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Update #59: Generative AI in the Classroom and Next-Token Predictors as Universal Learners
We consider the benefits and drawbacks of using generative AI to help teachers and students; Eran Malach argues that auto-regressive next-token…
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daniel bashir
, 
Justin Landay
, and 
Derek Lim
Arjun Ramani & Zhengdong Wang: Why Transformative AI is Really, Really Hard to Achieve
On why "AI will change the world" narratives might be less true than you think.
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daniel bashir
Mini-Update #26: Schumer's AI insight forum and PagedAttention
Senator Chuck Schumer hosts the first bipartisan federal AI forum, and researchers develop an optimization to make LLMs more efficient and effective.
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Ather Fawaz
 and 
Jonathan Xue
Miles Grimshaw: Benchmark, LangChain, and Investing in AI
On investing in AI through the deep learning decade, Benchmark's LangChain investment, and emerging opportunities for AI.
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daniel bashir
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Update #58: Hidden Meme Messages & LLMs as Optimizers
New work develops AI techniques for encoding hidden messages in innocuous media, and a DeepMind team develops a framework for using LLMs to solve…
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daniel bashir
, 
Derek Lim
, 
Sharut Gupta
, and 
Justin Landay
2
30K Subscriber Special: The Gradient Editors on Grad School
Some of our Gradient editors on their experiences in grad school!
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daniel bashir
6
Text-to-CAD: Risks and Opportunities
On AI systems that accept a text prompt to produce a 3D CAD (computer-aided design) model
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Shreya Shankar: Machine Learning in the Real World
On what makes ML engineering hard and how to think about it.
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daniel bashir
Article Early Access | Text-to-CAD: Risks and Opportunities
Preview of Text-to-CAD: Risks and Opportunities for paying subscribers
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The Gradient
Mini-Update #25: ChatGPT Enterprise and StableVideo
OpenAI launches a ChatGPT service for corporate use, and researchers at Microsoft release a text-driven framework for video editing.
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Ather Fawaz
 and 
Jonathan Xue
August 2023
Stevan Harnad: AI's Symbol Grounding Problem
On Symbol Grounding in AI systems, the Turing Test, the Chinese Room Argument, and category formation.
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daniel bashir
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Update #57: AI Powers Accessibility Tech and Faith & Fate: Limits of Transformers on Compositionality
AI systems empower paralyzed people to speak and walk again; researchers probe fundamental limitations in transformer-based language models' ability to…
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daniel bashir
, 
Derek Lim
, and 
Sharut Gupta
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