The blog also includes summaries of two studies. The first challenges the perception of "unrealistic optimism" in risk judgments about future life events, suggesting that observed optimism could be statistical artifacts. The second focuses on the limitations of transformers in arithmetic, particularly influenced by positional encoding, and suggests improvements in arithmetic tasks can be achieved by adjusting positional encoding and data formats. The post concludes with a list of the author's favorite books of 2023.
Key takeaways:
- The blog post discusses a variety of topics, including AI, underwriting, and the potential future of brokers.
- It mentions a lawsuit between The Times and OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of copyrighted work.
- The post includes a review and discussion of the movie "Oppenheimer", comparing the Manhattan project to a potential future AI project.
- It also provides a list of the author's favorite books of 2023 and a study on unrealistic optimism about future life events.