Semicircle Packing

Rory McMeekin submitted a short story to the GPU World writing competition, which offers unusually high prize money ($40,000 for first place) backed by venture capital firm Paradigm and supported by Guardian Angel Intelligence Inc., a company founded by judge Gwern Branwen. After exploring Paradigm's website, McMeekin discovered their Puzzles page, which features a diverse range of technical and creative challenges, suggesting a broader trend of venture capital increasingly valuing human creativity and originality through competitions and contests.