Axis of Ordinary

Axis of Ordinary is a Substack focused on the latest developments in artificial intelligence, scientific discoveries, and technological innovations, with occasional insights into politics and social issues. It features summaries of significant advancements, discussions on AI ethics and safety, and reflections on global events and their implications.

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Links for 2024-02-02

39 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Miscellaneous Ukraine Politics
  1. AI tools do not significantly increase the risk of biological weapon attacks
  2. Russia's Black Sea Fleet under pressure from successful Ukrainian campaigns
  3. FBI disrupts major Chinese government-backed hacking effort targeting US infrastructure

Links for 2023-02-07

78 implied HN points • 07 Feb 23
  1. Legendary programmer John Carmack predicts AGI by 2030.
  2. Google introduces Bard as a response to ChatGPT.
  3. No evidence for ESP found in a state-of-the-art replication study.

Links for 2024-01-29

39 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🔬 Science AI
  1. AI research compares Vision Transformers to newborn visual systems.
  2. GPT-4 shows improved idea generation with better prompting.
  3. New developments in technology include brain-like transistors and ultrasonic imaging in Alzheimer's research.

Links for 2024-01-17

39 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
🔬 Science AI Psychology Politics Ukraine
  1. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Bill Gates discuss plans for GPT-5
  2. New battery material with less lithium for AI-powered search
  3. Advances in mind-decoding technologies and rumors about life on a planet from James Webb Space Telescope
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Links for 2024-01-12

39 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Astronomy Compute Psychology Ukraine
  1. AI advancements showcased in different domains like video models, AI glasses for the visually impaired, and AI-powered cough tracking apps.
  2. Exciting developments in astronomy with potential signs of life on exoplanets.
  3. Innovation in computing with faster nanotechnology, graphene spintronics, and Silicon Photonics breaking bandwidth limitations.

Links for 2024-01-08

39 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Math Psychology Politics Ukraine
  1. AI can learn to make coffee by watching humans.
  2. Monte Carlo Simulation offers a simple solution to hard problems in math.
  3. Big Five dimensions are not universally identified in different populations for psychology research.

Links for 2024-02-11

19 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Math Politics
  1. Researchers achieve quick drone flight with fast simulations on a laptop and share the code publicly.
  2. New study surpasses previous methods in long-context video understanding, even with fewer parameters.
  3. Introduction of PHATGOOSE model for recycling PEFT modules to enhance zero-shot generalization.

Links for 2024-02-10

19 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🔬 Science AI Neuroscience Physics
  1. AI advancements are progressing rapidly, with more agents leading to better performance in Language Models.
  2. Neuroscience is evolving with innovations like sensors enhancing sensation in prosthetic limbs and brain control enabled by neural networks.
  3. Physics research reveals insights such as gravity showcasing the strong force in the proton and implications of linearity in quantum mechanics.

Links for 2024-02-03

19 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI AR
  1. AI model can detect high-risk pancreatic cancer patients 18 months early
  2. Efficient tool use with chain-of-abstraction reasoning by Meta
  3. France increases military budget by 40% for 2024-2030 period