The Acceleration of Machine Learning Capabilities of GPT-4

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In 2012, we have Jeffrey Hinton and his team win this award to create the best system to recognize cats. In 2016, I remember reading in the New York Times magazine, how machine learning capability to translate between languages has dramatically exceeded capacity of previous translation systems. Then in the last six months, we've had this GPT-4 slash-bar explosion of capability. It starts off incredibly terrible at predicting the next word, and eventually it starts writing short stories for you.

The two hottest topics in tech right now are the rise of generative AI and, with Apple’s recent push into spatial computing, the mainstreaming of augmented reality. Will silicon-based machines develop sentience? Will human experience extend into virtual worlds? These distinct technologies may eventually blend to spawn a surprising future, as our “real” world becomes digitally enhanced and our machines behave increasingly like humans.

Today, a provocative discussion with some big (human) thinkers: Steven Johnson, visiting scholar at Google Labs and author of ”Extra Life,” “Where Good Ideas Come from,” and “How We Got to Now”; philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers, author of ”The Conscious Mind” and “Reality+”; and Betaworks founder and AI investor John Borthwick.

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