Deep Learning With The Wolf

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, shimmering lake. Every time you dip your hand into the water—every time you ask an AI model to complete a task—ripples spread across the surface. But what if, instead of ripples, those waves represented energy use, carbon emissions, and a growing environmental cost? As AI grows more powerful, the ripples it creates grow into tidal waves. GPT-4.0, a marvel of...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the world at breakneck speed, from personal assistants like ChatGPT to revolutionary tools in healthcare and finance. But as AI becomes more advanced and accessible, its environmental footprint is raising some serious questions. Behind every AI-generated response lies an energy-hungry infrastructure that powers this technological revolution: data centers. Th...

The feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk has reignited, this time over the alleged political bias of AI systems. Musk has criticized OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a "left-wing propaganda machine," while Altman firmly rejects these claims, arguing for ChatGPT’s neutrality and emphasizing the unavoidable biases that emerge when training AI on vast datasets. This disagreement reflects a...

November 18, 2024 [Podcast produced with NotebookLM technology from Google DeepMind. The two hosts you are listening to are both AI-generated. The podcast is created by “feeding” research into the “notebook.”] Imagine tomorrow a major tech company announces they've achieved Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). How would we verify this claim? This question isn't merely academic—it strikes at the...

California classrooms are taking a bold step forward, with some educators not just allowing but actively encouraging the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in learning. Jeff Simon, a math teacher at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, is leading the charge. In his classroom, students use AI tools to solve math problems, check answers, and even act as virtual tutors. “People are so afraid of this...

Ever read AI-generated content and thought, "This feels... robotic"? You're not alone. While ChatGPT is incredibly powerful, its output often lacks that human touch that makes writing truly engaging. Let's transform those mechanical responses into content that genuinely connects. The Basic Framework Before we dive into specific prompts, here's your foundation for any ChatGPT interaction: Five Core...

The podcast attached to this article is AI-generated using Google Deep Mind’s Notebook LM technology. All of the sources used to generate the podcast are listed below in the “Additional Resources” section. Over the past year, I've written over a dozen articles about the influence AI could have on the elections. My favorite article was probably the one I wrote right after watching Elon Musk bounce...

With Donald Trump’s recent election victory, new concerns are rising about the future of privacy in America. Trump has announced policies aimed at mass deportation, enhanced monitoring of political opponents, and a hardline stance on immigration. These goals are expected to rely heavily on AI-driven surveillance systems—meaning the technology of facial recognition, predictive analytics, and digita...

Editor’s Note: The podcast above is created using Google’s NotebookLM technology. The sources “fed” into the Notebook to create this podcast are listed in the “Inquisitive Minds” section below. A question I get asked often is: How soon will we have Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? With major figures like Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, predicting AGI by as soon as 2025, this topic has sparked...

FSD tried to kill me again. Yes, really. Let me explain. If you’ve driven with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) lately, or even just Autopilot, you’ve likely encountered some quirks. But on November 5th, my experience with FSD crossed a line from minor inconveniences to serious safety issues. Despite being a tech enthusiast who supports autonomous driving, this latest experience pushed my confidenc...

Note: The podcast for this episode is generated using NotebookLM from Google DeepMind. The recent discovery that Chinese military researchers adapted Meta’s open-source AI model, Llama 2, for defense applications has sparked a debate about the national security implications of open-source AI. In particular, this case—centered around a military chatbot, ChatBIT—raises pressing questions about the r...

In a recent appearance on the No Priors AI-focused podcast , and at the Nvidia AI Summit held in Mumbai, India, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared a powerful new vision for AI advancement: a concept he calls "Hyper Moore's Law." Unlike the original Moore's Law, which foresaw the doubling of transistor density on microchips every two years, Huang suggests that AI's growth rate could far exceed this pac...

With Donald Trump set to take office again, his plans to dismantle President Biden’s AI safeguards and regulations could redefine the trajectory of U.S. AI development. Trump has expressed intentions to revoke Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI, which set up the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) and created rigorous reporting requirements on AI systems. This shift promises a sharp turn toward deregu...

October 23, 2024 Anthropic's latest experimental release, the "computer use" feature, embedded in its Claude 3.5 model, brings AI automation to a new frontier. Unlike traditional models that generate text, "computer use" allows AI to interact with software like a human, navigating, clicking, typing, and managing tasks across applications. Although limited to developers for now, this capability rep...

If you’ve been following Elon Musk’s latest public appearances, you might notice that he’s been exceptionally energetic with a lot of jumping around on stage as he stumps for a presidential. This is odd behavior for someone who said earlier in the year they were going to "remain neutral" in this year's presidential election. So, beyond ketamine-fueled thinking, what is really fueling this sudden p...

The world of education is at a crossroads. For years, educators and technologists have speculated about the potential of AI to revolutionize teaching and close the learning gap, especially in underserved areas. Bill Gates, Ethan Mollick, and others have suggested that AI-powered tutoring systems could solve the “Two Sigma Problem,” offering personalized, one-on-one learning to students everywhere....

I created a thought experiment to explore a fictional future of AI-generated misinformation and conspiracy theories gone awry. I gave ChatGPT leeway to get creative at every turn, particularly with regards to the content of the theories. But, despite all of this creativity, in the end, the thought experiment still felt plausibly real. Here was the assignment given to ChatGPT as step-by-step instru...

In his essay, Machines of Loving Grace , Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, presents an optimistic yet realistic vision of AI’s future, balancing its transformative potential against its challenges. While we often debate AI risks, Amodei argues that we may be underestimating how much AI could revolutionize sectors like healthcare, economics, and mental health by 2035. AI’s Transformative Potential Am...

This article and podcast are exclusive to my Substack subscribers. When Demis Hassabis and John Jumper of DeepMind received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , it wasn’t just another moment of scientific celebration—it marked a turning point in how we understand and interact with the fundamental building blocks of life. AlphaFold2, the AI model they developed, cracked the code of protein structure...

I’m an early riser. Oftentimes, in those early morning hours, I end up pondering the world of AI. This morning, I was thinking about OpenAI's Swarm and Geoffrey Hinton's warnings about the existential threat of AI. So, should we be worried about AI's working together? I jokingly added an extra sentence after my LinkedIn hook last night: "Oh great, they're working together now." But, the concept of...

The two mega-popular AI hosts from ‘Deep Dive” plunge headfirst into the topic of AI swarms. This podcast explores the fascinating world of "Swarm", OpenAI's experimental framework for orchestrating AI agents. While not an official OpenAI product, "Swarm" offers a glimpse into the potential of multi-agent AI systems to transform industries and reshape the future of work. ● Imagine a network of spe...

Google’s study tool allows you to turn any document into a podcast. Why not a resume? In the ultimate act of vanity, I turned my resume into a six-minute podcast. (Although, now I want to take my grandmother’s pumpkin pie recipe and see if our chirpy AI podcasters can discuss that in-depth for six minutes. Somehow, I think they will have no issue with it. “So, how does one decide whether to go wit...

Harvard University students have opened Pandora's Box by connecting Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to facial recognition and public databases. The result? The ultimate spy device. They call their invention I-XRAY and conducted “field tests” on unsuspecting strangers, checking the data they received against the passersby themselves. The glasses found names, ages, phone numbers, insurance policies, h...

It's 2024, and AI is playing a bigger role in our lives than ever before—and nowhere is that more apparent than in politics. This election cycle has seen the rise of AI-generated content, especially deep fakes, which are reshaping the landscape of political discourse. The question isn't just about how these AI tools are being used, but also how well voters can recognize them and understand their p...

Tesla’s highly anticipated “We, Robot” event is set for October 10, 2024, and promises to offer a glimpse into the company’s autonomous ambitions. As Tesla enthusiasts and the broader automotive industry look forward to this unveiling, there’s a mix of excitement and skepticism. With potential reveals including the long-awaited Robotaxi, a new $25,000 electric vehicle, and possibly even the Optimu...