An interview with J. Craig Wheeler, Professor of astronomy of the University of Texas at Austin about his book, The Path to Singularity.
Explore how synthetic systems merge with organic experience in The Artificiality. Follow the journey from information to consciousness, where AI evolves from passive tools to active participants, reshaping reality, redefining intelligence, and challenging the boundaries of human experience.
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New research reveals that large language models can generate superior prompts for themselves through automated techniques, reducing reliance on specialized fine-tuning.
New research probes the inner workings of these models, revealing the emergence of structured knowledge about fundamental concepts like space and time.
A new paper argues for analyzing AI systems like GPT through a "teleological" lens focused on the specific problem they were optimized to solve during training. 7 min read
New research from the Stanford Center for Research on Foundation Models shows that foundation models are largely mysterious.
A research review of A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think by Caleb Everett.
A research review of The Coming Wave: Technology, Power and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma. by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar.
A research review of The Master and His Emissary:The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Ian McGilchrist.
A research review of The Social Brain by Tracey Camilleri, Samantha Rockey & Robin Dunbar.
A research review of The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian.
A research review of Joined-Up Thinking by Hannah Critchlow.
A research review of Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson.
A research review of The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality by Andy Clark.
Writing and Conversations About AI (Not Written by AI)
