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Robots downloading Skills (Like in the Matrix!)

Robots downloading Skills (Like in the Matrix!)
Oxford Professor:

Oxford Professor: "AIs are strange new minds"
We have a problem with ChatBot Arena.

We have a problem with ChatBot Arena.
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.
Manhattan Project for AI Safety

Manhattan Project for AI Safety
ARC Prize Version 2 Launch Video!

ARC Prize Version 2 Launch Video!
Exploring Program Synthesis: Francois Chollet, Kevin Ellis, Zenna Tavares

Exploring Program Synthesis: Francois Chollet, Kevin Ellis, Zenna Tavares
Test-Time Adaptation: the key to reasoning with DL

Test-Time Adaptation: the key to reasoning with DL
Moving Beyond Surface Statistics (Apple researcher)

Moving Beyond Surface Statistics (Apple researcher)
The Gap Between Humans and Machines Is ___

The Gap Between Humans and Machines Is ___
Panel discussion on ARC Prize 2024 (Zurich)

Panel discussion on ARC Prize 2024 (Zurich)
Tau Language: The Software Synthesis Future [Sponsored]

Tau Language: The Software Synthesis Future [Sponsored]
GPUs: Optimize or Bust! [Sponsored]

GPUs: Optimize or Bust! [Sponsored]
Transformers Need Glasses!

Transformers Need Glasses!
Can AI Improve Itself?

Can AI Improve Itself?
Can Latent Program Networks Solve Abstract Reasoning?

Can Latent Program Networks Solve Abstract Reasoning?
ImageNet Moment for Reinforcement Learning?

ImageNet Moment for Reinforcement Learning?
The ARC Prize 2024 Winning Algorithm

The ARC Prize 2024 Winning Algorithm
LSTM: The Comeback Story?

LSTM: The Comeback Story?
Neural Networks Are Elastic Origami!

Neural Networks Are Elastic Origami!
Language Models are

Language Models are "Modelling The World"
DO REASONING MODELS ACTUALLY SEARCH?

DO REASONING MODELS ACTUALLY SEARCH?
How Do AI Models Actually Think?

How Do AI Models Actually Think?
SCHMIDHUBER: HOW WE WILL LIVE WITH AIs

SCHMIDHUBER: HOW WE WILL LIVE WITH AIs
GODFATHER OF AI: MIGHT THE ROBOTS TAKE OVER?

GODFATHER OF AI: MIGHT THE ROBOTS TAKE OVER?