Beyond Human Data: Scaling Self-Training for Problem-Solving with Language Models — “Overall, our findings suggest self-training with feedback can substantially reduce dependence on human-generated data.” https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.06585
From Text to Motion: Grounding GPT-4 in a Humanoid Robot "Alter3" https://tnoinkwms.github.io/ALTER-LLM/
Controllable Human-Object Interaction Synthesis https://lijiaman.github.io/projects/chois/
PhysHOI: Physics-Based Imitation of Dynamic Human-Object Interaction https://wyhuai.github.io/physhoi-page/
WikiCrow: Automating Synthesis of Human Scientific Knowledge https://www.futurehouse.org/wikicrow (Paper: “PaperQA: Retrieval-Augmented Generative Agent for Scientific Research” https://storage.googleapis.com/fh-public/paperqa/PaperQA__Retrieval_Augmented_Generative_Agent_for_Scientific_Research.pdf)
✨AI-tamago🐣: A local-ready LLM-generated and LLM-driven tamagotchi with thoughts and feelings. 100% Javascript and costs $0 to run. https://github.com/ykhli/AI-tamago
Shane Legg: The transformative potential of AGI — and when it might arrive https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_legg_and_chris_anderson_the_transformative_potential_of_agi_and_when_it_might_arrive
“Singularities don't exist,” claims black hole pioneer Roy Kerr https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/111544303174153715
How the Bitcoin protocol actually works https://michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protocol-actually-works/
The likely first longevity drug is based on sketchy science. This is bad for science and bad for longevity. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vHSkxmYYqW59sySqA/the-likely-first-longevity-drug-is-based-on-sketchy-science
Political links:
Poland's Tusk says he will push for the West's full commitment to Ukraine: "We will ... loudly and decisively demand the full mobilisation of the free world, the Western world, to help Ukraine in this war," Tusk said in parliament, presenting his government's plans. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polands-donald-tusk-says-he-will-push-wests-help-ukraine-2023-12-12/
"Our heroes are the assault groups of the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Danylo, the Royal Brigade. Despite the difficult conditions, they recaptured one of the spoil heaps within Horlivka and captured the enemy's positions. Now our flag is flying over the spoil tip. Horlivka is Ukraine! Donbas is Ukraine," Zelenskyi said accompanied by a video. https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1734534877851136161
Avdiivka meat grinder: 100+ vehicle losses on a 5km x 6km square. https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1734311373973446972
“This video from Avdiivka is only 2:48 minutes long but I counted 97 dead Russians, though every time I rewatch it I see another body which I missed before.” https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1734705468004601877
21 November, Avdiivka. Russian serviceman showing manpower and vehicle losses. https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1734609092050825675
U.S. intel: "More than 13,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and over 220 combat vehicles destroyed along the Avdiivka-Novopavlivka axis in eastern Ukraine since October." https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/12/white-house-ukraine-intel-declassified-00131296
“Intense combat footage shows the effort of the 47th Brigade to stop the Russian advance in Avdiivka. Here, Ukrainian sappers are mining an area of a potential Russian approach in the Stepove area. Filmed in November '23, the footage shows a Ukrainian sapper group, armed with TM-62 mines, securing an area while under fire from Russian mortars, artillery, and FPV drones.” https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1734514103182356718
Too little but not too late. Cluster munitions can help Ukraine turn the tide if the United States ramps up supplies https://theins.press/en/opinion/colby-badhwar/267526
Finland doubles its ammunition production to meet both domestic needs and those of Ukraine. https://www.defmin.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet_ja_uutiset/raskaan_ampumatarviketuotannon_kapasiteettia_nostetaan_merkittavasti.13926.news#9809bb76
nice links