November 23, 2024
The idea of code that can fix itself represents a monumental advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) and software development.
However, this innovation has a dark counterpart: autonomous AI-generated offensive code capable of attacking and exploiting systems
without human intervention. Such a development introduces profound challenges to cybersecurity, as this type of malicious code could
operate at speeds and scales far beyond human capabilities, targeting vulnerabilities with surgical precision and adapting almost
instantaneously to countermeasures. Generative offensive code poses an existential threat to cybersecurity.
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November 14, 2024
The advent of large language models (LLMs) has revolutionized the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural
language processing. LLMs, which include tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and others, have demonstrated remarkable
capabilities, from answering complex questions to assisting in creative endeavors. However, training and maintaining these models require
substantial computational resources, translating into significant environmental impacts. Chief among these impacts is water usage,
primarily to cool the vast data centers that run these models, raising the question: are the benefits provided by LLMs worth the strain on
the world's increasingly scarce fresh water supplies?
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November 10, 2024
Do We Really Have Free Will?
Ah, free will—everyone's favorite topic for debates that make your brain feel like it's trying to do yoga. The question is: Do we actually make our own choices, or is everything we do already set in stone by forces beyond our control? Here's my not really that deep of a dive into some perspectives on the big question, starting with some serious science guys (Sam Harris and Robert Sapolsky), getting a little elbow room from philosopher Dan Dennett, and then letting rock legends Rush have the last word.
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