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AI Is the Black Mirror
AI Is the Black Mirror
Why the kinship between artificial intelligence and the human mind is terrifying.
·nautil.us·
AI Is the Black Mirror
David Chalmers Discusses the Hard Problem of Consciousness
David Chalmers Discusses the Hard Problem of Consciousness
What exactly is consciousness, and why is it such a hard problem to solve? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly take you deep into the mysteries of consciousness and objective reality, David Chalmers, a philosopher and cognitive scientist. How do we understand the core of subjective experience? We explore the philosophical and neuroscientific angles of consciousness. Why do some experts believe consciousness arises from the sensory cortex, while others point to the prefrontal cortex? And what does this mean for how we understand animals, AI, or even the very nature of our own minds? We question how consciousness evolved to discussions about the levels of consciousness in animals, babies, and humans under anesthesia. As the conversation turns to AI, the group contemplates the future of artificial consciousness. Could large language models, like today's AI, eventually develop consciousness? If not now, will they in the near future? And if we can simulate human consciousness in machines, are we creating philosophical zombies—entities that behave like us but lack awareness? These questions spiral into debates about reality, VR, and whether we're already living in a simulation. Could there be laws of consciousness waiting to be discovered, like the laws of physics? Or is consciousness simply an illusion, as some scientists propose? What are the core features of consciousness that scientists agree on? Buckle up for a fascinating journey that will leave you questioning not just what consciousness is, but whether any of this is even real. Thanks to our Patrons Jay, Gregory Aronoff, Tom B. Night, Barnsley, Glenn, Hibachi Flamethrower, Crescencio Maximilian joseph Martinez, Micheal Gomez, Matthew Deane, James, Joe Chillemi, Thomas van Cleave, Kelsey Plugge, Jeff Jones, William Hamilton, and Kevin Cosg. for supporting us this week. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #neildegrassetyson Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: David Chalmers 04:00 - What is Consciousness? 06:50 - Where is the Seat of Consciousness? 14:30 - Are Large Language Models Conscious? 22:47 - The Laws of Consciousness 31:40 - Does Consciousness Really Exist? 34:50 - The Reality of Virtual Reality 42:40 - The Future of Reality
·youtube.com·
David Chalmers Discusses the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Roaming RAG – Make the Model Find the Answers - Arcturus Labs
Roaming RAG – Make the Model Find the Answers - Arcturus Labs
Roaming RAG offers a fresh take on Retrieval-Augmented Generation, letting LLMs navigate well-structured documents like a human—exploring outlines and diving into sections to find answers. Forget complex retrieval setups and vector databases; this streamlined approach delivers rich context and reliable answers with less hassle. It’s perfect for structured content like technical manuals, product guides, or the innovative llms.txt format designed to make websites LLM-friendly.
·arcturus-labs.com·
Roaming RAG – Make the Model Find the Answers - Arcturus Labs
The GPT Era Is Already Ending
The GPT Era Is Already Ending
These shortcomings have led to sharp, even caustic criticism that AI cannot rival the human mind—the models are merely “stochastic parrots,” in Bender’s famous words, or supercharged versions of “autocomplete,” to quote the AI critic Gary Marcus.
·theatlantic.com·
The GPT Era Is Already Ending
Prompts.js
Prompts.js
I've been putting the [new o1 model](https://openai.com/index/openai-o1-system-card/) from OpenAI through its paces, in particular for code. I'm very impressed - it feels like it's giving me a similar code quality …
·simonwillison.net·
Prompts.js
Godot Isn't Making it
Godot Isn't Making it
Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I didn’t write the title. What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new terms of the present? What if artificial intelligence isn't actually capable
·wheresyoured.at·
Godot Isn't Making it
AI Hallucinations: Why Large Language Models Make Things Up (And How to Fix It) - kapa.ai - Instant AI answers to technical questions
AI Hallucinations: Why Large Language Models Make Things Up (And How to Fix It) - kapa.ai - Instant AI answers to technical questions
Kapa.ai turns your knowledge base into a reliable and production-ready LLM-powered AI assistant that answers technical questions instantly. Trusted by 100+ startups and enterprises incl. OpenAI, Docker, Mapbox, Mixpanel and NextJS.
·kapa.ai·
AI Hallucinations: Why Large Language Models Make Things Up (And How to Fix It) - kapa.ai - Instant AI answers to technical questions
ChatGPT, at Age Two
ChatGPT, at Age Two
The bullshit just keeps on coming.
·garymarcus.substack.com·
ChatGPT, at Age Two
SmolVLM - small yet mighty Vision Language Model
SmolVLM - small yet mighty Vision Language Model
I've been having fun playing with this new vision model from the Hugging Face team behind [SmolLM](https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/2/smollm2/). They describe it as: > [...] a 2B VLM, SOTA for its memory …
·simonwillison.net·
SmolVLM - small yet mighty Vision Language Model
ChatGPT for teams
ChatGPT for teams
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source standard released by Anthropic in November 2024 that enables AI models to interact with external data sources through a unified interface.
·glama.ai·
ChatGPT for teams
open-interpreter
open-interpreter
This "natural language interface for computers" open source ChatGPT Code Interpreter alternative has been around for a while, but today I finally got around to trying it out. Here's how …
·simonwillison.net·
open-interpreter
Misinformation expert cites non-existent sources in Minnesota deep fake case • Minnesota Reformer
Misinformation expert cites non-existent sources in Minnesota deep fake case • Minnesota Reformer
A leading misinformation expert is being accused of citing non-existent sources to defend Minnesota’s new law banning election misinformation. Professor Jeff Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, is “well-known for his research on how people use deception with technology,” according to his Stanford biography.  At the behest of Minnesota Attorney General Keith […]
·minnesotareformer.com·
Misinformation expert cites non-existent sources in Minnesota deep fake case • Minnesota Reformer