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Can transformers grok causal world models? I asked Claude Opus 4.1 and ChatGPT 5 in research mode, starting with arithmetic functions.
The results were excellent IMHO, and very informative.
Here's a link to my post on LinkedIn:
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Here's a business model for Bluesky.
Have you ever run out of characters in a post or reply?
1. Charge 1 cent per char past the limit, for single post or thread chain.
2. Charge 5 cents to have an LLM recommend edits to your post for brevity, readability.

Since the election, I am witnessing quite a number of important people moving off Xitter onto BlueSky.
Negative: Further bifurcation of the info ecosystems.
-Positives:
-Sorting of contributors versus vandals.
-Oppose Musk's megalomaniacal takeover.
bsky, please come through for us this time!

@jfallows.bsky.social
The vibe of half the electorate is modeled by a famous poster from the 1970's.
-Folks see themselves as victims.
-The eagle is not a symbol of democracy, but of a big bad enemy.
-It's all a joke anyway, so f*** it.
To an attitude problem, only counter-vibes can speak.

@noupside.bsky.social Would love to hear your thoughts about Tools For Humanity and the pivot from "WorldCoin" to digital identity. www.axios.com/2024/10/18/a.... You have written about the need for trusted pseudonymity. Is the time ripe for a viable biz model? Will Altman's involvement sink it?

New Tech Policy Podcast!

Renée DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social) of the Stanford Internet Observatory discusses her new book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality.

Full episode:

podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/376...