Oct 30, 2024

8 Posts

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Oct 30, 2024

Synthetic Data Distorts Models: Could training on generated output doom AI’s future?

Training successive neural networks on the outputs of previous networks gradually degrades performance. Will future models succumb to the curse of recursive training?

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Oct 30, 2024

Benchmark Tests Are Meaningless: The problem with training data contamination in machine learning

The universe of web pages includes correct answers to common questions that are used to test large language models. How can we evaluate new models if they’ve studied the answers before we give them the test?

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Oct 30, 2024

No Work for Coders: Could coding assistants take over software development?

AI coding assistants are brewing codebases that once were the sole province of human programmers. Will AI systems take over software development?

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Oct 30, 2024

Innovation Can’t Win: Bureaucracy chokes AI growth as lawmakers tighten grip

Politicians and pundits have conjured visions of doom to convince lawmakers to clamp down on AI. What if terrified legislators choke off innovation in AI?

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Oct 30, 2024

AI Burns All the Energy: Will AI’s growing power demands drain the grid?

The globe’s growing AI infrastructure requires huge amounts of electricity, possibly more than power providers can generate responsibly. Could AI models suck energy resources dry?

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Oct 30, 2024

The Psychology of AI Doom: Why do people who are well informed about AI worry about unrealistic dangers? There are incentives for doomsaying.

Welcome to our special Halloween issue of The Batch, in which we probe fears, anomalies, and shadows of AI.

Oct 30, 2024

Trick or treat! AI Devours Energy, Innovation Can’t Win, Models Collapse, Benchmark Tests Are Meaningless, No Work for Coders

The Batch AI News and Insights: Welcome to our special Halloween issue of The Batch, in which we probe fears, anomalies, and shadows of AI.

Oct 30, 2024

Synthetic Data Distorts Models: Could training on generated output doom AI’s future?

Benchmark Tests Are Meaningless: The problem with training data contamination in machine learning

No Work for Coders: Could coding assistants take over software development?

Innovation Can’t Win: Bureaucracy chokes AI growth as lawmakers tighten grip

AI Burns All the Energy: Will AI’s growing power demands drain the grid?

The Psychology of AI Doom: Why do people who are well informed about AI worry about unrealistic dangers? There are incentives for doomsaying.

Trick or treat! AI Devours Energy, Innovation Can’t Win, Models Collapse, Benchmark Tests Are Meaningless, No Work for Coders

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