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#219 – Toby Ord on graphs AI companies would prefer you didn't (fully) understand

80,000 Hours Podcast

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The Analogy of AI Learning and Inference Processes

This chapter explores the concept of AI inference by comparing it to the learning and application processes of a human employee. It highlights how pre-training equips language models with foundational knowledge, while inference serves as the practical application that can be refined for improved performance.

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