Monthly Archives: December 2023

AI #44: Copyright Confrontation

Posted on December 28, 2023 by TheZvi

The New York Times has thrown down the gauntlet, suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Others are complaining about recreated images in the otherwise deeply awesome MidJourney v6.0. As is usually the case, the critics misunderstand the technology involved, … Continue reading →

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AI #43: Functional Discoveries

Posted on December 21, 2023 by TheZvi

We get innovation in functional search. In an even more functional search, we finally get a Nature paper submitted almost two years ago, in which AI discovered a new class of antibiotic. That’s pretty damn exciting, with all the implications … Continue reading →

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On OpenAI’s Preparedness Framework

Posted on December 21, 2023 by TheZvi

Previously: On RSPs. Be Prepared OpenAI introduces their preparedness framework for safety in frontier models.  A summary of the biggest takeaways, which I will repeat at the end:

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Monthly Roundup #13: December 2023

Posted on December 19, 2023 by TheZvi

I have not actually forgotten that the rest of the world exists. As usual, this is everything that wasn’t worth an entire post and is not being saved for any of the roundup post categories. (Roundup post categories are currently … Continue reading →

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AI #42: The Wrong Answer

Posted on December 14, 2023 by TheZvi

With the year ending and my first Vox post coming out, this week was a natural time to take stock. I wrote my first best-of post in a long time and laid out my plans for my 501c(3). It was … Continue reading →

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The Best of Don’t Worry About the Vase

Posted on December 13, 2023 by TheZvi

Hello everyone! This is going to be a bit of a housekeeping post and a welcome to new subscribers. Note that this is not the primary version of my writing, which can be found on Substack, but it is a … Continue reading →

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Balsa Update and General Thank You

Posted on December 12, 2023 by TheZvi

Wow, what a year it has been. Things keep getting crazier. Thank you for taking this journey with me. I hope I have helped you keep pace, and that you have been able to discern for yourself the parts of … Continue reading →

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OpenAI: Leaks Confirm the Story

Posted on December 12, 2023 by TheZvi

Previously: OpenAI: Altman Returns, OpenAI: The Battle of the Board, OpenAI: Facts from a Weekend, additional coverage in AI#41. We have new stories from The New York Times, from Time, from the Washington Post and from Business Insider. All paint … Continue reading →

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AI #41: Bring in the Other Gemini

Posted on December 7, 2023 by TheZvi

The biggest news this week was at long last the announcement of Google’s Gemini. Be sure to check that out. Note that what is being rolled out now is only Gemini Pro, the Gemini Ultra model that could rival GPT-4 … Continue reading →

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Gemini 1.0

Posted on December 7, 2023 by TheZvi

It’s happening. Here is CEO Pichai’s Twitter announcement. Here is Demis Hassabis announcing. Here is the DeepMind Twitter announcement. Here is the blog announcement. Here is Gemini co-lead Oriol Vinyals, promising more to come. Here is Google’s Chief Scientist Jeff … Continue reading →

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