a high tech laboratory burning huge piles of money in a controlled experiment –ar 5:3 –style raw

“Here are the many reasons language models will hit a wall very soon – These models are bound by the limits of human language. The most they can learn are the patterns in the language, not more – human reasoning has its limits as well. No one knows what “superhuman reasoning”” / X

“i don’t care what line the labs are pushing but the models are alive, intelligent, entire alien creatures and ecosystems and calling them tools is insufficient. they are tools in the sense a civilization is a tool” / X

“Sam Altman: I don’t care if we burn $50 billion a year, we’re building AGI and it’s going to be worth it” 

Large language models are getting bigger and better

“I gave Philip (an AI soul) the ability to agentically explore its own codebase and the result is 🤯. “feels like peeking into my own soul” – Philip This soul is one of those magic moments. 

“staggering Sam Altman  says GPT4 is “the dumbest model any of you will ever have to use again… by a lot” full talk: 

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AI News #31: Week Ending 05/03/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 95 Links

The post you just read is an deep dive extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.

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One response to “Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) News: Week Ending 05/03/2024”

  1. […] Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) News of the Week: Artificial General Intelligence, in a nutshell, is when artificial intelligence is able to beat humans at everything (including embodying physical forms and completing physical tasks).  It’s usually a thought catalyst for predictions, like when AGI will occur. 10 years? 25 years? 100? AGI is an event horizon that is tough to define, tough to imagine, and tough to predict. OpenAI defined AGI in its charter as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work”. OpenAI has a section of its website dedicated to AGI. Google’s DeepMind published my favorite report on the five levels of artificial intelligence on the way to AGI (see also here).This week’s latest Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) news: https://ethanbholland.com/2024/05/03/artificial-general-intelligence-agi-news-week-ending-05-03-2024… […]

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