Week 21 of 2024- W212024
By Diverse Means
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“By diverse means we arrive at the same end” -Montaigne
AIML
OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game
The Old-Fashioned Library at the Heart of the A.I. Boom
Beware technology that makes us less human.
Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer
NASA Appoints First-Ever Chief AI Officer to Drive Innovation
Sam Altman's under pressure amid questions about OpenAI's commitment to safety
Elo Scores by Company- Top Ranked Model by Company in the Chatbot Arena
Let's talk about LLM evaluation
FTC chair: AI models could violate antitrust laws
OpenAI, WSJ Owner News Corp Strike Content Deal Valued at Over $250 Million
AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board
Mapping the Mind of a Large Language Model- Interpretability/Safety
Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice
The Washington Post Tells Staff It’s Pivoting to AI
Painting
Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid (1670-71), 71.1 x 60.5 cm, oil on canvas
Johannes Vermeer, Netherlands (1632-1675)
Stolen Vermeers- Stolen 2x
What is the meaning of the Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid?
Cyber
The Push to Ban Ransom Payments Is Gaining Momentum
Markets
A looming round of reinsurance renewals could signal slowdown in premium increases
Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc
Google’s Moonshot Factory Falls Back Down to Earth
They Built a $100 Million Watch Empire. Then the Market Tanked.
Compensation for Injured Passengers on Singapore Airlines Could Vary Dramatically
How private equity rolled Red Lobster
This Year's Google I/O Was the Most Boring Ever
Want to Buy SpaceX Stock? You Have to Know Someone
Realtors Partied, Spent Big and Lobbied Hard. Then It All Came Crashing Down.
Misc
What I’ve Learned: Stephen King
What Happened to $100M Box Office Openers?
People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?
Building Products in an Unforgiving Grind
‘Bromakase’ Is the New Steakhouse
Anger Does a Lot More Damage to Your Body Than You Realize
One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell
What Do Students at Elite Colleges Really Want?-Many of Harvard’s Generation Z say “sellout” is not an insult.
Mexico City’s water ‘Day Zero’ may come even for the wealthiest residents
How Failure Has Made Mathematics Stronger
Sal Khan is pioneering innovation in education…again
Paper
Scaling Monosemanticity: Extracting Interpretable Features from Claude 3 Sonnet
Books
Brave New Words, Salman Khan
3 books I’ve read and 6 books I want to read
AI and ML Reading List: My Favorites- added another Raschka book to the list