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David

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I am currently contributing to the Zulip Team Chat project by making improvements to the developer documentation's content and tooling.

I am also creating an experimental workspace for those who want to learn together as they become more skilled in the field of Artificial Intelligence (particularly Deep Learning). CollectiveAI is also an experiment to make resources (including computation, mentorship, and stipends) widely accessible to anyone who intends to work on projects that would benefit everyone.

I will not be using the default transactional model of tiered perks and donations. In other words, the model in which different levels of funding unlock different perks just doesn’t feel right for the work I will be doing.

Instead, my hope for this sponsorship is to cultivate supportive relationships. I'm looking for sponsors who want to see myself and others succeed as we share an ongoing journey.

As a sponsor, you would be supporting my present/future contributions to open source software and open science education. If you'd like to learn more about my background, see my LinkedIn profile (feel free to add me as a connection, but don't forget to add a personal note).

Essays that have influenced me to seek sponsorship:
The Perks of Patronage by Nadia Eghbal
I'm donating $150/month (10% of my income) to the musl libc project by Andrew Kelly
How to Do What You Love by Paul Graham

Please see Zulip’s commitment to Open Source and consider joining the Zulip Community of core developers, contributors, and users. You may also contribute to the project with a donation via OpenCollective.

Featured work

  1. zulip/zulip

    Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.

    Python 21,831
  2. drrosa/notebooks

    Learn the theory of linear algebra hand-in-hand with the practice of software library development.

    Jupyter Notebook 1

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Incentivizes:

  • Administration and moderation of CollectiveAI
  • Guidance for AI enthusiasts who lack prerequisites and have little or no programming background
  • Contributions to Open Source
  • Deep Learning projects and applications
  • Independent research projects that aim to advance humane technologies

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    *Feel free to message me on LinkedIn to chat about possible collaborations