Knowledge emerges from understanding how ideas relate to each other. LLMs operate on these contextual relationships, linking concepts in potentially novel ways—what you might call a type of non-human “reasoning” through pattern recognition. Whether the resulting linkages the AI model outputs are useful depends on how you prompt it and whether you can recognize when… Read More »
Seeking the system prompt Owing to the unknown contents of the data used to train Grok 4 and the random elements thrown into large language model (LLM) outputs to make them seem more expressive, divining the reasons for particular LLM behavior for someone without insider access can be frustrating. But we can use what we… Read More »
Musk has also apparently used the Grok chatbots as an automated extension of his trolling habits, showing examples of Grok 3 producing “based” opinions that criticized the media in February. In May, Grok on X began repeatedly generating outputs about white genocide in South Africa, and most recently, we’ve seen the Grok Nazi output debacle.… Read More »
Like many legacy government IT systems, SSA systems contain code written in COBOL, a programming language created in part in the 1950s by computing pioneer Grace Hopper. The Defense Department essentially pressured private industry to use COBOL soon after its creation, spurring widespread adoption and making it one of the most widely used languages for… Read More »
Jimmy Fallon mocked Elon Musk‘s entry at Donald Trump’s Butler rally in the latest segment of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The CEO of Tesla turned into the subject of ridicule due to his entrance during Trump’s rally on Saturday. Musk got on the stage and began jumping up and down behind the former… Read More »
Enlarge / A screenshot of Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Instagram post, captured on September 11, 2024. reader comments 227 On Tuesday night, Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for US President on Instagram, citing concerns over AI-generated deepfakes as a key motivator. The artist’s warning aligns with current trends in technology, especially in an… Read More »
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of Donald Trump and catgirls created with Grok, which uses the Flux image synthesis model. reader comments 75 On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s AI company xAI announced the beta release of two new language models, Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini, available to subscribers of his social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The… Read More »
Enlarge / Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. reader comments 228 On Monday, Elon Musk announced the start of training for what he calls “the world’s most powerful AI training cluster”… Read More »
Enlarge / He isn’t using an iPhone, but some people talk to Siri like this. reader comments 68 On Monday, Apple premiered “Apple Intelligence” during a wide-ranging presentation at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California. However, the heart of its new tech, an array of Apple-developed AI models, was overshadowed by the announcement… Read More »
Enlarge / Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform on January 22, 2024. reader comments 198 On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted the imminent rise in AI superintelligence during a live interview streamed on the social media platform X. “My guess is we’ll have AI smarter than any one human… Read More »