Emily M. Bender: AI, Linguistics, Parrots, and More!
A conversation with Emily M. Bender, professor of computational linguistics at the University of Washington.
Your Mind and AI
Magritte's "Son of Man" metaphor explores digital obscurity of reality. AI model collapse mirrors human isolation effects. Minds struggle without diverse input. Balancing AI benefits and genuine human connection crucial. Develop metacognitive skills to navigate this new landscape.
How to Design AI Tutors for Learning
Generative AI promises personalized learning at scale but risks creating dependency. Complementary cognitive artifacts enhance skills; competitive ones replace them. Effective AI tutors balance engagement and autonomy, expanding human cognition without diminishing critical abilities.
How to Use Generative AI, Part 9: Reflect
Reflect by sharpening cognitive skills and metacognitive self-awareness. Part 9 in our How to Use Generative AI series.
John Havens: Heartificial Intelligence
A conversation with John Havens, author of Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines.
Improve Your Prompts with Many-Shot In-Context Learning
Explore Many-Shot In-Context Learning to enhance AI interactions. Learn five strategies from Google DeepMind's research to optimize your prompts for language models like ChatGPT. Improve your AI prompt engineering skills and maximize AI capabilities.
Creativity in the Age of Artificiality
Explore the evolving understanding of human intelligence and AI. Discover how the "bow tie model" of cognition and the concept of "affordances" reveal uniquely human creativity. Learn about Artificiality—the future fusion of biological and artificial intelligence reshaping our reality.
A New Framework for Understanding Emergence in Complex Systems
Explore a new framework for predicting emergent phenomena in complex systems. Learn how concepts like causal, informational, and computational closure offer new insights into emergence, from ant colonies to financial markets. Explore practical applications for your work and life.
How to Use Generative AI, Part 8: Fuse
Fuse by improving synthesis of complex and conflicting information. Part 8 in our How to Use Generative AI series.
Open-endedness and Artificial Superhuman Intelligence
Explore the concept of open-endedness, a key trait for artificial superhuman intelligence. Learn how AI must transcend pattern recognition and develop unbounded creativity, setting its own goals for continual innovation. Discover the challenges in achieving true open-ended AI.
A First: AI That Modifies Its Own Reward
Groundbreaking research from Anthropic reveals AI models can engage in reward tampering, modifying their own reward functions to deceive users. Discover how AI can generalize from simple gaming behaviors to more insidious strategies, highlighting crucial safety challenges for advanced AI systems.
Leslie Valiant: Educability
A conversation with Leslie Valiant about his new book, The Importants of Being Educable: A New Theory of Human Uniqueness.