This I can believe tbh. It’s a very useful tool in the hands of an expert. Otherwise it’s like giving a chimp a gun.

Maybe this is why I am surprised at people’s hatred of ChatGPT. It’s borne of misuse of a tool for experts, like newcomers struggling with a C++ compiler error.

like, a video of Tao giving a demonstration?

LLMs are basically just good pattern matchers. But just like how A* search can find a better path than a human can by breaking the problem down into simple steps, so too can an LLM make progress on an unsolved problem if it’s used properly and combined with a formal reasoning engine.

I’m going to be real with you: the big insight behind almost all new mathematical ideas is based on the math that came before. Nothing is truly original the way AI detractors seem to believe.

By “does some reasoning steps,” OpenAI presumably are just invoking the LLM iteratively so that it can review its own output before providing a final answer. It’s not a new idea.

I do agree that grad students don’t exactly live in luxury, and frequently develop mental health crises. But their contributions and insight are what power their labs. Profs often have to spend so much time teaching and chasing grants that they can’t do much real research. Academia overall is in a sad state.

But Tao is a superstar, and a charismatic blogger. I’d be disappointed to learn he mistreats his grad students. (I don’t know if he even has any tbh)

Ok, you have my upvote now :p

This is not news. The headline is misleading. They took down an ad-bloated fork of an emulator which is still on the app store. Nobody should find this remarkable in any way except for the fact that Apple actually made the right call for once.

it’s a blue conservative like you

what the hell? where are you getting this

It’s disrespectful to alter someone’s quote while providing no commentary outside of the quote. IMO.

Let’s all start using AOL and MSN messenger

Yay! (Sorry to hear about your other eye!)

Will do!

Yeah, I wasn’t sure whether or not to suggest it.

Why?

Be careful when giving this advice out. It’s easy to imagine someone hearing this and then watching the partial eclipse with one eye open, feeling impervious.

Also, as the end of the eclipse approaches, keep one eye closed just in case.

That’s amazing and I’m thrilled to hear that Abby found love.