At the time of the speech, we hadn't heard of Q* yet. All we knew was that Sam was ousted at OpenAI and that Ilya "saw something". In case you missed the whole Sam Altman saga, I covered the ENTIRE thing in order in this thread
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Elon Sues OpenAI Over Q* Alleged AGI Breakthrough
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So, Elon is suing OpenAI partly because he believes OpenAI's Q* model has a strong claim to being AGI. Q* is OpenAI's secret breakthrough that was leaked during Sam Altman's ousting in November. It's mostly still unknown, but here’s everything we know about Q* so far:
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Microsoft Launches Free 18-Lesson Generative AI Course on GitHub
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Microsoft launched the best course on Generative AI! The free 18 lesson course is available on Github and will teach you everything you need to know to start building Generative AI applications.
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Walmart Revolutionizes Retail with Generative AI Integration
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Discover how #Walmart is revolutionizing #retail by integrating #GenerativeAI across its operations, from enhancing customer service with voice #shopping and #AI #chatbots to automating supplier negotiations.
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Major Connectivity Disruption Comparable to iPhone Revolution
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This is not a small thing. It might be as big of a disruption to the MNO and ISP incumbents in connectivity terms as the first iPhone was to Nokia and other phone manufacturers.
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Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Relies on Microsoft AI Research
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Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on #AI Research From Microsoft
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LLMs Water Consumption and Energy Sustainability Concerns Criticized
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The world NEEDS water. Where non LLM oriented AI is helping the planet (and it is in many ways), yes – let’s use it. Where the ecosystem surrounding LLMs including ye olde chip logic “justified” by saying “nuclear fusion will solve our energy needs” is again obfuscation .
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AI Water Consumption Opacity Contradicts Environmental Claims
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The “we need to use AI to save the planet” while knowingly using so much water AND keeping the specifics about how much water is being used in water scarce areas where it’s well documented aquifers all over the US and planet are being depleted rapidly NOW is obfuscation.
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AI Training Data Lawsuits Won’t Significantly Slow Development
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Lawsuits over AI training data won't halt AI development, or even slow it much. This is for many reasons: open source models already released, a lack of consistent laws (training data isn't protected in Japan) and the fact that many companies (Adobe) are now using licensed data.
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Tech Journalism Must Prioritize Privacy Harms Over AI Hype
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What if — instead of leading with the 'gee whiz AI' angle — journalism in this space started with privacy harms, the fact that somehow tech companies get away with pretending healthcare regulation doesn't apply to them, and chatbots urging self-harm? /fin