Subj : Inside SpaceX's all hands 🚀, hidden GPT-4 changes 🤖, AGI timelines 🕒 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Jan 15 2024 11:34 am --qlJuyG4B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Starships second flight almost made it to orbit - if it had a payload, th= at payload would have made it to orbit=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire [2]|Adv= ertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 2024-01-15 = =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS APPLE VISION PRO CUSTOMERS FAC= E A 25-MINUTE IN-STORE SALES PITCH (3 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 The Apple V= ision Pro will be available from February 2 starting from $3,499. Custome= rs waiting to buy an Apple Vision Pro may have to sit through a lengthy s= ales pitch that includes a 25-minute in-store demonstration on how to use= the headset. More than a dozen demo units will be available at any one t= ime at some of Apple's largest stores to accommodate the appointments. Cu= stomers will be able to purchase the Apple Vision Pro online without visi= ting a store to try the headset out.=20 HOW THREADS WILL INTEGRATE WI= TH THE FEDIVERSE (38 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The Fediverse consists of smal= l social networks that can be hosted by an individual or company whose us= ers can communicate and interact with users on other similar networks. Th= is article details how Meta plans to integrate Threads with the Fediverse= .. Meta engaging positively with its user base is difficult due to its siz= e. Integrating with the Fediverse will let Meta step back and focus inste= ad on engaging with organizations that represent the interests of the Fed= iverse.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY SOME= HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STARSHIP SIDE OF THE ALL HANDS (2 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 = Starship's second flight almost made it to orbit - if it had a payloa= d, that payload would have made it to orbit. SpaceX thinks it has a good = shot at reaching orbit with the third flight. It will then focus on achie= ving full and rapid reusability. There are two towers at Starbase so one = can be upgraded while the other is used for launches.=20 NEW ANTHROPIC = PAPER: SLEEPER AGENTS (3 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Anthropic recently trained= large language models to act secretly malicious. It found that despite b= est efforts at alignment training, deception still slipped through. The a= lignment training only made models look safe. Anthropic's research shows = how standard safety training might not actually ensure safety and might e= nd up giving people a false sense of security.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 P= ROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE AZURE SECURITY BEST PRACTICES (SPON= SOR) [9]=20 Security is a key priority for any CISO of any organization= with an extensive footprint in Azure. =C2=A0 This cheat sheet provides= actionable recommendations that can help you strengthen your Azure cloud= security posture. We=E2=80=99ll explore detailed aspects of Azure bes= t practices, from role-based access control (RBAC) to cloud security post= ure management, that you can adapt to secure your Azure subscriptions.= =C2=A0 GET THE FREE AZURE CHEAT SHEET [9] HIDDEN CHANGES IN GPT-= 4, UNCOVERED (14 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 Recent changes made to ChatGPT's = GPT-4 interface significantly altered the model's web browsing tools. The= changes prevent the model from directly citing quotes from webpages and = limits viewing of full content. This article analyzes the underlying mech= anism of GPT-4 web browsing, the hidden changes, and their implications. = OpenAI is increasingly under scrutiny regarding copyright laws and the = reproduction of content on the internet. These changes seem to be aimed a= t eliminating the issue.=20 REMOTESTORAGE (GITHUB REPO) [11]=20 rem= oteStorage combines the localStorage API with a remote server to persist = data across browsers and devices. It allows apps to easily read and write= data on the fly while maintaining state across browsers and devices. rem= oteStorage features a simple API and it works with all JavaScript framewo= rks.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS INSTAGRAM=E2=80=99S CO-FO= UNDERS ARE SHUTTING DOWN THEIR ARTIFACT NEWS APP (1 MINUTE READ) [12]=20 = Artifact, a news app created by Instagram's co-founders, is shutting = down a year after launch. The app used an AI-driven approach to suggest n= ews users might like to read. The company decided that the market opportu= nity for the app wasn't big enough to warrant continued investment. Artif= act will still let users read news until the end of February, but users c= an no longer add new comments or posts.=20 MY AI TIMELINES HAVE SPED UP= (AGAIN) (30 MINUTE READ) [13]=20 This article is an update to a post i= n 2020 that made predictions on when artificial general intelligence (AGI= ) will be achieved. It defines AGI as an AI system that matches or exceed= s humans at almost all economically valuable work. The previous post pred= icted a 10% chance by 2035, but this has now changed to a 10% chance by 2= 028 and a 25% chance by 2035. 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Starship's second flight almost made it to orbit - if it had a payl= oad, that payload would have made it to orbit 

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Big Tech & Startups

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Apple Vision Pro customers = face a 25-minute in-store sales pitch (3 minute read)

The Apple Vision Pro will be available = from February 2 starting from $3,499. Customers waiting to buy an Apple Vis= ion Pro may have to sit through a lengthy sales pitch that includes a 25-mi= nute in-store demonstration on how to use the headset. More than a dozen de= mo units will be available at any one time at some of Apple's largest store= s to accommodate the appointments. Customers will be able to purchase the A= pple Vision Pro online without visiting a store to try the headset out.
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How Threads will integrate = with the Fediverse (38 minute read)

The Fediverse consists of small social = networks that can be hosted by an individual or company whose users can com= municate and interact with users on other similar networks. This article de= tails how Meta plans to integrate Threads with the Fediverse. Meta engaging= positively with its user base is difficult due to its size. Integrating wi= th the Fediverse will let Meta step back and focus instead on engaging with= organizations that represent the interests of the Fediverse.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Some highlights on the Star= ship side of the All Hands (2 minute read)

Starship's second flight almost made it= to orbit - if it had a payload, that payload would have made it to orbit. = SpaceX thinks it has a good shot at reaching orbit with the third flight. I= t will then focus on achieving full and rapid reusability. There are two to= wers at Starbase so one can be upgraded while the other is used for launche= s.
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New Anthropic Paper: Sleepe= r Agents (3 minute read)

Anthropic recently trained large langua= ge models to act secretly malicious. It found that despite best efforts at = alignment training, deception still slipped through. The alignment training= only made models look safe. Anthropic's research shows how standard safety= training might not actually ensure safety and might end up giving people a= false sense of security.
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Hidden Changes in GPT-4, Un= covered (14 minute read)

Recent changes made to ChatGPT's GPT-4 = interface significantly altered the model's web browsing tools. The changes= prevent the model from directly citing quotes from webpages and limits vie= wing of full content. This article analyzes the underlying mechanism of GPT= -4 web browsing, the hidden changes, and their implications. OpenAI is incr= easingly under scrutiny regarding copyright laws and the reproduction of co= ntent on the internet. These changes seem to be aimed at eliminating the is= sue.
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remoteStorage (GitHub Repo)=

remoteStorage combines the localStorage= API with a remote server to persist data across browsers and devices. It a= llows apps to easily read and write data on the fly while maintaining state= across browsers and devices. remoteStorage features a simple API and it wo= rks with all JavaScript frameworks.
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Instagram=E2=80=99s co-foun= ders are shutting down their Artifact news app (1 minute read)

Artifact, a news app created by Instagr= am's co-founders, is shutting down a year after launch. The app used an AI-= driven approach to suggest news users might like to read. The company decid= ed that the market opportunity for the app wasn't big enough to warrant con= tinued investment. Artifact will still let users read news until the end of= February, but users can no longer add new comments or posts.
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My AI Timelines Have Sped U= p (Again) (30 minute read)

This article is an update to a post in = 2020 that made predictions on when artificial general intelligence (AGI) wi= ll be achieved. It defines AGI as an AI system that matches or exceeds huma= ns at almost all economically valuable work. The previous post predicted a = 10% chance by 2035, but this has now changed to a 10% chance by 2028 and a = 25% chance by 2035. The author believes there is a 90% chance that humans w= ill develop AGI by 2070.
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Quick Links

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marimo (GitHub Repo)

marimo is a reactive notebook for Pytho= n that allows users to rapidly experiment with data and models, code with c= onfidence, and productionize notebooks as pipelines or interactive web apps= ..
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Compression Attached Memory= Modules may make upgradable laptops a thing again (6 minute read)

Compression Attached Memory Modules are= replaceable and support high-speed low-power LPDDR memory and both single-= and dual-channel speeds.
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Triplit (GitHub Repo)

Triplit is a database that syncs data b= etween servers and browsers in real time.
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Why autonomous trucking is = harder than autonomous rideshare (13 minute read)

There are many truck- and freeway-speci= fic challenges that require advances in sensing and machine learning and a = lot of hard work to overcome.
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What's happening with Stack= Overflow? (X Thread)

The total questions on Stack Overflow b= y year dropped in 2020 and has been declining since.
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The Global Project to Make = a General Robotic Brain (8 minute read)

The generative AI formula doesn't easil= y carry over to robotics because the Internet isn't full of robotic-interac= tion data - the RT-X project aims to assemble data, resources, and code to = make general-purpose robots a reality.
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