Jonathon Martin
@jozyman.bsky.social
Teaches academic writing at Helsinki University
Current focus: AI and academic writing
Builds at deeply.io
Current focus: AI and academic writing
Builds at deeply.io
Is this to put pressure on or are they genuinely bearish on the US?
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Is this to put pressure on or are they genuinely bearish on the US?
When I look at the chain of reasoning when it's reasoning (in DeepSeek for example) it is not clear to me that a similar process cannot be trained in the humanities. Given enough examples of how to think like a philosopher/historian/linguist I suspect you might get impressive results.
March 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
When I look at the chain of reasoning when it's reasoning (in DeepSeek for example) it is not clear to me that a similar process cannot be trained in the humanities. Given enough examples of how to think like a philosopher/historian/linguist I suspect you might get impressive results.
Yes but with a temp of zero it is actually deterministic. But I agree with your next point that consistently wrong is not a great selling point.
March 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Yes but with a temp of zero it is actually deterministic. But I agree with your next point that consistently wrong is not a great selling point.
What if the temperature is zero? Are they not deterministic then?
March 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
What if the temperature is zero? Are they not deterministic then?
I think you could add revoking the AI legislation to that. I'm not a fan of the text itself, but the chances of AI not causing some catastrophe or other are very slim, and then people will shout "why didn't our government protect us"?
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I think you could add revoking the AI legislation to that. I'm not a fan of the text itself, but the chances of AI not causing some catastrophe or other are very slim, and then people will shout "why didn't our government protect us"?
$263 as I type. The French think if nothing's burning, there can be no protest.
March 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
$263 as I type. The French think if nothing's burning, there can be no protest.
It's a great article but as a European I have to wonder why I should prefer a unipolar world lead by Trump and the tech elite, rather than a more balanced world with China involved. It's not clear US dominance is desirable.
January 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's a great article but as a European I have to wonder why I should prefer a unipolar world lead by Trump and the tech elite, rather than a more balanced world with China involved. It's not clear US dominance is desirable.
Agreed.
I also think there's a risk of underrating the speed because the jump from "not very good" to "superhuman" is comparatively tiny. Also because the moment agents are good enough they can scale massively (unlike cars).
I also think there's a risk of underrating the speed because the jump from "not very good" to "superhuman" is comparatively tiny. Also because the moment agents are good enough they can scale massively (unlike cars).
January 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Agreed.
I also think there's a risk of underrating the speed because the jump from "not very good" to "superhuman" is comparatively tiny. Also because the moment agents are good enough they can scale massively (unlike cars).
I also think there's a risk of underrating the speed because the jump from "not very good" to "superhuman" is comparatively tiny. Also because the moment agents are good enough they can scale massively (unlike cars).
I worry about the narrative that because GPT4-level AI is complementary, that this will be so in two years. I think it breeds a false sense of security and prevents us preparing for the potential for widespread displacement of jobs.
January 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I worry about the narrative that because GPT4-level AI is complementary, that this will be so in two years. I think it breeds a false sense of security and prevents us preparing for the potential for widespread displacement of jobs.
Cannot agree with this. You don't serve your children by shielding them from responsibility and you don't serve them by undermining trust in democracy further in the country in which they live. All his children and grandchildren are now less safe.
December 2, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Cannot agree with this. You don't serve your children by shielding them from responsibility and you don't serve them by undermining trust in democracy further in the country in which they live. All his children and grandchildren are now less safe.
At least in my case I was looking for an alternative to X because it was simply an unpleasant experience (Musk, toxicity, ads, algorithmic issues etc.). Threads and BlueSky were the other options and BlueSky is a PBC and was getting traction.
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 AM
At least in my case I was looking for an alternative to X because it was simply an unpleasant experience (Musk, toxicity, ads, algorithmic issues etc.). Threads and BlueSky were the other options and BlueSky is a PBC and was getting traction.