🗺️ ML Research Engineering · Journey Playbooks

Playbook: Ground scaling decisions in reality

Scaling-law claims converted into budget-honest training choices.

journey~35 minResearch EngineersML ScientistsPhD Researchers

Journey Steps

1Step 1 — Design ablations that isolate contributions: start with "List claimed components; rank by novelty and implementation cost"
2How it fits together: Extrapolation beyond fitted compute ranges is strategy-by-vibes.

Commands

Install all referenced skills

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill experimentation-rigor-ablation-design

Tags

#playbook#journey#ml-research

Install this skill

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill playbook-ml-research-scaling-decisions -a opencode

SKILL.md

# Playbook: Ground scaling decisions in reality

> Scaling-law claims converted into budget-honest training choices.

## When to Use This Skill

Scaling-law claims converted into budget-honest training choices.

## Steps

1. Step 1 — Design ablations that isolate contributions: start with "List claimed components; rank by novelty and implementation cost"
2. How it fits together: Extrapolation beyond fitted compute ranges is strategy-by-vibes.

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