Pre-GPT-2, OpenAI put out a list of interesting (mostly unsolved) problems in AI — github.com/openai/request…

Includes stuff like text-conditioned code generation, turning images of equations into LaTeX.

Interesting to look back today

Ok ok got it

American China hawks are like - it’s our way or the Huawei

Sharing #FAccT2024 paper on the effects of LLMs’ natural language expressions of uncertainty.
Such a fun and productive time working with Sunnie S. Y. Kim and the team!

Wild to me that Politico runs super critical stories about Open Philanthropy's efforts to lobby for AI safety regulations, while also letting its main tech newsletter be sponsored by Meta and Eric Schmidt's think tank (w/ the same author as the main newsletter!).

Who called it a non-commercial AI model license and not 'weight, weight, don't sell me'

New startup idea - Giftwell.org - a ranking of different gifts you could give, and cash is always #1

Startup idea: nitro cold brew for workplaces that somehow doesn't look like you're walking around with a beer [they even make the cans kinda look that way sometimes!!]

Extremely messed up that sleep deprivation can have short term antidepressive effects. Like, make up your mind, body

Spice in the Dune universe is computing pow(d)er

Another day, another [Bezos didn't just make The Washington Post free using a negligible fraction of his wealth]

i hold a record on the kobayashi maru. i’m the fastest person to ever say it was a no-win situation. they said, “george, we haven’t even finished explaining it yet.” i said, “doesn’t matter. can’t be done.”

they accused me of cheating. there were hearings, inquiries.

The last time the 'gpt2' string was trending... IYKYK cc Max Woolf

Hi! Hope you have a good week <3

Chipotle expert here:

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