Author Archives: TheZvi

AI #61: Meta Trouble

Posted on April 25, 2024 by TheZvi

The week’s big news was supposed to be Meta’s release of two versions of Llama-3. Everyone was impressed. These were definitely strong models. Investors felt differently. After earnings yesterday showed strong revenues but that Meta was investing heavily in AI, … Continue reading →

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Changes in College Admissions

Posted on April 24, 2024 by TheZvi

This post brings together various questions about the college application process, as well as practical considerations of where to apply and go. We are seeing some encouraging developments, but mostly the situation remains rather terrible for all concerned.

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On Llama-3 and Dwarkesh Patel’s Podcast with Zuckerberg

Posted on April 22, 2024 by TheZvi

It was all quiet. Then it wasn’t.

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AI #60: Oh the Humanity

Posted on April 18, 2024 by TheZvi

Many things this week did not go as planned. Humane AI premiered its AI pin. Reviewers noticed it was, at best, not ready. Devin turns out to have not been entirely forthright with its demos. OpenAI fired two employees who … Continue reading →

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Childhood and Education Roundup #5

Posted on April 17, 2024 by TheZvi

For this iteration I will exclude discussions involving college or college admissions. There has been a lot of that since the last time I did one of these, along with much that I need to be careful with lest I … Continue reading →

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Monthly Roundup #17: April 2024

Posted on April 15, 2024 by TheZvi

As always, a lot to get to. This is everything that wasn’t in any of the other categories. Bad News You might have to find a way to actually enjoy the work. Greg Brockman (President of OpenAI): Sustained great work … Continue reading →

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AI #59: Model Updates

Posted on April 11, 2024 by TheZvi

Claude uses tools now. Gemini 1.5 is available to everyone and Google promises more integrations. GPT-4-Turbo gets substantial upgrades. Oh and new model from Mistral, TimeGPT for time series, and also new promising song generator. No, none of that adds … Continue reading →

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RTFB: On the New Proposed CAIP AI Bill

Posted on April 10, 2024 by TheZvi

A New Bill Offer Has Arrived Center for AI Policy proposes a concrete actual model bill for us to look at.

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Medical Roundup #2

Posted on April 9, 2024 by TheZvi

Previously: #1 It feels so long ago that Covid and health were my beat, and what everyone often thought about all day, rather than AI. Yet the beat goes on. With Scott Alexander at long last giving us what I … Continue reading →

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On the 2nd CWT with Jonathan Haidt

Posted on April 5, 2024 by TheZvi

It was clear within the first ten minutes this would be a rich thread to draw from. In my childhood and education roundups, and of course with my own kids, I have been dealing with the issues Haidt talks about … Continue reading →

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