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GenAI

A collection of 39 issues

Show me the other money

This is a long but good read. Zitron really researched this. How Does OpenAI Survive?Throughout the last year I’ve written in detail about the rot in tech — the spuriousness of charlatans looking to accumulate money and power, the desperation of the most powerful executives to maintain control and

Model collapse again

Ah ‘Model Collapse’ is rearing its head again. So the problem still stands. I haven’t seen anything recently on ‘Temporal Degradation’ - but they keep releasing new versions. ‘Model collapse’: Scientists warn against letting AI eat its own tail | TechCrunchIf the models continue eating each other’s data, perhaps

It can't summarise

This is the kind of thing I like to see. Somebody with multi-domain knowledge putting the work in and checking claims. In this case ‘Can ChatGPT summarise a document?’ And then looking at it from an unbiased point of view: When ChatGPT summarises, it actually does nothing of the kind.

The Goldman Report

I linked to the Goldman report when it first came out. But I’m more than happy to link to someone who does a far better commentary than I ever could. Long, well researched (and linked) read. Grab a beverage because it’s good: Pop CultureHi there. Do you like

Say the quiet part out loud

Refreshing to see one of the big players (sort of) say the quiet part out loud: “There are still times it’s going to get it wrong, but I don’t think I would look at that and underestimate how useful it can be at the same time,” he said.

Words vs Deeds

Words and deeds, they count. If I don’t know you then that’s what I’m going to be looking for. It builds trust. Due diligence helps as well. (Unless you work in my team. Then it gets flipped around. You have trust immediately - it’s yours to

Good Interview to listen to

Meredith Whittaker Is always interesting to listen to. Worthwhile bookmarking this for your next coffee. Interview Of The Week: Meredith Whittaker, AI Ethics Expert - The InnovatorAI Ethics expert Meredith Whittaker talks about whether it is possible to have it All: Safe, Profitable, and Ethical AI?”The InnovatorJennifer L. Schenker

Which bits?

Many years ago, as a Postgraduate, I was studying Marine Science. One of the things we had to learn was how to take water quality tests. BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) and working out dissolved oxygen. Ugh I remember it was at least four pages of written calculus and you ended

Not a surprise

This is not surprising or even news. People have been having a lot of fun bypassing for a while, and prompt injection is a real thing AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchersFive systems tested were found to be ‘highly vulnerable’ to attempts to elicit harmful responsesThe