Links for 2023-02-16
“We present a method to formulate algorithm discovery as program search, and apply it to discover optimization algorithms for deep neural network training…Our method discovers a simple and effective optimization algorithm…” https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.06675
Study suggests the brain works like a resonance chamber https://fchampalimaud.org/news/study-suggests-brain-works-resonance-chamber
Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.02083
AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/ai-powered-bing-chat-loses-its-mind-when-fed-ars-technica-article/
Bing Chat is blatantly, aggressively misaligned https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jtoPawEhLNXNxvgTT/bing-chat-is-blatantly-aggressively-misaligned
“Large language levels can do... lots of things. But can they generate game levels? Playable game levels, where puzzles are solvable?” https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1625322824884711425.html
Is ChatGPT a General-Purpose Natural Language Processing Task Solver? https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.06476
“We achieve an approximate 10x compression rate compared with MP3 at 64 kbps, without a loss of quality.” https://ai.facebook.com/blog/ai-powered-audio-compression-technique/
A new catalyst has enabled a specialized solar cell to achieve 9% efficiency in generating hydrogen from water. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-cheap-sustainable-hydrogen-catalyst-efficient.html
“Imagine if your life expectancy increased by decades within your own lifespan. That’s the story for cystic fibrosis right now.” [The New York Times] https://archive.is/v5alN
You're probably a eugenicist https://dissentient.substack.com/p/eugenicist
Our Digital History Is at Risk http://blog.archive.org/2023/02/07/our-digital-history-is-at-risk/
“How come nobody told me about the 'Fermi bubbles'? If you could see gamma rays, you'd see enormous faint glowing bubbles extending above and below the plane of the Milky Way.” https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/109824286445244101
Some great illustrations depicting the true nature of AI by https://twitter.com/anthrupad