J. Craig Wheeler: The Path to Singularity
An interview with J. Craig Wheeler, Professor of astronomy of the University of Texas at Austin about his book, The Path to Singularity.
Recent studies claim AI outperforms humans in creativity tests, but these only measure "creative potential." Examples show AI ideas often lack practicality and appeal. The future of AI-enhanced creativity lies in designing tools that allow for exploration, playfulness, and guidance.
AI and network analysis reveal innovation's complex structure, manage creative tensions, and amplify human potential by uncovering patterns in invention data. AI guides the process, but human intuition remains crucial in navigating the unequal market of ideas.
A 42 hour retreat dedicated to Imagining a Hopeful Future with AI for imaginitive thinkers and innovators who share our hope for the future and are crazy enough to think we can collectively change things.
An interview with Jonathan Feinstein, professor at the Yale School of Management and author of Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts: Guiding Creative Engagement and Exploration.
Join us for our monthly research briefing on Tuesday June 11 at 1pm PT. This month's topic is generative AI search.
ChatGPT Will Never Work Like the Demo, AGI is a Red Herring, The Brittleness of Agentic Reasoning and Planning Using LLMs, Can LLMs Reason and Plan, How to Use Generative AI to Create, and more!
The current obsession with AGI, fueled by the hype from companies like OpenAI, is a dangerous distraction we must firmly reject. Don't fall for the red herring argument that we need superintelligent AI to save us from ourselves. It's an insult to human intelligence and agency.
Research suggests that LLMs are not demonstrating genuine reasoning abilities but are instead relying on pattern matching and retrieval based on the provided examples. We're still a ways off reliable performance of LLMs in reasoning and decision-making tasks.
LLMs are great at coming up with approximate knowledge and ideas for potential plans. But to actually use those ideas, you need to pair the LLM with external programs that can rigorously check the plans for errors. The key is to use them as part of a bigger system.
Create by mixing modes, varying both inputs and outputs, and perspectives. Part 6 in our How to Use Generative AI series.
The Agentic AI Reoport, Graph RAG, Inside Anthropic's Claude, The Agentic Web, Karaitiana Taiuru and Indigenous AI, Weaving with Generative AI, and more!
Recent developments in AI have given rise to a new class of systems known as agentic AI. These systems are characterized by their ability to perceive, reason, and act with varying levels of complexity, extending human capabilities in unprecedented ways.
Writing and Conversations About AI (Not Written by AI)