“We’ve talked to hundreds of customers looking to adopt generative AI who have concerns about existing tools on the market, including security and reputational risks, vendor lock-in and mounting technical debt from piecemeal solutions. With over a decade at the forefront of AI
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The Sin of Indistinguishable from Magic in LLM Hype
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BTW my diagnosis of the LLM hype is the "indistinguishable from magic" sin. LLMs did something surprising and for which we humans had no obvious mental model, so LLMs quickly became capable, in our minds, of anything imaginable.
https://technologyreview.com/2017/10/06/241837/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-ai-predictions/
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Transformer Pioneer Launches Adaptable AI Models Research Lab
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A Godfather of Transformers Launches Lab Developing More Adaptable AI Models @theinformation https://
theinformation.com/articles/a-god
father-of-transformers-launches-lab-developing-more-adaptable-ai-models-databricks-and-openai-in-dealmaking-mode
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Founders Lose Billions by Faking Status Instead of Embracing Weirdness
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Billions of dollars in value are lost by founders trying to be some high-status thing they're not, instead of letting themselves be the weird thing they are.
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LLM Hype Cycle Peaks as Tech Cycles Grow Larger
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Tech hype cycles are getting larger in amplitude and frequency. Seems to me LLM hype has just passed peak. Yet another case of "Looking for 愛 in all the wrong places"? [[Yes, it is a really bad kanji/romaji pun…]]
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SAS Viya Cloud-Native AI Analytics Platform Launch Event
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Viya Las Vegas (see what we did there?). Hear the latest from Shadi Shahin, SAS VP of Product Strategy, at #ExploreSAS. SAS Viya is the cloud-native AI and analytics platform that helps you get more done, faster. Network + sharpen your skills with us! http://
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Platypus: Open-Source LLM Achieves Top Leaderboard Performance
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Platypus, a new open-source LLM at the top of the leaderboard: https://
arxiv.org/abs/2308.07317 Key points are
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School AI Policies Discussion for Upcoming Podcast
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We’re going to talk about school AI policies on next week’s podcast, so I’m interested in learning what others are seeing / having to sign.
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School AI Policies for 2023-2024: What Are Schools Implementing?
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Has your kid’s school put a new AI policy in place for the 2023 – 2024 school year that guides the use of AI at home and in the classroom? I’ve seen a couple now from Cleveland-area schools, and I’m curious what other school systems are doing.
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Developmental Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction Research
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Perhaps work in developmental robotics and HRI might be relevant? A quick search brings up https://
mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/4
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