Fridman, the podcast’s host, defines AGI as an AI system that’s able to “essentially do your job,” as in start, grow, and run a successful tech company worth more than $1 billion.
“Essentially” is doing a whole lot of work in that definition. No matter what the definition, a real AGI would be smart enough to never hallucinate, and frankly, I don’t think the current path of LLMs will ever reach real AGI.
In an email to The Times late on Thursday night, Ballard denied using A.I. to write “Shy Girl,” contending that an acquaintance she hired to edit the self-published version of the novel had used A.I.
On the one hand, I love that publishers are taking a stand against AI. On the other, I’m increasingly nervous accusations are going to fly around with no regard for the truth and really hamper people’s ability to publish their writing. In this case, the author admits their editor used AI, so it’s a fine line. Did they
Honora by Flea is my most anticipated album of the year and it comes out this Friday. He and his band absolutely kill it during this performance. I need more of this in my life and hope he gets to do a Tiny Desk concert based on this album.
Netflix executives reportedly “laughed off” the idea that they require movies and TV shows to repeatedly recap their plots for audiences.
If I were a betting man, I would wager a lot of money that either a) the executives are lying or b) it’s a case of things lost in translation in a giant company because Netflix producers are absolutely giving notes to filmmakers to recap plots. It may not be a “requirement,” but the message is being heard loud and clear.
No word on whether he will actually get credited for the rewrite, but he definitely did extensive work, and this was, according to Sneider, at the request of DiCaprio.
I didn’t love Killers of the Flower Moon and after hearing PTA did extensive rewrites on it, I felt like I could see the seam a bit. I think PTA is an amazing writer, but he writers for the way he shoots and directs and I don’t think it meshes with the way Scorsese works.
As does Jensen Huang's commitment to looking like a huge dork.
I can’t help but absolutely love the compare and contrast here. It does amaze me that these billionaires like Huang and Musk don’t pay someone to dress them. Although they probably think no one could possibly make a better decision than them.
