“AI #59: Model Updates” by Zvi

Claude uses tools now. Gemini 1.5 is available to everyone and Google promises more integrations. GPT-4-Turbo gets substantial upgrades. Oh and new model from Mistral, TimeGPT for time series, and also new promising song generator. No, none of that adds up to GPT-5, but everyone try to be a little patient, shall we?

Table of Contents

In addition to what is covered here, there was a piece of model legislation introduced by the Center for AI Policy. I took up the RTFB (Read the Bill) challenge, and offer extensive thoughts for those who want to dive deep.

1. Introduction.
2. Table of Contents.
3. Language Models Offer Mundane Utility. Help me, doctor.
4. Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility. You keep using that word.
5. Clauding Along. Claude use tool.
6. Persuasive Research. Claude now about as persuasive as humans.
7. The Gemini System Prompt. The [...]

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Outline:

(00:31) Language Models Offer Mundane Utility

(03:11) Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility

(06:55) Clauding Along

(10:19) Persuasive Research

(17:55) The Gemini System Prompt

(21:03) Fun with Image Generation

(21:24) Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon

(25:02) Copyright Confrontation

(29:59) Collusion

(32:33) Out of the Box Thinking

(37:33) The Art of the Jailbreak

(38:02) They Took Our Jobs

(43:55) Get Involved

(44:23) Introducing

(47:26) In Other AI News

(53:16) GPT-4 Real This Time

(57:19) GPT-5 Alive?

(01:04:02) Quiet Speculations

(01:06:45) Antisocial Media

(01:19:57) The Quest for Sane Regulations

(01:33:33) Rhetorical Innovation

(01:39:35) Challenge Accepted

(01:51:06) Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult

(01:51:55) Please Speak Directly Into This Microphone

(01:56:45) People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone

(01:57:15) The Lighter Side

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First published:
April 11th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/hQaxcitYgKjJqMdps/ai-59-model-updates

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.