LLMs aren't sentient; they lack the physiological states required for sensations like hunger and pain, and thus can't have subjective experiences of such states
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is the term used to describe an artificial agent that is at least as intelligent as a human … Bluesky: @motomatters.bsky.social and @zitron.bsky.social X: @vsikka...
An in-depth look at the 2017 “Attention Is All You Need” paper, a big breakthrough in AI, and profiles of the eight Google researchers who co-authored the paper
They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most consequential tech breakthrough in recent history. X: @jsmarr , @webbarr , @sandraupson , @hkanji , and @stevenle...
LLMs, Transformers, and diffusion models represent an entirely new era for AI and discontinuity from the past capabilities of the CNN/RNN/GAN world
Rather then view LLMs, Transformers, and diffusion models as part of a continuum with past “AI”, it is worth thinking of this as an entirely new era and discontinuity from the past
Hasbro sues Asus over Transformer Prime tablet
Don't say we didn't tell you so: Hasbro sued Asus over the name of its Transformer Prime tablet last week, in a Los Angeles court. The toymaker is no doubt worried that the name could be confused wit...
Michael Bay Relishes Blu-ray's Victories
When Paramount Home Entertainment decided to support HD DVD exclusively, Michael Bay was vocally opposed. Since the decision came just as his Transformers would debut on high-definition home video, B...
Jobs: Blu-ray wins HD format war then loses to downloads
Blu-ray Disc beat HD DVD, but who cares? Downloads, not physical media, are the future of HD content consumption. So said Apple CEO Steve Jobs this week, a comment that's a distant echo of allegatio...