So one thing I’ve heard from multiple researchers in my field is that models seem to get *much* better at solving their specific problems over short periods, even asked in new contexts. Many of them have mentioned that they wonder if they’re training on their inputs.
Something we need to start talking about urgently: huge numbers of old software bugs are being found and closed right now. Intelligence and law enforcement agencies depend on these bugs for access. What are they going to do when this access is gone?
There’s been some reporting that Meta contributed an unfathomable sum to promote age verification laws globally. This is broadly true, but actual situation is a bit more complex. Figured it was worth an update.