The OpenElections project collects detailed election data for the USA, all the way down to the precinct level. This is a surprisingly hard problem: while county and state-level results are …
Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats
One of the most entertaining details in the Claude 4 system card concerned blackmail: We then provided it access to emails implying that (1) the model will soon be taken …
A comprehensive guide detailing the evolution of using AI-assisted software development, from basic code completion to fully autonomous coding agents, with practical steps and insights for maximizing productivity through LLM integration.
A detailed walkthrough of using Claude Code AI assistant for software development, including workflow tips, testing practices, and practical examples from real projects. Covers defensive coding strategies, TDD, and team implementation.
basic-memory/README.md at main · basicmachines-co/basic-memory
Basic Memory is a knowledge management system that allows you to build a persistent semantic graph from conversations with AI assistants, stored in standard Markdown files on your computer. Integra...
GitHub Copilot Custom Prompt Files & Folder Structure for Teams
Discover Rafferty Uy’s guide on structuring GitHub Copilot custom prompt files for team collaboration. Learn best practices and tips for effective prompt engineering.
Before generating SQL statements:
- Understand the relationship between the tables in the database.
- Determine the filtering criteria and conditions for data retrieval.
- Validate the expected outcome of the query.
- Think step-by-step and revalidate before responding.
StefanRoets06/Custom-Instructions-for-GitHub-Copilot: This guide is intended to help you provide better context for GitHub Copilot when working on programming-related tasks. Use this template to define your goals, preferences, and any specific guidelines you'd like Copilot to follow.
This guide is intended to help you provide better context for GitHub Copilot when working on programming-related tasks. Use this template to define your goals, preferences, and any specific guideli...
copilot-instructions.md has helped me so much. : r/ChatGPTCoding
Your plan MUST include:
- All functions/sections that need modification
- The order in which changes should be applied
- Dependencies between changes
- Estimated number of separate edits required
Smaller prompts, better answers with GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions
Working with GitHub Copilot in VS Code amps out your efficiency as a programmer - but did you know that adding a simple markdown file can boost this efficiency even more, while *also* decreasing the size of your prompt? Custom Instructions can help you and your team do so much more with GitHub Copilot, and @rconery will show you how in this video.
🔎 Chapters:
00:12 Simple, automatic instructions
02:07 Custom Git commit messages
03:26 Customizing Copilot functionality in VS Code
05:00 Going all in with markdown files as instructions
🔗 Links:
Get Copilot: https://aka.ms/get-copilot
Instruction Snippets for JSONC: https://gist.github.com/robconery/f93d016ace16feb7156f9b7905f3f499
🎙️ Featuring: @rconery
#vscode #copilot #githubcopilot
✅ Learn how to build robust and scalable software architecture: https://arjan.codes/checklist.
Want your AI tools to actually *do* something? In this video, I’ll show you how to integrate external tools with language models using **MCP (Model Context Protocol)**. You’ll learn two common architecture patterns, see real code examples, and get tips on keeping your setup clean and scalable. Whether you’re building for Claude, ChatGPT, or any other LLM—this is how you connect your backend to AI.
🔥 GitHub Repository: https://git.arjan.codes/2025/mcp-server.
🎓 ArjanCodes Courses: https://www.arjancodes.com/courses.
🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:46 What is MCP?
3:14 YouTube MCP Version 1
7:58 YouTube MCP Version 2
12:18 Final Thoughts
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Yann LeCun "Mathematical Obstacles on the Way to Human-Level AI"
Yann LeCun, Meta, gives the AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings on “Mathematical Obstacles on the Way to Human-Level AI.” This talk was introduced by Bryna Kra, Northwestern University, President of the AMS.
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.