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I left AI Research to build an AI Startup. Here is what I learned.

Oleksii Sidorov • 10 HN points • 14 Feb 23
🕹 Technology AI Startups Engineering Algorithms Models
  1. In real life, business cares more about whether your AI solution solves a problem than about complex models or theories.
  2. Simplicity often wins in AI solutions - using what you understand well and can deploy quickly can be more effective than complex algorithms.
  3. Understanding the problem domain deeply and focusing on impact rather than endless research is crucial for successful AI projects.

Overwrought

CTOrly • 1 HN point • 21 Feb 24
🔬 Science Physics Equations Models
  1. In complex situations, sometimes relying on simpler, traditional methods like Newtonian physics can still be effective and get the job done.
  2. Striving for extreme accuracy or perfection, like using Einstein's equations instead of Newton's, may not always be necessary or practical, especially when the outcome is the priority.
  3. It's important to balance between optimizing for the output and focusing on achieving the desired outcome, rather than getting lost in unnecessary details or precision.

Potential impacts of Large Language Models on Engineering Management

Stuff on Engineering • 4 implied HN points • 30 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Management Engineering Models Automation
  1. Large Language Models can help managers analyze team members' activities and provide insights for improvement.
  2. Artificial intelligence models can assist in assigning tasks tailored to individual team members' needs for growth.
  3. Performance reviews may become automated, but managers need to ensure data quality and avoid biases in the process.

Combining weak-to-strong generalization with scalable oversight

Musings on the Alignment Problem • 1 HN point • 20 Dec 23
🕹 Technology AI Alignment Generalization Oversight Models
  1. The paper discusses a new method called weak-to-strong generalization (W2SG) which involves finetuning large models to generalize well from weaker supervision, eventually aiming for human supervision.
  2. Combining scalable oversight and W2SG can be used together to align superhuman models, offering flexibility and potential synergy in training techniques.
  3. Alignment techniques like task decomposition, RRM, cross-examination, and interpretability function as consistency checks to ensure models provide accurate and truthful information.
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Update #46: GPT-4 and Modular Reasoning for Visual Question Answering

The Gradient • 2 HN points • 28 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Research Models Applications
  1. OpenAI announced GPT-4, a significant improvement over previous models, capable of accepting visual input.
  2. ViperGPT and VisProg use large language models to output executable programs for Visual Question Answering, enhancing interpretability and generalization.
  3. GPT-4 being integrated into various real-world products highlights the potential impact of advanced machine learning models on society and the workforce.

Part II. The quest to figure out the origin of rain: weather in digital worlds

Climate Water Project • 0 implied HN points • 08 Aug 23
🔬 Science Climate Weather Models Land use
  1. Air behaves like a fluid and follows laws of fluid dynamics, crucial for weather forecasting and climate modeling.
  2. Adding the water cycle to simulations was complex due to phase changes of water, but approximations were used to model convection and rain interaction with land.
  3. Research shows that land plays a significant role in precipitation recycling, affecting rain patterns globally, and maps have been created to illustrate this relationship.

Recapping the first OpenAI DevDay

Deus In Machina • 0 implied HN points • 09 Nov 23
🕹 Technology AI Developers APIs Models Pricing
  1. Inaugural OpenAI DevDay featured new product announcements and successful integrations with companies like Amgen and Lowe's
  2. Over 92% of Fortune 500 companies are utilizing OpenAI products for building, showcasing corporate interest in innovative technologies
  3. Introduction of GPT-4 Turbo model highlighted improvements in context length, control, knowledge, customizations, and competitive pricing

The taxonomy of machine learning paradigms

The Palindrome • 0 implied HN points • 18 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Data science Algorithms Models AI
  1. Machine learning tasks involve three important parameters: the input, the output, and the training data.
  2. The basic machine learning setup consists of a dataset, a true relation function, and a parametric model as an estimation.
  3. Major paradigms of machine learning include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, and reinforcement learning.

A Time When Trusting AI Matters

The Grey Matter • 0 implied HN points • 10 Oct 23
🕹 Technology AI Data Models Algorithms Ethics
  1. The Flint water crisis demonstrates the importance of trusting AI to address critical issues like identifying lead pipes.
  2. AI can significantly improve efficiency in tasks like predicting hazardous pipes, but it requires trust and acceptance from both authorities and the public.
  3. The decision to not fully utilize AI in the Flint water crisis led to inefficiencies, showing the balance needed between skepticism and the potential benefits of AI.

Underdog joins the fight

ML Under the Hood • 0 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
🕹 Technology AI Cloud Models ML
  1. Anthropic partners with Amazon in a $4B deal, offering access to second best LLM model through an API on AWS Bedrock
  2. Cloudflare introduces Workers AI to run low-power LLM models worldwide, aiming for data localization compliance
  3. Mistral AI releases a powerful 7B model with Apache 2.0 license, outperforming larger models and providing true open-source capability

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

ML Under the Hood • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Development Models Backend Hardware
  1. Developing a prototype ML product for niche languages and cultures has unique challenges that are not present in more common languages.
  2. Focusing on core objectives is crucial for efficient development and achieving sprint goals.
  3. Prioritizing functionality over speed in ML inference pipelines can lead to tangible progress and real product advancements.

The Tension in Specialization

Embracing Enigmas • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Models Specialization AI
  1. Specialization allows individuals to excel in a specific field but can limit performance in other areas.
  2. In nature, specialization is beneficial in specific environments, but changes over time can challenge specialized traits.
  3. Ensemble learning combines specialized models to cover each other's errors and excel in various contexts, emphasizing the importance of having both good and different models.

Compute, compute, compute!

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Investment Compute Chips Models
  1. Massive investments are going into AI for developing foundational models like GPT-4 and beyond, with accelerating costs speculated to reach mind-boggling amounts.
  2. Considering basic investment principles, it may be wise to invest in AI when costs are low, demand is known, and there is potential for repurposing resources like chips to maximize value.
  3. There are concerns about the economic justification and practical utility of rapidly escalating AI investments, suggesting a need for a more measured and thoughtful approach.

AI's New Rules: How OpenAI is Shaping the Ethics of the Future?

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 09 May 24
🕹 Technology AI Ethics Standards Models Guidelines
  1. OpenAI has released 'Model Spec' guidelines to set behavioral standards for AI models, inviting public input.
  2. The 'Model Spec' proposes three levels for shaping model behavior: broad principles, specific rules, and default guidelines.
  3. OpenAI's goals include promoting good behavior in AI, prioritizing safety, fairness, and ethical decision-making through their guidelines.

OpenAI's Sam Altman plugged GPT-2 thrice - but why?

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 06 May 24
🕹 Technology AI Models Tech Companies Artificial Intelligence
  1. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, mentioned liking GPT-2 multiple times, sparking curiosity about why he was promoting an older AI model.
  2. OpenAI has developed a way to train smaller AI models to perform as well as larger ones, potentially beneficial for mobile devices with limited power and space.
  3. Creating AI models suited for phones is challenging due to size and power constraints, but compact models like a potential 'GPT-4 mini' could enhance functions like voice commands and translations.

Llama 3 Matches GPT-4 Performance with Less Parameters

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 26 Apr 24
🕹 Technology AI Data Models Research Development
  1. Meta has developed Llama 3 models with fewer parameters than popular GPT-4, showcasing strong performance with slight differences.
  2. Llama 3 uses extensive data training and a new model optimization approach, contributing to its competitive capabilities in the language model landscape.
  3. Synthetic data research is essential for future AI advancements, as the effectiveness of models relies on the quality and innovation of generated data for training.

How to harness powerful AI

AI Prospects: Toward Global Goal Convergence • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Artificial Intelligence Models Planning
  1. Harness powerful AI capabilities without relying on autonomous agents by considering how to apply these resources to accomplish large tasks.
  2. Organize tasks in AI-agency role architectures to efficiently utilize highly capable AI for transformative endeavors while maintaining control.
  3. Utilize AI systems for large, consequential tasks through planning, action, correction processes, incorporating bounded tasks, and adhering to the principle of least authority for safer outcomes.

Demystifying Model Space

The Grey Matter • 0 implied HN points • 26 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Training Ethics Models
  1. Understanding the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) involves thinking in terms of model space, a multidimensional representation of all possible configurations of a model's parameters.
  2. The vast model space for models like GPT-3 contains a wide range of possibilities, from promoting human flourishing to leading to catastrophe.
  3. The training process of models like GPT involves phases like next-word prediction and reinforcement learning through human feedback, where the model gradually moves through model space to improve its responses.

Taking on OpenAI

Experiments with NLP and GPT-3 • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI NLP Algorithms Models Mathematics
  1. Sama believes building foundational models to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT is hopeless without significant investment.
  2. The current approach depends heavily on data and compute resources, which OpenAI has in abundance.
  3. The author plans to build foundational models using the KESieve algorithm, focus on math, involve students, and avoid traditional funding methods.

What do we mean by inductive bias and expressiveness?

Simplicity is SOTA • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Neural Networks Models
  1. Inductive bias in machine learning refers to how models make choices in their learning process.
  2. Restriction bias limits the types of hypotheses considered in a model, while preference bias favors certain hypotheses over others.
  3. Expressiveness of a model determines the types of relationships it can capture, and can be enhanced by adding relevant features or interactions.

Governance as the Facilitator in Adopting Technology

Embracing Enigmas • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Governance AI Technology Adoption Machine Learning Models
  1. Achieving societal acceptance of technology requires safety, reliability, and predictability.
  2. Factors affecting technology adoption include governance of technology outputs and understanding the value of the technology.
  3. Effective AI governance involves defining unwanted outputs, measuring system performance, implementing guardrails, and adjusting outputs when needed.