Armin Ronacher ⇌

@mitsuhiko

Creator of Flask. Building at http://earendil.com. Bypassing Permissions. Can hand crank. Husband and father of 3 — “more nuanced in person”

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Mistral previews Mistral Large 4, a 1 trillion-parameter model with open weights planned this month

Mistral says Mistral Large 4 is live via API in public preview now, with open weights due at the end of October. Reuters says the launch is part of Mistral’s push to narrow the gap with leading Chinese open-weight models.

189 Sources, 11d ago, updated 11d ago

Treating AI distillation as competition

A user calls for normalizing AI distillation and shares a link to a CNBC article.

9 Sources, 19d ago, updated 19d ago

Aimless writing and the urge to check it for AI

One user says the problem isn't whether AI wrote a post, but whether its wandering prose makes readers want to check it with Pangram.

4 Sources, 37d ago, first seen 37d ago

AI's impact on cold outreach

One user reports about 75 inquiries for fall 2027 PhD admissions and says they’re long past being able to open all their mail. Their concern: losing a way to reach people without an introduction.