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Jeff Dean gave a commencement speech at the University of Washington's Computer Science & Engineering department, sharing three pieces of life advice: embrace experiences, be patient and persistent, and treat others with sincerity. He also reflected on his journey from childhood to becoming Chief Scientist at Google, and discussed the potential and responsibility of artificial intelligence.
Sharing job search notes from Alisa Liu, a UW NLP PhD student who received an offer as a Research Scientist at OpenAI, including resources like the Stanford CS336 course — a reference for AI engineers aiming for high salaries.
UW SyFI Lab members won multiple prizes at the MLSys'26 competition (NVIDIA Track), including 1st place in GDN Track Full-Agent Approach, 2nd in GDN Track Agent-Assisted, and 3rd in DSA Track Full-Agent Approach.
University of Washington researchers planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras to record classrooms for AI model training, but shelved the project after parent backlash over the opt-out consent model.