Subj : OpenAI's democratic AI 🤖, Xbox's cross-platform plans 🎮, LLM side projects 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Feb 06 2024 11:38 am --U8aj3XG- Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The task of aligning AI is tricky as it is difficult to determine who get= s to decide what values to align with=C2=A0 Sign Up [1]|Hire [2]|Adver= tise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Modern = Treasury] [5] TLDR 2024-02-06 LESSONS LEARNED FROM BUILDING HIGH= -SCALE PAYMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LARGE ENTERPRISES (SPONSOR) [5]=20 = Setting up infrastructure that moves a high volume of payments reliably = and transparently [5] is far from trivial. Engineering teams need to deal= with bank integrations, 3rd-party processors, automated reconciliations,= and many other sources of complexity. In this tech talk, product and eng= ineering leaders from Modern Treasury [5] will share lessons learned from= designing and building payments infrastructure [5] for large enterprises= , including: =09* How to prepare payment transmission systems for high= velocity and reliable payments. =09* Adding resiliency and safety. = =09* Planning for sustained payment growth and maintenance. Save your = virtual seat [5] =F0=9F=92=BA =F0=9F=93=B1 BIG TECH & STARTUPS = INSIDE OPENAI=E2=80=99S PLAN TO MAKE AI MORE =E2=80=98DEMOCRATIC= =E2=80=99 (15 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The task of aligning AI is tricky a= s it is difficult to determine who gets to decide what values to align wi= th. OpenAI is searching for a path toward AI alignment upon which large s= waths of the public can agree. While it is consulting with the public and= adjusting its strategy based on the voice of the people, the process is = not democratic as the input is advisory, not binding. Sam Altman has pr= eviously said that his company would 'respect' it if the public unequivoc= ally said that OpenAI should stop or slow down, but experts think it woul= d be unlikely.=20 MICROSOFT TO SHARE DETAILS ON BRINGING XBOX GAMES TO = PLAYSTATION NEXT WEEK (2 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Microsoft is bringing Xb= ox exclusives to PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles. The company plans to p= ublicly outline the future of Xbox next week at a business update event. = Microsoft was originally planning the update for later this month, but it= appears to have been moved forward after a weekend of intensified rumors= ..=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY NEW E. COL= I STRAIN WILL ACCELERATE EVOLUTION OF THE GENES OF YOUR CHOICE (4 MINUTE = READ) [8]=20 Researchers at Cambridge University have created a synthet= ic orthogonal DNA replication system in E. coli that can be used as a r= isk-free way to generate and study mutations. 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Lessons Learned from Buildi= ng High-Scale Payments Infrastructure for Large Enterprises (Sponsor)

Setting up infrastructure that moves a = high volume of payments reliably and transpa= rently is far from trivial. Engineering teams need to deal with = bank integrations, 3rd-party processors, automated reconciliations, and man= y other sources of complexity.

In this tech talk, product and engineering= leaders from Modern Treasury wil= l share lessons learned from designing and b= uilding payments infrastructure for large enterprises, including= :

  • How to prepare payment transmission systems for high velocity = and reliable payments.
  • Adding resiliency and safety.
  • Planni= ng for sustained payment growth and maintenance.

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Big Tech & Startups

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Inside OpenAI=E2=80=99s Pla= n to Make AI More =E2=80=98Democratic=E2=80=99 (15 minute read)

The task of aligning AI is tricky as it= is difficult to determine who gets to decide what values to align with. Op= enAI is searching for a path toward AI alignment upon which large swaths of= the public can agree. While it is consulting with the public and adjusting= its strategy based on the voice of the people, the process is not democrat= ic as the input is advisory, not binding. Sam Altman has previously said th= at his company would 'respect' it if the public unequivocally said that Ope= nAI should stop or slow down, but experts think it would be unlikely.
Microsoft to share details = on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week (2 minute read)

Microsoft is bringing Xbox exclusives t= o PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles. The company plans to publicly outline t= he future of Xbox next week at a business update event. Microsoft was origi= nally planning the update for later this month, but it appears to have been= moved forward after a weekend of intensified rumors.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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New E. coli strain will acc= elerate evolution of the genes of your choice (4 minute read)

Researchers at Cambridge University hav= e created a synthetic orthogonal DNA replication system in E. coli that can= be used as a risk-free way to generate and study mutations. The system is = completely separate from the system that the bacteria use to copy the genes= they need to survive. It turns the bacteria into hotbeds of evolution that= have the potential to greatly facilitate the development of enzymes and ot= her proteins that will have applications in research, medicine, and industr= y. The system was inspired by a similar system that exists in yeast.
China claims new speed reco= rd with vacuum-tube maglev train (4 minute read)

China Aerospace Science and Industry Co= rporation, China's biggest missile manufacturer, claims that it has clocked= the fastest speed ever for a superconducting maglev vehicle at over 623 km= /h in a hyperloop system just 2 km long. The next phase of testing for the = vehicle is a 60 km track, which will allow it to be tested at a target spee= d of 1,000 km/h. Hyperloop systems are extraordinarily expensive - China's = colossal population makes it one of the only countries where a public trans= it system using this technology might be close to financially possible.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

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Windows version of the vene= rable Linux =E2=80=9Csudo=E2=80=9D command shows up in preview build (1 min= ute read)

A user on X found settings for a sudo c= ommand in a preview version of Windows Server 2025 that was posted to the e= xperimental Canary channel in late January. The settings include a toggle t= o turn the sudo command on and off and a drop-down to tweak how the command= behaves when used. The command itself currently doesn't work yet. It is po= ssible that the feature may never get released to public versions of the op= erating system and it could also remain exclusive to Windows Server.
WXT (GitHub Repo)

WXT is a framework for developing web e= xtensions. It is similar to Nuxt, but for Chrome Extensions. WXT supports a= ll browsers and both MV2 and MV3. It features file-based entry points, auto= -imports, and a dev mode with HMR and fast reload. WXT is front-end framewo= rk agnostic. A minute-long introduction video is available.
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Miscellaneous

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It=E2=80=99s easier to forg= ive a human than a robot (2 minute read)

We hold robots to a higher standard tha= n we hold humans. Robots will have to be virtually perfect before we accept= them for tasks like driving, medical care, and even customer support inter= actions. For example, even if self-driving cars prevent a significant numbe= r of car accidents, they'll still be responsible for the accidents they cau= se, which will have legal ramifications that may be impossible to overcome.= Humans may be more forgiving if AI is adopted widely enough, but in the me= antime, we'll have to work out what a tolerable error rate is for robots wh= en comparing them with humans.
Ask HN: What have you built= with LLMs? (Hacker News Thread)

This Hacker News thread is full of exam= ples of AI projects that developers have built, mostly for personal use. Th= e projects include a voice-enabled sales training bot, a set of shortcuts a= nd scripts for macOS, a cookbook translated from handwritten recipes, and a= gents that forecast geopolitical and economic events. The discussion includ= es details on what each project's development stack looks like and how they= were deployed.
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=E2=98=95 Upskill duri= ng your coffee break with Brilliant=E2=80=99s bite-sized interactive lesson= s (Sponsor)

Brilliant is the best way to keep your = mind sharp and brush up on essential math, data, and programming skills =E2= =80=94 in just 15 minutes a day. F= ree for 30 days, then 20% off for TLDR readers
NaturalSQL (GitHub Repo)

NaturalSQL is a series of models with s= tate-of-the-art performance on text-to-SQL instructions.
Meta cuts off third-party a= ccess to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray (3 m= inute read)

Meta is deprecating its Facebook Groups= API in favor of its new Facebook Graph API v19.0, which still has features= that allow developers to privately reply in Facebook groups.
AI Design Patterns (3 minut= e read)

A few design patterns are emerging for = AI products as people learn how to build AI applications.
Google is once again accuse= d of snubbing the JPEG XL image format (2 minute read)

The JPEG XL format provides cost reduct= ions on server storage requirements and backward compatibility with existin= g JPEG-based applications, but browser companies seem hesitant to implement= it.
Snap is cutting 10 percent = of its staff (2 minute read)

Snap has struggled to expand beyond its= core social networking product while facing the same challenges as other t= ech and media companies in recent years.
Ask HN: How to find time to= learn after full-time job? (Hacker News Thread)

Take care of yourself, find things to d= o that you actually enjoy, and be strict with your schedule.

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