The Inside Story of ChatGPT’s Astonishing Potential | Greg Brockman | TED
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HN commenters cite it as a primary source for Brockman's views, such as moving fast to reduce risk, and for capability anecdotes like GPT-4's arithmetic.
What it is
OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman explains the design principles behind ChatGPT and demos unreleased plug-ins at TED 2023. In the follow-up, TED head Chris Anderson presses him on the timeline of development and the risks of releasing such a tool.
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Cites williamstein · 2023-04 · on “For accountants, AI is like spreadsheets in the 1980s”
Presumably ChatGPT is better at writing database queries or answering questions about a large Csv file than somebody who doesn’t know how to program. This was the subject of a PR talk last week be an openai cofounder - [this video] - my guess is something like that is what inspired this article.
Cites dave84 · 2023-05 · on “Ask HN: Why can GPT4 en/decode base64?”
Based on my understanding from the recent TED talk [0] they mention that GPT-4 can for example add 40 digit numbers perfectly, but makes mistakes on adding a 40 digit and a 35 digit number. It hasn’t worked out a generic understanding of arithmetic but several smaller case specific ones which may not always be correct. [0] [this video]
Cites danesparza · 2023-05 · on “Here’s How AI Will Come for Your Job”
What the author is describing is simply employers resetting their expectations of employable skills. I've personally seen this happen about 3-4 times over the course of my 30 year career as a software developer. Frankly, the author's tone strikes me as alarmist (and a bit whiny). Yes -- it's uncomfortable. But it's also necessary. Learn the tools well enough to be comfortable with them. And get ready for more change. ChatGPT is already iterating: [this video] and it's not the only General AI tool widely available.
Cites upwardbound · 2023-11 · on “What is meant by AI "safety"?”
> is the “more safety” camp saying to slow down AI development? This is an EXCELLENT question and the answer is very very nuanced. Warning: the definitions of the terms I'm about to use are actively evolving in current discourse. The following taxonomy reflects my own views, specifically with the inclusion of faction 4: --- There are basically four competing factions. (1) The "normal" faction which includes Sam Altman and which basically says that we can deal with x-risk later and right now let's make money and continue life as normal. (2) The "decel" faction (short for "decelerate"), which includes most old-school AI safety folks such as Ilya, Helen, and Tasha. Sometimes you see these peopl