I'm rarely on the side of a Goldman Sachs... Still this paper seems to be spot on. The equation between the costs (financial and ecological) and the value we get out of generative AI isn't balanced at all. Also, since it is stuck on trying to improve mostly on model scale and amount of data it is doomed to plateau in its current form.
This organization indeed doesn't seem healthy. Especially regarding the amount of user data they are responsible of.
Indeed the analogy from "ultra-processed food" is an interesting one in the information context.
OK, this is a rant about the state of the market and people drinking kool-aid. A bit long but I found it funny and well deserved at times.
Since there are ways to offset the plagiarism a bit, let's do it. Obviously it's not perfect but that's a start.
Chatbots can be useful in some cases... but definitely not when people expect to connect with other humans.
Interesting critique of this new platform... it's the beginning of the hype cycle but will probably the same "enshittification" phenomenon than other platforms.
This is indeed sad to see another platform turn against its users. This was once a place to nurture young artists... it's now another ad driven platform full of AI made scams.
Definitely too much hype around large models right now. This over shadows the more useful specialized models.
Open is unsurprisingly only in the name... this company is really just a cult.
Nice article. It's a good reminder that the benchmarks used to evaluate generative AI systems have many caveats.
Obviously a satire, some of it feels eerily real though.
Ever wondered why the quality of websites seems to go down? Well, here is a case study of what you end up needing to do if you try to fund a website through ads (like most websites).
Interesting musings indeed. That's lesser heard opinions about the manifesto and its origins. Good food for thought.
It is an interesting essay. It leans on the side of "assistants are useful for simple coding tasks" and it's a bit more critical when it's about writing. The stance is original I find, yes it can help with some writing tasks, but if you look at the writing tasks you can expedite this way... if you wish to expedite them isn't it a sign that they were providing little value in the first place? Is the solution the assistant or changing the way you work? Indeed this might hide some busy work otherwise.
Interesting take on why people see more in LLM based systems than there really is. The parallels with psychics and mentalists tricks are well thought out.
Very interesting piece. The chances that it is another bubble are high. It's currently surviving on a lot of wishful thinking and hypothetical. This really feels like borrowed time... I wonder what useful will remain once it all collapses. Coding assistants are very likely to survive. Clearly there could be interesting uses in a more sober approach.
Looks like enough people complained that they had to change course. Good, until the next bad move...
The HDMI Forum is really an annoying body to say the least... they lack so much transparency.
A bit of a long rant, still the core of the argument stays true. Apple will do everything in its power to keep their platform captive of their app store.