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Webster defines an algorithm as. "a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/algorithm We can identify a few steps that happened with this art. They ground the various pigments and mixed it with different liquids and then applied the paint either by blowing it over their hands with their mouths or using a pipe to apply the pigment. The history of algorithms goes back millennia. Arguably when an animal teaches another animal to solve a particular problem either by using a tool or technique that is an algorithm. You may say that the hand pl...

Please comment on what you believe will be a necessary development to reach AGI. To start, I'll try to frame what we have now in such a way that it becomes apparent what is missing, if we were to compare AI to human intelligence, and how we might achieve it: What we have: Verbal system 1 (intuitive, quick) thinkers: This is your normal gpt-4o. It fits the criteria for system 1 thinking and likely supersedes humans in almost all verbal system 1 thinking aspects. Verbal system 2 (slow, deep) thinkers: This will be an o-series of models. This is yet to supersede humans, but progress is quick and I deem it plausible that it will supersede humans just by scale alone. Integrated long-term memory: LLMs have a memory far superior to humans. They have seen much more data, and their retention/retri...

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Sam Altman’s AI-generated cricket jersey image gets Indians talking.[1] Microsoft birthday celebration interrupted by employees protesting use of AI by Israeli military.[2] Microsoft brings Copilot Vision to Windows and mobile for AI help in the real world.[3] Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s new AI education initiatives offer hope for enterprise knowledge retention.[4] Sources: [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lz9r7n15do [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/microsoft-50-birthday-party-interrupted-by-employees-protesting-ai-use.html [3] https://www.theverge.com/news/643235/microsoft-copilot-vision-windows-desktop-apps-mobile [4] https://www.cio.com/article/3954511/new-ai-education-initiatives-show-the-way-for-knowledge-retention-in-enterprises.html submitted by /u/Excellent-Target-84...

I love these thought experiments. If you don't have 10 minutes to read, please skip. Reflexive skepticism is a waste of time for everyone. submitted by /u/ThrowRa-1995mf [link] [comments]

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Just wondered how peeps feel about this statistic. Do we have a duty to boycott for the sake of the planet? submitted by /u/intensivetreats [link] [comments]

Just saw OpenAI’s announcement that college students in the US/Canada get 2 months of ChatGPT Plus for free. Posting in case it helps someone with end-of-term grind: chatgpt.com/students submitted by /u/snehens [link] [comments]

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