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583: Language Models, AI, and Digital Gardens with Maggie Appleton

Sep 18, 2023

Maggie Appleton discusses working with language models, vetting AI responses, Soggoth meme, using Discord as UI, boss wanting AI, and calling her blog a digital garden. Topics include language models for data extraction, generative image models in illustration, efficiency, and environmental impact, academic paper sourcing, and digital gardens for content evolution.

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Evaluation is crucial for AI model refinement, involving human assessment and feedback ranking.

Efforts to minimize energy consumption in large AI models include refining architecture and using external tools.

AI models prioritize conversational protocols like politeness and selecting appropriate tools for accurate responses.

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Importance of Efficient Content Evaluation

Evaluation is a critical aspect of refining AI models, crucial in improving accuracy and effectiveness. It involves human assessment, ranking answers, and fine-tuning models based on this feedback.

Introduction

5min

Enhancing Accuracy and Reliability in Language Models for Data Extraction

23min

Exploring Generative Image Models in Professional Illustration

9min

Efficiency and Environmental Impact of Language Models

15min

Exploring Academic Paper Sourcing and Book Recommendations

2min

Exploring the Concept of Digital Gardens and Content Evolution

3min

Show Description

Maggie Appleton talks with us about her work at Elicit, working with large and small language models, how humans vet the responses from AI, the discussion around the Soggoth meme in AI, using Discord as UI, what to do if your boss wants AI in your app, and why does she call her blog a digital garden?

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Maggie Appleton

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Design at Elicit. Makes visual essays about UX, programming, and anthropology. Adores digital gardening, end-user development, and embodied cognition.

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ShopTalk

583: Language Models, AI, and Digital Gardens with Maggie Appleton

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Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

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Deep dives

Importance of Efficient Content Evaluation

Optimizing Energy Efficiency in AI Models

Conversation Design for AI Models

Limitations of Large AI Models

Digital Garden Approach in Website Content Management

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Guests

Maggie Appleton

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