Links for 2023-11-24
[1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkBMFhNj_g
The mind’s eye of a neural network system: “The tool we’ve developed helps you find places where the network is saying, ‘Hey, I need more information to do what you’ve asked.’ I would advise people to use this tool on any high-stakes neural network decision scenarios or image prediction task.” https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q4/the-minds-eye-of-a-neural-network-system.html
Is neuromorphic computing the game changer we've been waiting for? https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/arm-inventor-steve-furber-on-spinnaker-1-2-and-beyond/
5 questions for Scott Aaronson https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2023/11/17/5-questions-for-scott-aaronson-00127828
Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems https://news.mit.edu/2023/search-algorithm-reveals-nearly-200-new-kinds-crispr-systems-1123
Study finds male-female brain differences and is able to predict "individual IQ scores for males and females separately using whole-brain functional connectivity." https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/30/3/888/5540233
There’s a 1,200-year-old Phone in the Smithsonian Collections https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/theres-a-1200-year-old-phone-in-the-smithsonian-collections-180947641/
PCP theorem: “Given a formal proof of any mathematical statements. You can verify its proof with probability 1-epsilon, by just looking at a constant number of the random bits of the proof (in a suitable encoding), where that number depends only on epsilon.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCP_theorem
What's the Geometry of Numbers? - Minkowski's Theorem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RquUIXUMLcc
A tale of two problem solvers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltLUadnCyi0
Political links:
“They didn’t want to believe it, but the truth can’t be covered up anymore: Hamas built a command center under the Shifa Hospital in violation of humanitarian law.” https://twitter.com/EylonALevy/status/1727621194050871456
More tunnels under al-Shifa hospital: an embarrassment to the Western media and an indictment of NGOs https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/11/23/more-tunnels-under-al-shifa-hospital-an-embarrassment-to-the-western-media-and-an-indictment-of-ngos/
Ukrainian thoughts on the next step in FPV drone evolution: "Self-guidance for FPV is now becoming a reality. When approaching the target, the drone operator selects the object and then the drone flies on its own." https://twitter.com/sambendett/status/1727677237321765273
Russia failed to secure a single sale at this month’s Dubai Airshow as Putin’s disastrous Ukraine invasion continues to undermine Russia’s position on the international arms market https://www.newsweek.com/us-arms-makers-dubai-airshow-russia-sanctions-1845564