The article also highlights various stories about technology, including the EU's plans to end self-regulation for Big Tech, the escalating US-China trade secret war, Apple's failed driverless car project, and the potential threat of data-stealing worms from generative AI. It also mentions the debate around AI consciousness, the misuse of lab testing monkeys, and the suggestion to treat COVID-19 like the flu. The piece concludes with a quote from Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Italian defense company Leonardo, expressing his concern about the lack of human control over ongoing wars.
Key takeaways:
- Large language models can perform impressive tasks, but researchers are still unsure exactly why they work as they do.
- Researchers at OpenAI discovered that large language models could learn to perform basic arithmetic, but it took much longer than expected, a phenomenon they called "grokking".
- Despite the success of deep learning, the fundamental technology behind today's AI boom, there is still a lack of understanding about how and why it works.
- There are several recommended articles related to the mysteries of AI, its history, the concept of machine consciousness, and the potential for AI to become conscious.