Tag: algorithms
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Colin Fraser
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/4/colin-fraser/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Colin Fraser Feedly Summary: Claude is not a real guy. Claude is a character in the stories that an LLM has been programmed to write. Just to give it a distinct name, let’s call the LLM “the Shoggoth". When you have a conversation with Claude, what’s…
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Hacker News: An attempt at AGI on the Tokio Runtime
Source URL: https://www.christo.sh/building-agi-on-the-tokio-runtime/ Source: Hacker News Title: An attempt at AGI on the Tokio Runtime Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text outlines an individual’s experimental journey to build Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through a biologically inspired neural network running on the Tokio Runtime. The project involves a unique approach to…
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Hacker News: Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models
Source URL: https://sakana.ai/asal/ Source: Hacker News Title: Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The text discusses the development of a new algorithm, Automated Search for Artificial Life (ASAL), which leverages foundation models to automate the discovery of artificial lifeforms through…
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Hacker News: Why are we using LLMs as calculators?
Source URL: https://vickiboykis.com/2024/11/09/why-are-we-using-llms-as-calculators/ Source: Hacker News Title: Why are we using LLMs as calculators? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges and motivations behind using large language models (LLMs) for mathematical reasoning and calculations. It highlights the historical context of computing and the evolution of tasks from simple…
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AlgorithmWatch: False Positives — a Podcast on financial discrimination & de-banking
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/false-positives-a-podcast-on-financial-discrimination-de-banking/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: False Positives — a Podcast on financial discrimination & de-banking Feedly Summary: What would you do if you were suddenly cut off from all your bank accounts? You can’t pay for anything, and you can’t really get answers as to why it happened. And how would you feel if…
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Hacker News: Being a Developer in the Age of Reasoning AI
Source URL: https://near.tl/developer-forever/forum/announcement/being-a-developer-in-the-age-of-reasoning-ai.anc-4b87de19-f7cf-4ef0-91c8-e28b260fd9ad.html Source: Hacker News Title: Being a Developer in the Age of Reasoning AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the launch of OpenAI’s o3 and its implications for developers and AI’s role in software development. It highlights the shift from traditional programming to program synthesis, where…