Links for 2023-09-28
Google Research embarks on effort to map a mouse brain https://blog.research.google/2023/09/google-research-embarks-on-effort-to.html
China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/china-dna-sequencing-bgi-covid/ [https://archive.ph/Dn3dF]
Observation of the effect of gravity on the motion of antimatter https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06527-1
Mark Zuckerberg confronted about Meta's Llama 2 AI's ability to give users detailed guidance on making anthrax https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/H8NDsEXz6bqusooxj/linkpost-mark-zuckerberg-confronted-about-meta-s-llama-2-ai
“ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources. It is no longer limited to data before September 2021.” https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1707077710047216095
Distilling step-by-step: Outperforming larger language models with less training data and smaller model sizes https://blog.research.google/2023/09/distilling-step-by-step-outperforming.html
BTLM-3B-8K: 7B Parameter Performance in a 3B Parameter Model https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.11568
LongLoRA: Efficient Fine-tuning of Long-Context Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.12307
Boolformer: Symbolic Regression of Logic Functions with Transformers https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.12207
Deci AI Unveils DeciDiffusion 1.0: A 820 Million Parameter Text-to-Image Latent Diffusion Model and 3x the Speed of Stable Diffusion https://www.marktechpost.com/2023/09/24/deci-ai-unveils-decidiffusion-1-0-a-820-million-parameter-text-to-image-latent-diffusion-model-and-3x-the-speed-of-stable-diffusion/
Researchers “bioprint” living brain cell networks in the lab https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/researchers-bioprint-living-brain-cell-networks-in-the-lab
“Poland is starting to build a fleet of large reactors TODAY, immediately after signing contracts.” https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1707147477248610701
Even if humanity can coordinate to stop AI research, the global fertility collapse will seriously endanger the anti-AI coalition. Countries will realize that advanced AI+robotics is the only viable strategy to prevent their social systems and economies from crashing.
The other options are 1. Cheap longevity treatments 2. Artificial wombs 3. Encourage women to have many children. None of these are easier to achieve.
Very short SF: Everyone now assumes that Sam Altman was joking when he turned to Reddit to write that AGI had been achieved internally. But what if it was a distress call, and the later edit calling it a joke was made by the AGI?
The famous Vokzalna Street of Bucha where a whole Russian column was destroyed has been completely rebuilt:
Photos by Evgeniya Podobna: https://www.facebook.com/evgeniya.podobna
See also:
Bucha families rebuild homes on infamous Vokzalna Street https://youtu.be/50KHuqn4Xy4?si=vxtZ2DxZU5cYve9v
Exposing the Russian Military Unit Behind a Massacre in Bucha: “Our visual investigation unmasks the military unit responsible, using exclusive phone records, documents, interviews and thousands of hours of video.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGZ66uKcl0