Another American Century
A case for less pessimism: Why freedom and democracy can still triumph in the 21st century.
Chaotropy
iOS 18 And A New Era Of Space Economy
Announced for iOS 18, iMessage via satellite Internet marks a paradigm shift and a new era in the space industry.
Multi-Agent Conversation Frameworks: The Gestalt Of AI
Multi-agent conversational frameworks could lead to organized networks of specialized LLMs that are more than the sum of their parts. The desired Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) may not be a single extremely powerful LLM, but an organism of specialized AIs.
Economic Complexity Reduces The Workload Of The Individual
Higher economic complexity, usually characterized by a higher degree of division of labor, correlates with fewer hours worked per week by individuals.
Shannon Entropy, Meaning, And Generative AI
Information theory, based on the work of Claude Shannon, reduced signals to their probabilistic essence; now generative AI reduces signals to their semantic essence.
According To Keras Creator François Chollet, Investments In AI Are "1000 Times Too High"
In an interview with Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, AI researcher François Chollet criticizes excessive investment in AI and downplays its impact.
The End Of Software: An Omni-Purpose AI Application
The AI revolution is not a software revolution, it is a hardware revolution. With a General-Purpose Application, AI could soon become the only interface between the user and the computer, making other software obsolete and heralding the end of the software era.
NVIDIA: No Bubble Yet
NVIDIA is selling the tools for the AI revolution, and every industry will gradually adopt AI, just as the software industry has. This would allow NVIDIA to not only maintain its current revenue growth rate, but even increase it.
The Coming Analog Age
Perhaps the next step in AI software evolution will be preceded by a hardware revolution.
Skater Boy's Merits
Avril Lavigne's 2002 song "Sk8ter Boi" from a meritocratic perspective.
Apple: Why The iPhone 16 Could Be A Breakthrough Platform For AI On The Edge
Apple's next generation of devices, and the iPhone in particular, could be breakthrough platforms for AI on the edge. Apple's lead in chip technology could put it at the forefront of a potential revolution in AI hardware.
Classes: What Were They Made For?
An introduction to classes in computer programming.