Links for 2024-03-08
AI:
"Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results" https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03230
“With GaLore, now it is possible to pre-train a 7B model in NVidia RTX 4090s with 24G memory!” https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03507
Finetuned Multimodal Language Models Are High-Quality Image-Text Data Filters https://mlm-filter.github.io/
MathScale: Inspired by the cognitive mechanism in human mathematical learning, it first extracts topics and knowledge points from seed math questions and then build a concept graph, which is subsequently used to generate new math questions. https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02884
Speed Limits for Deep Learning https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.14653
“A step-by-step tutorial on building a RAG application from scratch. It's a 1-hour YouTube video where I show you how to use Langchain, Pinecone, and OpenAI. You'll learn how to build a simple application to answer questions from YouTube videos using an LLM.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrsocJb-fAo
“The Albanian government will use ChatGPT to translate thousands of pages of EU legal measures and provisions into shqip (Albanian language) and then integrate them into existing legal structures, following an agreement with the CEO of the parent company, OpenAI, Mira Murati, who was born in Albania.” https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/albania-to-speed-up-eu-accession-using-chatgpt/
Miscellaneous:
An extraordinary new paper based on genetic evidence showing selection for higher intelligence (compared to earlier ancestors) in European populations over the last 12,000 years. https://www.emilkirkegaard.com/p/what-do-ancient-genomes-show-about
Researchers hack 3D printer to make it ‘laser print’ polymers https://www.kth.se/en/om/nyheter/centrala-nyheter/3d-microprinter-hacked-to-fabricate-transistors-for-bioelectronics-1.1319335
The moon hasn’t seen this many missions since the Apollo era. This time, humanity might be there to stay. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/moon-lander-apollo-artemis-rush/677559/ [no paywall: https://archive.is/3sM9m]
"A dream. It's perfect": Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/helium-discovery-northern-minnesota-babbit-st-louis-county/
Frackers Are Now Drilling for Clean Power https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/frackers-are-now-drilling-for-clean-power-fb613dbf [no paywall: https://archive.is/Oa3xK]
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834
The unexpected gift of long COVID: could new research treat chronic fatigue syndromes and cure cancer? https://bessstillman.substack.com/p/the-unexpected-gift-of-covid
A devil's bargain: Flip a coin to get out of hell
Suppose you are going to hell. But you have one chance to get out. You can flip a coin; if it comes up heads, you are out and go to heaven. If it comes up tails, you stay in hell forever. But the coin is not fair, and the devil controls the odds. If you flip it today, the chance of heads is 1/2 (i.e., 1-1/2). If you wait until tomorrow, the odds increase to 3/4 (i.e., 1-(1/2)^2). If you wait n days, the chance of going to heaven increases to 1-(1/2)^n. How long will you wait before flipping the coin?
Ukraine:
UK to supply more than 10,000 drones to Ukraine https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-supply-more-than-10000-drones-to-ukraine
First-Time Use of High-Tech French HAMMER Bomb by Ukraine as Macron Urges Europe to Take on Putin https://www.kyivpost.com/post/29091
French President Macron reportedly said at a meeting with parliamentary party leaders that 'an intervention in Ukraine' is possible if Russian troops break through to Kyiv or Odesa, Fabien Roussel of the French communist party stated. https://www.lindependant.fr/2024/03/07/guerre-en-ukraine-une-avancee-du-front-vers-odessa-ou-vers-kiev-emmanuel-macron-annonce-ce-scenario-qui-pourrait-engager-une-intervention-de-la-france-11810700.php
Moldova signs defense deal with France, Macron pledges 'unwavering support' against Russian threat https://kyivindependent.com/moldova-signs-defense-deal-with-france-macron-pledges-unwavering-support-against-russian-threat/
Biden: “If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine– I assure you he will not. But Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself. That is all Ukraine is asking.” https://x.com/Tendar/status/1765977084814303371
Donald Tusk: The post-war epoch is gone. Either we defend its territory and principles or we will fall. https://x.com/Platforma_org/status/1765730650080838131