Pivoting to AGI: What to Read/Watch/Do This Weekend

We are moving from a generative-AI era to an AGI era. What that means – in the simplest technical terms – is that we’re pivoting from “single-algorithm systems” to systems that must – intrinsically – involve multiple major subsystems, and multiple control structures. We’re closing out a 50-year connectionist AI era. This era began with… Continue reading Pivoting to AGI: What to Read/Watch/Do This Weekend

Evolution of NLP Algorithms through Latent Variables: Future of AI (Part 3 of 3)

AJM Note: ALTHOUGH NEARLY COMPLETE, references and discussion still being added to this blogpost. This note will be removed once the blogpost is completed – anticipated over the Memorial Day weekend, 2023. Note updated 12:30 AM, Hawai’i Time, Tuesday, May 29, 2023. This blogpost accompanies a YouTube vid on the same topic of the Evolution… Continue reading Evolution of NLP Algorithms through Latent Variables: Future of AI (Part 3 of 3)

Conversation: AI, the World, & the Future (Pt 1)

A week ago, Yann LeCun suggested that conversations about the future, especially regarding how AI will influence our lives, should involve economists. LeCun specifically suggested Erik Brynjolfsson, a Stanford economist. Brynjolfsson hasn’t published any books recently, although he had an impressive run about ten years ago. What we DID like was this interview: Another good… Continue reading Conversation: AI, the World, & the Future (Pt 1)