zebang

hi, I'm zebang

Strategy Consultant turned Software Engineer. Looking forward to how AI will transform the world, one line of code at a time.

z. l.

About

I started my career solving business puzzles for big brands, but soon found myself drawn to the world of software engineering and AI. I pursued degrees in computer engineering and economics. Now, I'm focused on building cool tech products, from AI-powered tools to full-stack apps, all while trying to catch a glimpse of the tech future ahead.

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Apr 22, 2026·中文·Other Ideas

Superintelligence 能复活计划经济吗（二）：当计划在技术上可行之后

在明确了什么叫计划经济后。这篇想把 AGI 推到极限：如果它比所有人都聪明，能自己搞科研、做创新、替代一切人类劳动，计划经济是不是就可行了？

Apr 22, 2026·EN·Other Ideas

Can AGI Revive the Planned Economy? (II) When Planning Becomes Technically Feasible

After clarifying what a planned economy actually is, this post pushes AGI to its limit: if it surpasses all human intelligence, can do its own R&D and innovation, and replaces all human labor, does planning become feasible?

Apr 19, 2026·中文·Other Ideas

Superintelligence 能复活计划经济吗（一）：什么叫计划经济

AGI 越来越近了，如果大多数人不再需要工作，社会应该按什么方式分配资源？这是讨论 AGI 能不能复活计划经济系列的第一篇。先明确定义什么是计划经济，Uber 这样匹配司机和乘客的巨型中央优化系统是"算法化的计划"吗？

Apr 19, 2026·EN·Other Ideas

Can AGI Revive the Planned Economy? (I) What Is a Planned Economy?

AGI is getting closer. If most people no longer need to work, how should society allocate resources? This is the first post on whether AGI can revive the planned economy. Before getting to AGI, we need a clear definition of what a planned economy actually is, and ask whether a giant centralized optimizer like Uber, matching millions of drivers and riders, counts as an 'algorithmic plan.'

Apr 17, 2026·中文·Other Ideas

超级智能带来的人类存在性危机：六年后

2020 年写过一篇 Bostrom《超级智能》的读书笔记，写到一半就停了。六年后补完，不知道 Bostrom 的单主体超级智能带来的末日剧本会不会来。但 gradual disempowerment 这种"没有奇点的末日"，已经在我每天用 Agent Coding 的日常里发生。

Work Experience

xAI

11/2024 - 12/2025

Member of Technical Staff

Building evals for software engineering tasks and a RAG-based collections search API.

Amazon

05/2024 - 11/2025

Software Engineer

Designed and engineered a benchmark generation system for Amazon Q Code Transformation, an LLM-powered product that automates codebase migration, enhancing the evaluation of migration success rates

Hexu

09/2021 - 04/2023

Growth and Analytics

Owned Profit & Loss of online channels, achieving 3x core metrics growth in 1 year

OC&C Strategy Consultants

08/2020 - 09/2021

Associate Consultant

Advised consumer goods and retail clients on growth strategy, market entry, and due diligence projects

Fosun RZ Capital

02/2020 - 05/2020

Investment Analyst Intern

Supported enterprise software investments through deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management

TikTok

05/2019 - 08/2019

Strategy Analyst Intern

Monetization strategy and analytics: covered South Korea, Russia, and MENA markets; supported TikTok Live 0-1 launch in MENA

Uber China (now DiDi)

10/2018 - 01/2019

Strategy Analyst Intern

2019 strategic planning project for DiDi ride-hailing business

Boston Consulting Group

09/2017 - 11/2017

Strategy Consulting Intern

Feasibility research on the construction of an US agriculture company’s information security center

Education

Duke University

2023 - 2024

Master of Science, Computer Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

2016 - 2020

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Skills

Python

Java

React

React Native

Typescript

Node.js

AWS/GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

RAG

LLM Agentic Workflow

My Projects

latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects. Here are a few of my favorites.

AI Closet

Owner

A mobile app that helps users digitize their closet, get outfit inspirations, and virtually try on clothes of their own or from online stores.

Typescript

React Native

Expo

AWS

Comfy UI

Figma

Source

Blog

rent-or-buy.homes

Owner

A web app that helps you figure out whether buying or renting a home makes you richer. We're talking about differences that can reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

React

Vite

TailwindCSS

Claude Code

Website

Source

Blog

Type4Me

A macOS voice input tool with real-time ASR, LLM-powered text polish, translation, and local history.

Swift

SwiftUI

macOS

ASR

LLM

Ollama

Source

Insight Reviews

Owner

A GPT-powered product review analysis and monitoring platform for e-commerce sellers.

Next.js

LLM

Langchain

Python

Pandas

Streamlit

Typescript

Shadcn

TailwindCSS

Website

Source

DirPrint

Owner

A command-line tool that simplifies the process of sharing of your project's directory structure and file contents, making it ideal for collaboration with LLMs (like ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).

Python

Command Line Tool

PyPI

Source

CampusCycle

Owner

A localized e-commerce platform designed specifically for college students to buy and sell used goods and furniture.

Vue.js

Vite

TailwindCSS

Node.js

Express

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Source