Links for 2023-12-28
The singularity might be near: “We are ~3 years away from the ChatGPT moment for physical AI agents.” https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1740041712184246314
Another thread on AI in 2023 https://twitter.com/g_leech_/status/1740027508727464312
Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud https://arstechnica.com/apple/2023/12/apple-wants-ai-to-run-directly-on-its-hardware-instead-of-in-the-cloud/
UniRef++: Segment Every Reference Object in Spatial and Temporal Spaces https://github.com/FoundationVision/UniRef
TinySAM: Pushing the Envelope for Efficient Segment Anything Model https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.13789
Neural feels with neural fields: Visuo-tactile perception for in-hand manipulation https://suddhu.github.io/neural-feels/
Tracking AI: Monitoring Bias in Artificial Intelligence Chatbots https://trackingai.org/
Theory unifying the algorithm and representation of hippocampal episodic memory and prefrontal working memory. Explains the representations artificial neural networks learn on sequence memory tasks, along with several prefrontal recordings. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.05.565662v1
Blind people can actively manipulate virtual objects with a novel tactile device https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-49507-1
As someone else wrote, a better phrasing might have been "a one-in-a-million-profile of variants with large effect sizes". See the comments for some criticism. But this is definitely something humanity should try.
Also: https://gwern.net/embryo-selection
Political links:
The average IQ of racial/ethnic groups in the UK correlates strongly with their socioeconomic status. https://brill.com/view/journals/coso/22/6/article-p785_3.xml
“…the accumulation of rules over the past several decades has slowed economic growth, amounting to an estimated $4 trillion loss in US GDP in 2012 (had regulations stayed at 1980 levels)…regulatory accumulation will continue to stifle economic growth.” https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/regulatory-accumulation-and-its-costs-0
“The EU is preparing a back-up plan worth up to €20bn for Ukraine, using a debt structure that sidesteps the objections of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán…” https://www.ft.com/content/7ef39cca-262d-4c52-8b59-1ac008ca7f56 [https://archive.is/7k5VT]
Yes, Ukraine can still defeat Russia – but it will require far more support from Europe https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/27/ukraine-russia-europe-support-kyiv
“FOX NEWS POLL: Since November, there has been a 10-point surge in those thinking the U.S. should be doing more to help #Ukraine.” https://twitter.com/NanaSajaia/status/1736823703940272528
Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade continues defending bridgehead in Krynky area, left bank of Kherson region https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1740011375118946496
Odesa fighting off Shahed drones last night. https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1740132804699304005
Russian state TV has aired a report from the ruins of Maryinka likening the town’s "liberation" to the taking of the Reichstag in 1945 https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1740048739216302470
“To make space for more names of those killed in Ukraine, the memorial in Saratov had to be polished for the third time.” https://twitter.com/KilledInUkraine/status/1740017609251106882
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