0YJyx). Enjoyed this, actually enjoyed[ Inventing on Principle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUv66718DII&ab_channel=RuiOliveira) more. - [Lessons from a Year of Building with LLMs](https://open.spotify.com/show/3yuz89gqAhcMcdy3SZPe4X?si=2NeNUbh5TY6iwn-TlbvHWQ)on the Vanishing Gradients podcast or the [report.](https://applied-llms.org/) Essentials for Applied AI Engineers. # 📚 Books and Blogs *Support independent bookshops!* - [Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans](https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/artificial-intelligence-a-guide-for-thinking-humans-melanie-mitchell/1552229?ean=9780241404836) by Melanie Mitchell - [Maggie Appleton](https://maggieappleton.com/) - [Eugene Yan](https://eugeneyan.com/writing/) - Matt Webb's [Interconnected](https://interconnected.org/home/) - [Merve](https://x.com/mervenoyann) - [neal.fun](https://neal.fun/) - [The Satsuma Complex](https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-satsuma-complex-bob-mortimer/7401618?ean=9781398521230) by Bob Mortimer