Last week, Meta introduced what they're calling LAMA, which is a foundational large language model. It's very similar in sort of how it works to things like GPT-3 or Lambda from Google. And this model is different from previous models in part because it appears to be using a lot less data.
Snapchat launches a chatbot. Meta plans to “turbocharge” its A.I. work. Elon Musk explores “BasedAI.” At this point, who isn’t making an A.I. play?
Plus: Is crypto finally dead? Also, a new TikTok filter is making people terrifyingly hot.
On today’s episode:
David Yaffe-Bellany, a cryptocurrency and financial technology reporter for The New York Times.
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The science fiction and fantasy magazine “Clarkesworld” was flooded with chatbot-generated submissions. The writing is “bad in spectacular ways,” its editor said.