legucy

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by legucy 1mo ago
There is a widespread belief that the nature of intelligence is scalar, like how a person can have 100x more wealth than another person. If this were true, then we’d probably see breakaway RSI from a single lab. But I think we’re discoverin
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by legucy 8mo ago
We should develop a culture of naming mode-collapsed LLMisms, and shaming their enablers. How about “Not-Just Abuse”? Not-Just Abuse (informal, pejorative) Definition: The practice of knowingly deploying the “not just X, but Y” construction
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by legucy 11mo ago
Could we do RL in simulated environments, and use a vision LLM to provide the verification? I.e test a policy then take a 2d image of the end state, VLM yields 0 or 1. Another idea: video extension model as a world model. We fine tune Sora
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by legucy 1y ago
Cigarettes were/are a pretty lucrative business. It doesn’t matter if it’s better or worse, if it’s as addictive as tobacco, the investors will make back their money.
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by legucy 1y ago
I’m skeptical of arguments like this. If we look at most impactful technologies since the year 1980, the Web is not even in my top 3. Personal computers, spreadsheet software, and desktop publishing have all done more to alter society and d
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by legucy 1y ago
Classic new age hacker news hostility. Do you think this response adds anything?
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by legucy 1y ago
This seems like the type of thing that LLMs would be great at, since you already have a fully specified application (all requirements and details worked out). Has anyone attempted something like this?