I tried to draw a turkey in spray cheese for the dog’s Thanksgiving dinner last night.
Spray cheese is not my medium.
However, the dog was not unhappy with the outcome.
AI developers have turned science fiction stories about godlike supercomputers into a religion, leading to the current infighting at OpenAI. “The field of AI … is profoundly shaped by cultish debates among people with some very strange beliefs.” Crooked Timber: What OpenAI shares with Scientology
I just got back from lunch. How many CEO changes did I miss at OpenAI?
Today’s ephemera: As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
Today’s ephemera: Uninspired barbecues
OpenAI’s alignment problem. The company’s board failed the institution. But did it have a point?
Casey Newton defends – or at least explains – the OpenAI board’s position. The company was supposed to be moving slowly and avoiding the harms of AI while harnessing good for humanity. Altman was running the company as a fast-track start up.
Today’s ephemera: Their remarkable ubiquity
Our server at lunch was named Ginger but her hair was magenta.
I visited with a friend in Oceanside
