Links for 2022-11-22
An example of a problem where the expected value and the long-run average are NOT the same! This is an example of a "non-ergodic" system: even as N→∞, individual runs DON'T converge to the expected value. Thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1592528685542047744.html | Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLtQHL-VUs (for similar stuff check out this post: https://axisofordinary.substack.com/p/the-most-counterintuitive-facts-in)
Nebula Genomics offers 30x whole genome kits cheaply enough that it’s well within the ability of a hobbyist to research unsampled groups. https://nebula.org/whole-genome-sequencing-dna-test/
Introducing Neuralace™: The next generation of BCI and whole-brain data capture. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackrock-neurotech-reveals-neuralace-10-000-channel-next-gen-bci-301679826.html
“The Basque language has always been surrounded by mystery with regards to its origin. Today, there has been a massive breakthrough on its history and origin” https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1592124116748103681.html
“Teaching LLMs to teach themselves new tasks by teaching them to generate few shot examples from high-level tasks descriptions. Given a new task description the model generates few-shot examples and prompt itself with them!” https://twitter.com/dust4ai/status/1592244110790111232
"PAL: Program-aided Language Models", Gao et al 2022 (Codex inner-monologue) https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.10435
Explainability Via Causal Self-Talk: “We describe an effective way to satisfy all the desiderata: train the AI system to build a causal model of itself.” https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.09937
“Imagine a future in which thousands can start new pandemics at will. It’s likely coming. It's also solvable.” https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1592203831047327744.html
General intelligence is a universal phenomenon found in all non-Western nations investigated, making it "theoretically possible to conduct cross-cultural research on intelligence.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30640496/
“Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries. Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.” https://news.mit.edu/2022/controlling-dendrities-lithium-batteries-1118