Subj : Elon $56B pay approved 💰, Deepmind's virtual rat 🤖, Google smart paste 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri Jun 14 2024 10:33 am --LwpGIXsK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tesla shareholders have voted to ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay p= ackage. The vote doesn't override an earlier court ruling=C2=A0=20 Sign= Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHE= R WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-06-14 START SELLING TO ENTERPRISE = CUSTOMERS WITH JUST A FEW LINES OF CODE (SPONSOR) [4]=20 WorkOS helps= companies quickly become ENTERPRISE READY. =E2=86=92 It provides a co= mplete User Management solution along with SSO, SCIM, and RBAC [4]. = =E2=86=92 Modular and easy-to-use APIs allow integrations to be completed i= n minutes [4] instead of months. =E2=86=92 Design and user experienc= e are everything. 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The lates= t advancements in artificial intelligence introduce completely new ways o= f working and open up new possibilities for cooperation in mathematics. T= his article contains a transcript of an interview with Terence Tao from t= he University of California in which he discusses the future of the field= of mathematics. Tao also covers collaboration in the field, automated pr= oof checking, new technologies, the big unanswered problems in mathematic= s, and more.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE = WHAT DOES THE NEXT WAVE OF FINANCE LOOK LIKE? HEAR FROM FINTECH LEADE= RS AT PLAID, COINBASE, AND ADYEN (SPONSOR) [9]=20 Everyone wants to sca= le faster, but few know how. Register for Effects, Plaid's annual virtual= conference [9], to hear how today's top executives are growing their bus= inesses=E2=80=93and be the first to hear about the new tech shaping the f= uture of finance. Don't miss this free event happening this Tuesday. 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This article provides a summary of what= was discussed at Tesla's annual meeting. Tesla shareholders have voted to = ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package. While the vote doesn't over= ride an earlier court ruling that ordered Tesla to rescind the package, it = provides a public relations victory for Musk and could help him sway a cour= t to give him the performance options in the future. Shareholders also vote= d to move Tesla's site of incorporation out of Delaware and into Texas.
How Amazon blew Alexa's sho= t to dominate AI, according to more than a dozen employees who worked on it= (25 minute read)

Amazon demoed a generative AI-powered A= lexa in September last year. There has been little news about the project s= ince, besides some reports about a potential launch later this year. Shipme= nt of the new Alexa is being delayed due to structure dysfunction and techn= ology challenges within Amazon. Former Amazon employees say that the compan= y is desperately behind its Big Tech rivals in the race to launch AI chatbo= ts and agents. The new Alexa is reportedly still not ready for a prime time= rollout and Amazon does not have enough data or access to the specialized = chips needed to run large language models to compete. Amazon so far has bee= n unable to capitalize on its partnership with Anthropic to build a better = Alexa.
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AI Will Become Mathematicia= ns' =E2=80=98Co-Pilot' (16 minute read)

Computers can help solve the big, unsol= ved problems in mathematics. The latest advancements in artificial intellig= ence introduce completely new ways of working and open up new possibilities= for cooperation in mathematics. This article contains a transcript of an i= nterview with Terence Tao from the University of California in which he dis= cusses the future of the field of mathematics. Tao also covers collaboratio= n in the field, automated proof checking, new technologies, the big unanswe= red problems in mathematics, and more.
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Smart Paste is a tool broadly available= at Google that predicts the next state of a code environment and uses gene= rative AI to create context-aware adjustments to pasted code. It streamline= s the process of copy-pasting during code revisions. When testing the tool = with around 40,000 engineers, Google found that 6.9% of all pastes in the I= DE utilized Smart Paste - 42.5% of suggestions from the feature were accept= ed. This article discusses how Google developed the feature.
Uncensor any LLM with ablit= eration (23 minute read)

Abliteration is a technique that uncens= ors any large language model without retraining. It effectively removes the= model's built-in refusal mechanism, allowing it to respond to all types of= prompts. Large language models that are fine-tuned for safety and instruct= ion-following have a stream that moderates the model's ability to refuse re= quests. Preventing models from representing this direction makes the model = lose its ability to refuse requests. Adding to the direction artificially c= an cause models to refuse even harmless requests. This article discusses th= e abliteration technique and walks readers through how to implement it.
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The jhanas are a series of altered ment= al states induced via sustained concentration without any external stimuli = or substances. These states vary in intensity, with some comparable to drug= -induced states. Practicing the jhanas can be a good way to cultivate atten= tion. This guide teaches readers how to enter these states. Anyone can acce= ss the jhanas regardless of their meditation experience.
Introducing Dream Machine (= 2 minute read)

Dream Machine is a next generation vide= o model from Luma AI. It can create high quality, realistic shots from text= instructions and images. Dream Machine is available to everyone for free. = Examples of videos generated with Dream Machine along with a link to try th= e model are available.
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Interaction to Next Paint became part o= f Google's Core Web Vitals in March.
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