that’s just cope. it’s just not good at book-length/film-length stuff.
@garymarcus
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Free Speech Paradox: Trump Administration Targets Governor
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One minute people on X are supporting free speech. The next they are casting a blind eye as the Trump administration seeks to arrest a US governor for something he said.
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Why Generative AI Hasn’t Created Memorable Cultural Works
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Generative AI hasn’t created memorable songs, books, and movies, despite insanely large amount of input. Why not? I see three reasons: 1. Everything Generative AI does is derivative and tends to be a kind of average. 2. Generative AI it lacks a deep conceptual
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Skepticism on AGI Imminence Based on Technical Discussion
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You can’t seriously think AGI is imminent when you read through this and the replies.
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Deconstructing METR’s Popular AI Scaling Graph Analysis
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Deconstructing that popular METR graph: https://
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Popular AI Scaling Graph Lacks Scientific Merit
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Thus hugely popular graph about scaling and task length hardly makes any sense. Ernest Davis and I deconstruct at my newsletter [link below].
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Public backlash against Elon Musk grows amid controversies
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Can’t imagine why people be turning on Elon.
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China Rare Earth Export Ban Threatens Global Tech Supply Chain
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We are all fucked. Thank you, POTUS, for giving China an excuse to shut down the export of rare earth minerals and magnets, furthering your efforts to drive us all back to the Stone Age.
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Digital Divide Decision Threatens Vulnerable Populations Privacy
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I cannot emphasize enough how vile and self-serving this decision is. Many people who do not have internet or are not comfortable with X or computers in general will die or otherwise suffer as a result of this heinous decision. It is also a huge invasion of privacy.