Links for 2023-08-26
AI Forecasting: Two Years In: “Over the past two years, I and many other forecasters registered predictions about the state-of-the-art accuracy on ML benchmarks in 2022-2025. In this blog post, I evaluate the predictions for 2023” https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SdkexhiynayG2sQCC/ai-forecasting-two-years-in
Steve Hsu on building AI assistants that focus on your private data, stored securely in a separate memory module outside of the LLM. https://thedataexchange.media/using-llms-to-build-ai-co-pilots-for-knowledge-workers/
Lidar on a Chip Puts Self-Driving Cars in the Fast Lane https://spectrum.ieee.org/lidar-on-a-chip
A tutorial on neural theorem proving: Interactive notebooks for learning about combining neural language models with formal proof assistants. https://github.com/wellecks/ntptutorial
“DNA spill from mitochondria into the cytosol of microglia triggers cGAS-STING causing inflammation and faster ageing in mice. Do STING inhibitors have the potential to slow down brain ageing and associated pathology? It seems to work in mice.” https://twitter.com/doctorveera/status/1693458157861834886
A Surprising New Protein Player Restores Memory in Old Mice https://singularityhub.com/2023/08/18/a-surprising-new-protein-player-restores-memory-in-old-mice/
“Farmers around the world could help the planet reach #CDR goal set by the #IPCC by mixing crushed volcanic rocks into their fields,” a new study reports. https://twitter.com/geoengineering1/status/1691535093997924352
“The radioactivity in the Fukushima water is almost entirely tritium, a type of hydrogen. For scale, the Pacific Ocean contains 8,400 grams of pure tritium, while Japan will release 0.06 grams of tritium every year. The minuscule amount of extra radiation won’t make the tiniest jot of difference. A lifetime’s worth of seafood caught a few kilometres from the ocean outlet has the tritium radiation equivalent of one bite of a banana.” https://sciencemediacentre.org/expert-comment-on-release-of-waste-water-from-fukushima-into-the-pacific/
The USA has approved the sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track systems to Taiwan. The sale has an estimated value of 500 million USD. https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-united-states-30
Now Biden officials admit they aren't enforcing oil sanctions on Iran, helping China and funneling ~$110 million a day to a regime trying to kill Americans and sending drones to Russia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-25/for-global-oil-markets-a-us-iran-deal-is-already-happening [https://archive.is/J2yFu]