There has been much buzz surrounding the chat AI models. These Large Language Models seem to forget that they reside in computers, and should have access to a clock, calendar and calculator. But they seem to be unaware of this, and haven't shown confidence or excellence in numerical or date/time-based queries. GPT-3 seems to be better at math, however, for reasons unclear. But just prefacing a math query with the phrase "Solve and output only the correct answer and nothing else" makes it perform much better. Why would that be? This is almost spooky.
Chronic loneliness can affect brain structure and development. And findings suggest that if this is not dealt with promptly, can create a self-reinforcing spiral, that could lead to the hikkikomori problem I mentioned in an earlier post. Not only that, but stress experienced early in life can disrupt the brains reward centers, reducing pleasure and reward-seeking behavior for fun, food and sex. At least in mice, where the experiments were conducted.
And speaking of Japan, their birth rate has hit another record low. Very sad. And it's not just the Japanese.
Australian aborigines appear to actually be descended from people migrating from the Indian subcontinent. I grew up learning that they were a completely separate proto-race.
Add another example of "things were excellent early on, but became awful as the general public started using it." Tinder (and similar apps) has been used to lure men into traps, for robbery or worse. 90% of kidnappings in São Paulo resulted from the use of a dating app. The promise of technology is only as good as the people who use it.
Well this is a nice gesture. Better than just giving him a lifetime supply of ketchup. Bet he never wants to eat that stuff again.
Wayne Shorter has died. May he rest in peace. This is one of my favorites.
I'm glad someone wrote about this. As I read arguments presented about the Biden student loan forgiveness plan, it didn't seem that the main point was being addressed - What gives Biden the authority to delegate this much money to just one small segment of the population? The discussion seemed all about if plaintiffs have "standing", and whether this violates the Commerce Clause. But Sotomayor felt that expert authority in the Dept of Education made it legit. No, it doesn't.
Novavax is tanking. Nobody wants COVID shots anymore. Too little too late. Even the Medicago vaccine, touted for being plant-based, had to shut down.