Data Machina #258 – by Carlos

Data Machina #258 – by Carlos

Data Machina #258 – by Carlos

AI and While You Were Out IRL. The speed and breadth of AI R&D these days is mind-boggling! This w/e I’ve been immersed IRL joys, including being trapped in airplanes, trains and automobiles. (Apologies for publishing this a day later than usual.) This issue is a bit like an AP News bulletin on what happened … Read more

The Math Struggle of A.I.

The Math Struggle of A.I.

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has made remarkable strides in recent years, evolving from a futuristic concept to a tool that is becoming increasingly integrated into everyday life. A.I. chatbots, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, have become capable of writing poetry, summarizing books, and engaging in conversations that often feel indistinguishable from human interaction. Despite these advancements, A.I. … Read more

Miscellaneous Links #38

Miscellaneous Links #38

AI, Robotics, CogSci, Tech & More AI Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article Sora, etc.—Are we “rapidly approaching the top of generative AI’s S-curve?“ Neural network training makes beautiful fractals New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out … Read more

Top AI Solution Companies in India

Top AI Solution Companies in India

India has been in the forefront of the AI revolution and AI Solution Companies in India, where a lot of companies have been leading with unique and innovative AI solutions. The companies have been pioneers into transforming artificial intelligence from a mere concept to a practical tool to enable business deals of complex nature across … Read more

Data Machina #259 – by Carlos

Data Machina #259 – by Carlos

Prompt Engineering 2.0. Prompt engineering is not going anywhere any time soon. The AI Goliaths have invested 10’s of billions in LLMs & Large Multimodal Models (LMMs), which today -for better or for worse- dominate “modern AI” totally. Due to the way these models were designed and developed, inevitably, to get solid output results from … Read more

AI and Hollywood Editors – Artificial Intelligence +

AI and Hollywood Editors – Artificial Intelligence +

Introduction In this article about AI and hollywood editors, explore how AI is transforming Hollywood editing and the broader entertainment industry. Learn about the ethical implications, the future of white-collar jobs, and the balance between automation and creativity. Discover how AI tools like Generative AI, Sora AI, and Adobe Sensei are reshaping the movie industry, … Read more

Miscellaneous Links #40

Miscellaneous Links #40

AI, Robotics, CogSci, Tech & More AI Giving Household Robots Common Sense AI and the problem of knowledge collapse Why Today’s AIs Still aren’t Very Intelligent (interview with Aliana Maren) I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again Gen AI: Too much spend, too little benefit? GenAI prompted by me CogSci A Revolution … Read more

Data Machina #260 – by Carlos

Data Machina #260 – by Carlos

Vision-Language Models Booming. VLMs are experiencing a boom. Large foundation models like OpenAI GPT-4o, Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Google Gemini Pro 1.5 keep showing amazing vision-language capabilities and still dominate the benchmarks. But in a race to democratise VLMs at an efficient cost of operation -while maintaining performance- there is a new type of … Read more

The Future of AI – Artificial Intelligence +

The Future of AI – Artificial Intelligence +

Introduction The future of AI holds immense potential to transform nearly every aspect of human life, from healthcare and education to industry and global economies. As AI systems become more advanced, we can expect them to not only automate routine tasks but also enhance human capabilities, leading to new levels of innovation and efficiency. This … Read more

Potemkin Villages and AI History – MetaDevo

Potemkin Villages and AI History – MetaDevo

Talking to AI has been around for a long time. At least via text. Some early AI research at MIT in the 1960s and 70s involved the concept of a blocks world. It was basically a small room with blocks kind of like old-timey children’s toy blocks. Presumably this was influenced by or cross-pollinated with … Read more