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He Co-Invented the Transformer. Now: Continuous Thought Machines [Llion Jones / Luke Darlow]

He Co-Invented the Transformer. Now: Continuous Thought Machines [Llion Jones / Luke Darlow]
Мы создали калькуляторы, потому что мы ГЛУПЫЕ! [Профессор Дэвид Кракауэр]

Мы создали калькуляторы, потому что мы ГЛУПЫЕ! [Профессор Дэвид Кракауэр]
Почему люди всё ещё поддерживают ИИ [Рекламное] — Фелим Брэдли

Почему люди всё ещё поддерживают ИИ [Рекламное] — Фелим Брэдли
Универсальная иерархия жизни — профессор Крис Кемпес [SFI]

Универсальная иерархия жизни — профессор Крис Кемпес [SFI]
Исследователь Google показывает, что жизнь «возникает из кода» [Блез Агуэра и Аркас]

Исследователь Google показывает, что жизнь «возникает из кода» [Блез Агуэра и Аркас]
The Secret Engine of AI - Prolific [Sponsored]

The Secret Engine of AI - Prolific [Sponsored]
AI Agents can write 10,000 lines of hacking code in seconds [Dr. Ilia Shumailov]

AI Agents can write 10,000 lines of hacking code in seconds [Dr. Ilia Shumailov]
29.4% ARC-AGI-2 🤯 (TOP SCORE!) - Jeremy Berman

29.4% ARC-AGI-2 🤯 (TOP SCORE!) - Jeremy Berman
The Real Reason Huge AI Models Actually Work [Prof. Andrew Wilson]

The Real Reason Huge AI Models Actually Work [Prof. Andrew Wilson]
How Your Brain Predicts Reality [Prof. Karl Friston]

How Your Brain Predicts Reality [Prof. Karl Friston]
The Invisible Rules That Govern Our World [Prof. Cristopher Moore / SFI]

The Invisible Rules That Govern Our World [Prof. Cristopher Moore / SFI]
Intelligence Isn't What You Think [Dr. Michael Timothy Bennett]

Intelligence Isn't What You Think [Dr. Michael Timothy Bennett]
Mutually Assured AI Malfunction [Dan Hendrycks]

Mutually Assured AI Malfunction [Dan Hendrycks]
DeepMind Genie3 - Simulate The World [Exclusive Interview]

DeepMind Genie3 - Simulate The World [Exclusive Interview]
Can Outsourcing Thinking Make Us Dumber? [Prof. David Krakauer]

Can Outsourcing Thinking Make Us Dumber? [Prof. David Krakauer]
Is

Is "Thermo" AI the future? [Guillaume Verdon aka "Beff Jezos"]
Math vs AI: Who Decides What's True? [Dr. Paul Lessard]

Math vs AI: Who Decides What's True? [Dr. Paul Lessard]
The Weird ChatGPT Hack That Leaked Training Data [Dr. Yannic Kilcher / Prof. Florian Tramer]

The Weird ChatGPT Hack That Leaked Training Data [Dr. Yannic Kilcher / Prof. Florian Tramer]
AI Isn't Creative [Prof. Kenneth Stanley]

AI Isn't Creative [Prof. Kenneth Stanley]
They can't keep getting away with this... [Kenneth Stanley / Akarsh Kumar]

They can't keep getting away with this... [Kenneth Stanley / Akarsh Kumar]
Explosive AI Timeline Predictions [Gary Marcus, Daniel Kokotajlo, Dan Hendrycks]

Explosive AI Timeline Predictions [Gary Marcus, Daniel Kokotajlo, Dan Hendrycks]
AI HAS A

AI HAS A "BODY" PROBLEM... [Dr. Maxwell Ramstead]

"AIs are strange new minds" [Prof. Christopher Summerfield / Oxford University]
New Research: LMArena is

New Research: LMArena is "rigged"
AI companions which really hook your attention [Sponsored]

AI companions which really hook your attention [Sponsored]
Wild breakthrough on Math after 56 years... [Exclusive]

Wild breakthrough on Math after 56 years... [Exclusive]
Build Specialist LLMs Like It’s 2019 (Randall Balestriero)

Build Specialist LLMs Like It’s 2019 (Randall Balestriero)

"We need AIs with PHYSICAL experience" (Jeff Beck)
Why Program Synthesis Is Next (Kevin Ellis and Zenna Tavares)

Why Program Synthesis Is Next (Kevin Ellis and Zenna Tavares)

"You don't fine-tune your way to AGI" - Here's why. [Eiso Kant]