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I was talking to my mother-in-law this week about how she downloaded ChatGPT to her phone two weeks ago. It’s her first experience with an LLM. We talked about all the ways she’s started using it, but also the common things that people misunderstand about how
I'd looked forward to spending more time with Anthropic's Fable model today, but alas the government had other plans. As usual, Zvi has the most thoughtful, thorough commentary on things. I am however taking the position that the implementation method chosen by the government, with no
All thoughtful and nuanced perspectives. Speculative at times, but for smart reasons you might not have considered before; at least that was the case for me.
The third of a series by Alexander Kustov on AI attitudes among academics. I found the entire series to be quite persuasive. I suspect before long that AI use in academic writing will be common as long as its use is disclosed. But the idea that AI use in research
Language itself is why LLMs are a big deal
As predicted, Anthropic has the obviously superior legal argument and Judge Lin has granted a preliminary injunction shutting down (for now) the Government's actions agains the company. Here's an excellent and detailed overview from Zvi Mowshowitz. Quoting Zvi, who's quoting the judge: At bottom,
Hands down, the current best platform for learning about AI is Youtube. The challenge is finding the channels that have substance to them rather than promising how to vibecode your way to a six-figure side hustle. I just put this list together for my students, and thought that it
I don't see our choice as "AI or no AI" any more than past generations could halt the spread of the printing press — that widely decried threat to scholarship. Children born today will never know a world without AI. The majority of U.S. teens already
What if software doesn't have to be take-it-or-leave-it?
Regarding what I wrote yesterday, this piece is an expert overview of the laws at stake and why DoD’s supply chain risk designation for Anthropic is doomed to fail. From the government's perspective, Claude does pose some concerning vendor reliability issues. But the specific actions Hegseth and
I’ve seen enough takes on the Anthropic/DoD conflict since it all went down last week, and I’m surprised at how often this important principle is being left out of the conversation: There are many freedoms enjoyed by Americans—and therefore American businesses. One of them is that
Late night noodling, but even in the light of day this still feels right to me. If we mapped current #AI companies to consumer tech from the 2010s: Anthropic = Apple. Focused on high quality for a smaller market. Stubborn and opinionated in annoying ways, but innovating in important ones. Sets