This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
This research shows how flexible these models are: meta-prompting aids in decomposing complex tasks, engages distinct expertise, adopting a computational bias when using code in real-time which further enhances performance, then seamlessly integrates the varied outputs.
An interview with Doug Belshaw about serendipity surface & AI.
Slides and videos from our February 2024 research update for Artificiality Pro
The introduction of Gemini 1.5 Pro's ability to handle unprecedented context lengths, its superior performance compared to its predecessors, and the sustained relevance of power laws in its design underscore the breadth and depth of Google's long term capabilities.
By understanding the principles behind the evolving field of prompt engineering, we can craft better queries and engage more effectively with AI. They're insights we can all use to sharpen our own interactions with AI, even if we're not writing the code ourselves.
An interview with Richard Kerris, Vice President of Developer Relations and GM of Media & Entertainment at NVIDIA, about AI, creators, and developers.
It appears that there is one effect many researchers are finding across multiple fields: generative AI has a significant impact on lower skilled and less experienced people. However, if we automate difficult tasks we cut ourselves off from the essential components for achieving mastery like flow.
An interview with about the lulls and leaps of human imagination with Tyler Marghetis, Assistant Professor of Cognitive & Information Sciences at the University of California, Merced.
Apple researchers recently published a paper describing a new architecture for vision models. The paper's unique approach to vision modeling hints at Apple's likely strategic imperative towards heavily integrating vision models in spatial computing environments.
Working with AI requires seeing beyond automation to amplification. If society chooses to complement strengths between humans and machines, more dynamic partnerships become possible.
Our World of Workflows research discovers that the benefits of AI support are not evenly distributed but rather significantly skewed toward businesses and entrepreneurs that are already succeeding.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
