Do large language models understand the world? As a scientist and engineer, I’ve avoided asking whether an AI system “understands” anything. There’s no widely agreed-upon, scientific test for whether a system really understands — as opposed to appearing to understand — just as no such tests exist for consciousness or sentience, as I discussed in an earlier letter. This makes the question of understanding a matter of philosophy rather than science. But with this caveat, I believe that LLMs build sufficiently complex models of the world that I feel comfortable saying that, to some extent, they do understand the world. — Read More
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Daily Archives: August 10, 2023
(Video) Simplifying Startup Building w/ Cody Jung, Founder of Founder Way
How can a founder figure out what accelerators and grants to apply for? What AI tools will best help them build their startup? What are the best strategies for pitching to investors? Cody Jung sat down with inside.com to answer these questions and more while sharing his journey of building Founderway.ai. Founder Way (previously called Dium, as you’ll hear it referred to in this talk) is a platform that acts like Turbo Tax for building startups. Founders are guided through questions that cover every step of the company-building process. — Read More
Disney Now Has an Entire A.I. Task Force — Report
The Walt Disney Company has created a “task force” designed to study the use of AI, or artificial intelligence, and how it can be applied across the organization. According to Reuters, the task force was launched earlier this year, before the start of the WGA strike that began in May.
Disney currently lists 11 different job descriptions centered around either artificial intelligence or machine learning, according to Reuters, and they touch multiple sections of the company, including roles in Walt Disney Studios, Parks, Imagineering, Disney Branded Television, and the advertising team. (A quick search pretty easily locates five of the open roles.) — Read More
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