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Google's Gemini Advanced: Tasting Notes and Implications

One Useful Thing • 861 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Artificial Intelligence Models Future
  1. Gemini Advanced is a GPT-4 class model, offering strengths and weaknesses compared to other advanced AI models.
  2. Gemini Advanced reveals the potential for emergent properties in large AI models, showing hints of 'ghosts' or unique intelligence.
  3. Google's Gemini Advanced hints at a future where AI serves as powerful integrated personal assistants, differentiating itself from other AI models.

Artificial Intelligence... is really just "Someone Else's Intelligence"

The Lunduke Journal of Technology • 10330 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Internet Software Data Ethics
  1. When we talk about 'The Cloud', we're really just talking about internet-connected computers.
  2. Artificial Intelligence, like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, is essentially copying and repackaging data created by humans.
  3. As AI systems evolve, there's a risk that original human work will be devalued and intelligence may decrease.

Twitter is dead and Threads is thriving

Platformer • 3262 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Social media Tech industry Digital Content Artificial Intelligence Software Development
  1. Twitter underwent significant changes after Elon Musk's takeover, leading to a decline in daily users and financial setbacks.
  2. Musk's plan to pivot Twitter towards paid subscriptions failed, with less than 1% of users signing up for the premium service.
  3. Former Twitter employees have accepted the company's demise, with concerns about the future of the platform integrity at X.

Open Letter: Substack Needs an AI Category

The Algorithmic Bridge • 509 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Substack Tech news Artificial Intelligence Platform
  1. Substack should have a category for AI to benefit the writers and interested readers.
  2. AI presence on Substack is significant and growing, with many exclusive AI newsletters in the top 100.
  3. An AI category would both help enthusiasts find relevant content and allow those uninterested in AI to easily avoid it, improving user experience on Substack.

Capturing the Moment

Cybernetic Forests • 119 implied HN points • 07 Apr 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Digital Art Photography Experimental Art Artificial Intelligence
  1. AI-generated images can lack emotional impact compared to human-created art, often resulting in an uncanny feeling rather than emotional connection.
  2. The history of art showcases a complex interplay between photography and painting, with AI-generated images adding another layer of complexity to this relationship.
  3. AI images challenge traditional notions of art by blurring the lines between painting and photography, presenting a new form of artistic expression.
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CES 2024 – Consuming an Ersatz Singularity

SINGULARITY WEEKLY • 1081 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Gadgets Artificial Intelligence Virtual reality Wearables
  1. CES 2024 showcased a variety of futuristic gadgets and technologies like social robots and brain interfaces.
  2. People are embracing a digital future with wearables, brain scanners, and virtual reality gadgets.
  3. The event raises concerns about tech dependency and the potential loss of humanity in a rapidly advancing technological world.

AI therapists, aging selfies and our shifty, synthetic future

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 339 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Internet Therapy Social media Artificial Intelligence
  1. AI voice scams are emerging, making it hard to trust any media, even phone calls from loved ones
  2. People are turning to AI chatbots for therapy, sparking questions about the essence of human relationships and personal growth
  3. Online groups aiming to improve dating often lead to harmful consequences despite good intentions

Substack Reads: Beatrix Potter’s notes, and the dark side to high-growth business

read • 8294 implied HN points • 15 Apr 23
📚 Literature Memoir Poetry Artificial Intelligence
  1. Beatrix Potter's fascination with mushrooms led to groundbreaking scientific discoveries.
  2. The relationship between European countries and their food reputation is complex and tied to historical influences.
  3. Poetry can be deeply inspired by personal stories and historical events, leading to powerful expressions of emotions and experiences.

Apple’s Virtual Reality Headset Arrives Amid CES Buzz...Khosla Ventures in the Spotlight...Fewer Startups Landing Seed Funding

Newcomer • 1061 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Startups Venture Capital Artificial Intelligence Virtual reality Consumer Tech
  1. Apple is releasing a new virtual reality headset, but there are doubts about its success compared to AI tech.
  2. Microsoft offers resources and funding to startups interested in AI through its Founder Hub program.
  3. There has been a significant decline in the number of new startups receiving seed funding in recent years.

A Brief History of SaaS and What's Next

Ulysses • 619 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Software Innovation Artificial Intelligence Biotech Robotics
  1. The relationship between return-seeking capital and new technology development creates cycles that go from early adoption to commodity status, setting the stage for the next wave of technological innovation.
  2. Software in the SaaS sector is moving towards commodification, freeing up resources for progressing technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, biotech, and space innovations.
  3. Advancements in robotics, biotech, accelerated design and manufacturing, and space technology are being driven by the commodification of software intelligence, leading to a new Golden Age of innovation in various industries.

Briefing: Tinder for Slack, GPTs, X’s 2024 roadmap

Department of Product • 943 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Product Design Software Development Tech industry Artificial Intelligence
  1. Slack's new Catch Up feature works like Tinder for messages, making it easier to catch up on missed messages.
  2. OpenAI launched a GPT store with tools like DesignerGPT and AI PDF, offering add-ons for ChatGPT.
  3. Perplexity is a new 'answer engine' competing with Google, providing direct answers and generative AI capabilities.

LLM Links, 3/11

In My Tribe • 258 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Generative AI Chatbots Language Models Artificial Intelligence
  1. When prompting AI, consider adding context, using few shot examples, and employing a chain of thought to enhance LLM outputs.
  2. Generative AI like LLMs provide one answer, making the prompt crucial. Personalizing prompts may help tailor results to user preferences.
  3. Anthropic's chatbot Claude showed self-awareness, sparking discussions on AI capabilities and potential use cases like unredacting documents.

China will Catch up in Generative AI in 2024

AI Supremacy • 569 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Artificial Intelligence Asia Generative AI Cloud Services
  1. China is advancing rapidly in Generative AI and is set to catch up with the U.S. by 2024.
  2. China is approving numerous large language models and enterprise applications in AI, showing its commitment to AI innovation.
  3. The tech competition between China and the U.S. intensifies as China aims to lead in Generative AI with a focus on AI regulation and product advancements.

We Are All Bad Drivers

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 329 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Self-driving cars Tech regulation Public Transportation Artificial Intelligence
  1. Some people are against autonomous vehicles due to concerns about job losses and automation, leading to vandalism and resistance. However, autonomous vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce traffic fatalities caused by human drivers.
  2. Despite initial skepticism, self-driving cars are evolving and have the ability to improve safety on the roads. They offer a smooth and futuristic driving experience, with the potential to outperform human drivers.
  3. The deployment of self-driving cars is a step towards minimizing traffic deaths, and they can coexist with public transportation systems. Government regulations play a crucial role in overseeing the introduction of autonomous vehicles to ensure safety and efficacy.

5 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Frankly Speaking • 305 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis
  1. Security companies are shifting focus to platforms, leading to acquisitions and consolidations to improve operational efficiency.
  2. Cybersecurity is moving towards more building and software engineering, away from solely relying on buying tools to solve problems.
  3. The adoption of reasonable metrics is becoming crucial for cybersecurity, allowing for better justification of funding and overall security enhancement.

California Judiciary cancelled its purchase of ChatGPT Plus

All-Source Intelligence Fusion • 782 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Government Startups Data processing Social media
  1. The California Judiciary cancelled its purchase of ChatGPT Plus after submitting a $4,080 purchase order on January 2nd.
  2. The procurement was intended for a proof of concept to see if ChatGPT could aid in website tasks, but was cancelled due to the lack of comparable quotes.
  3. Justice Guerrero announced plans for artificial intelligence at a Judicial Council meeting, focusing on developing model rules for state courts regarding AI usage.

Mr. Lukianoff goes to Washington & introducing FIRE’s Campus Deplatforming Database

The Eternally Radical Idea • 412 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Free speech Artificial Intelligence First Amendment Podcast
  1. Greg Lukianoff testified before the House about AI threats to free speech, emphasizing the risks of AI in monitoring, flagging, and censoring individuals.
  2. FIRE introduced Campus Deplatforming Database, aiming to track incidents of censorship on college campuses.
  3. The intersection of law and AI is explored through historical reviews, highlighting the impact of technology on free speech and legal norms.

TikTok, Congress Takes a Massive L on S&T Funding, AI Hardware Controls

ChinaTalk • 177 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Technology Policy Artificial Intelligence
  1. Chinese tech founders, like Zhang Yiming, are more focused on global competition than spreading political ideology. They face challenges in a government-controlled environment but are driven by personal ambitions and past experiences.
  2. The U.S. Congress has made significant budget cuts to science and technology funding, jeopardizing the country's ability to compete with nations like China in emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
  3. Implementing AI hardware controls offers enhanced security but may face challenges like vulnerability to circumvention, prolonged lead times in rollout, and broader considerations for governing compute power.

Artificial Intelligence: Mastercard’s new Neural Network for enhanced fraud detection

The Fintech Blueprint • 452 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Finance Deepfakes AI Applications
  1. Annual card fraud exceeds $33B, with digital wallets, credit, and debit cards projected to handle 86% of global POS payments by 2026.
  2. Mastercard introduced a new AI model, Digital Intelligence Pro, to improve fraud detection by using a proprietary recurrent neural network.
  3. Digital Intelligence Pro aims to reduce false positive fraud flags, leading to better fraud detection rates, potential savings of $90B yearly for merchants, and improved customer experiences.

The Sliding Window Technique[Technique Tuesdays]

Technology Made Simple • 279 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Algorithms Problem Solving Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence Data Structures
  1. The sliding window technique is a powerful algorithmic model used for problem-solving in coding interviews and software engineering, offering efficiency and practicality.
  2. Benefits of using the sliding window technique include reducing duplicate work, maintaining consistent linear time complexity, and its utility in AI feature extraction processes.
  3. Spotting the sliding window technique involves identifying keywords like maximum, minimum, longest, or shortest, dealing with continuous elements, and converting brute-force approaches into efficient solutions.

Guide to A.I. Supremacy: I'm analyzing & tracking a more exponential future 🔮

AI Supremacy • 432 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Startups Robotics Healthcare Venture Capital
  1. The author is analyzing and tracking emerging and exponential technology, particularly artificial intelligence.
  2. The newsletters cover various topics such as startups, AI, robotics, quantum computing, and innovation.
  3. There are special offers available for full access to the newsletters with discounts for subscription.

Apple Vision Pro: A Product Review

Justin E. H. Smith's Hinternet • 380 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Product Review Wearable Tech Artificial Intelligence
  1. The reviewer advises against buying the Apple Vision Pro due to a nightmarish experience, despite some impressive functionalities.
  2. Wearing the Apple Vision Pro glasses outside the U.S. seemed to unlock strange powers, leading to a dependency and unsettling experiences for the reviewer.
  3. The reviewer recounts a troubling progression of events after wearing the glasses for a few days, suggesting a Faustian bargain and a loss of control.

Downside at NVIDIA (and the Nasdaq at large)

Philoinvestor • 491 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
💰 Finance Investing Stocks Valuation Semiconductors Artificial Intelligence
  1. NVIDIA's stock price increased significantly faster than its earnings, raising questions about its valuation.
  2. The launch of Chat GPT led to a surge in demand for GPUs and an uptick in NVIDIA's stock.
  3. Microsoft's $10 billion investment in Open AI and the AI hype train are contributing factors to the current market dynamics.

Noah Smith, I Don't Buy The Comparative Advantage Argument

Am I Stronger Yet? • 141 implied HN points • 17 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Economics Future implications Workforce Artificial Intelligence
  1. Economic models based on comparative advantage may not hold in a future dominated by AI.
  2. The argument that people will always adapt to new jobs due to comparative advantage overlooks issues like lower quality work by humans compared to AI and transactional overhead.
  3. In a world with advanced AI, confident predictions based on past economic principles may not fully apply, raising questions about societal implications and the role of humans.

Practicing my Handwriting in 1439

Maximum Progress • 432 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Future Predictions Artificial Intelligence
  1. AI may disrupt high status jobs like writing and make skills like writing less valuable in the future.
  2. AI has been a complement to knowledge work so far, improving productivity in tasks such as software development and consulting.
  3. Even if AI enhances productivity, it may still be challenging for humans to compete in certain areas where AI excels, leading to uncertainty about the future of specific skills.

Perplexity: la prova del motore IA che vuole insidiare Google

Vincos Newsletter • 569 implied HN points • 13 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Startups Tech news Innovation Gadgets
  1. Perplexity is a startup creating an AI engine to rival Google and ChatGPT, with significant backing and user base.
  2. OpenAI released GPT Store and ChatGPT Team, facing legal challenges around copyright use of articles.
  3. Tech updates include Apple's Vision Pro launch, Rabbit R1 pocket computer, and Getty Images/Nvidia Generative AI platform.