Links for 2024-04-28
AI:
Constructability: Plainly-coded AGIs may be feasible in the near future https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/y9tnz27oLmtLxcrEF/plainly-coded-ai-may-be-feasible-by-using-gpt-6
Training on Mistakes Improves Problem Solving Performance: “In a toy transformer model that was trained to solve mazes, I found that performance reliably improved (!) by inserting mistakes and self-corrections into the training data.” https://gytis.co/2024/04/25/Training-on-Mistakes-Improves-Problem-Solving-Performance.html
Learning Visuotactile Skills with Two Multifingered Hands https://toruowo.github.io/hato/
India’s roads are perfect AI test case https://spectrum.ieee.org/india-self-driving-car
Artificial intelligence could kill call-center work within a year, an Indian tech CEO told the Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/149681f0-ea71-42b0-b85b-86073354fb73 [no paywall: https://archive.is/IO9Nb]
“Building with AI gets easier every day. Here is an open-source library that makes integrating AI into an application extremely easy” https://x.com/svpino/status/1783488942152528327
Miscellaneous:
The most succinct and clearly written primer on whole brain emulation? https://www.neuroai.science/p/connectomics-behavioural-cloning
First experimental proof for brain-like computer with water and salt https://phys.org/news/2024-04-experimental-proof-brain-salt.html
‘Real Hope’ for Cancer Cure as Personal mRNA Vaccine for Melanoma Trialed https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/26/cancer-mrna-vaccine-melanoma-trial
Politics:
“Public meetings between officials from Russia, Belarus, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Iran, and North Korea have surged in recent days, with at least 10 high-level bilateral meetings between April 22 and 26, underscoring the deepening multilateral partnership these states are constructing to confront the West.” https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-26-2024
Chile is on a path to TFR of 1.0, and soon. https://x.com/BirthGauge/status/1783961195017334983
Ukraine:
A short video showing a small part of the Russian losses in the direction of Bakhmut. Dozens of heavy equipment destroyed...tanks...BTRs...BMPs and probably hundreds if not thousands of lives lost. https://x.com/Danspiun/status/1784364058419827142
Another useful thread with an analysis of satellite images of Russian weapon storage bases https://x.com/Jonpy99/status/1784519287291384213
“Why have Russian forces advanced in multiple directions and what are the implications? What are the future prospects? Today's analysis by Frontelligence Insight centers on Chasiv Yar, Kurakhkove, and Ocheretyne” https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1784291236188160441
Australia will send $100 million worth of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, including drones and air defense equipment. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8608350/australia-will-provide-100-million-military-aid-for-ukraine/
The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine can now deploy small tethered aerostats for radio communications. https://x.com/GrandpaRoy2/status/1784154905042944382
400 km/h Jet turbine Loitering Munition. https://x.com/aidefranceukr/status/1778343628630307317