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.
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Anthropic Removes AI Safety Commitments Made to Biden Administration
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“Anthropic has quietly removed from its website several voluntary commitments the company made in conjunction with the Biden administration in 2023 to promote safe and "trustworthy" Al.”
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DOGE Cuts Impact Tourism and Economic Decline
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By my math, the drop in tourism *alone* will more than offset the total (and in many cases careless) cuts from DOGE. We will wind up with a poorer country that works less well with higher prices and less freedom that fewer people want to visit that makes fewer technological