Everyone wants fair benchmarks, but do you even lift?
Dec 15, 2023
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In this episode, they cover a wide range of topics including open-source AI research, the hype around new AI models, the relation between power levels in Dragon Ball Z and benchmarking, the impact of Twitter on academic culture, the future of Hugging Face, groundbreaking experiments on fluids and gases under pressure, and the significance of size in Godzilla movies.
The lack of a clear governance structure and potential conflicting interests raise questions about the future direction of the AI Alliance, a collection of organizations interested in advancing open source AI.
The need for more responsible and accurate representations of AI technologies is emphasized due to the lack of transparency and adherence to reality in AI demos, which often misrepresent the capabilities of AI models.
Deep dives
European Heaven and European Hell
In European heaven, all the cooks are Italian, all the cops are English, all the lovers are French, and everything's run by the Germans. In European hell, all the cooks are British, all the people are French, and everything's run by the Italians.
The AI Alliance and Open Source Vibes
The AI Alliance, run by IBM, is a collection of organizations interested in advancing open source AI. It includes various institutions like the Mass Open Cloud Alliance, CERN, Red Hat Enterprise, startups, and old tech companies. While open source AI seems promising, the lack of a clear governance structure and the potential for conflicting interests raise questions about the future direction of the Alliance.
The Controversy of Stage Demos
The AI industry has been criticized for stage demos that often misrepresent the capabilities of AI models. Recently, demos of Gemini, an AI language model, faced backlash for presenting a pre-scripted interaction that differed from the actual prompts used. The lack of transparency and adherence to reality in demos highlights the need for more responsible and accurate representations of AI technologies.
The Race for Bigger AI Models and Benchmarks
The race for bigger AI models continues, with Gemini and other models constantly pushing the boundaries of size and performance. However, concerns have been raised about the validity of benchmark results and the misleading use of complex prompting techniques. There is a need for more scientific and responsible practices in evaluating and presenting AI models to ensure accurate representations.