2026-04-28T18:35:37Z https://yabu.me Gary Marcus https://yabu.me/npub1fefvtt4vh5cf4f6jve5nzl34ujmycn872wcq73p9fjmxggg3gl2qlx6m9z https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/accounts/avatars/109/299/078/260/826/459/original/d24f3e066ce2c0b9.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/accounts/avatars/109/299/078/260/826/459/original/d24f3e066ce2c0b9.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyj5swpn2dfxuweldhtk9mpsrr4rr9k3pxxtyqh0jtc3v7cnyr7vqzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragwhzmnx It genuinely appalls me that in America we can have someone act as an unelected vice president —avoiding formal office to duck financial divestment requirements—and use “tactics … aimed at sowing terror and fear at federal employees”.<br/><br/>Elon Musk is destroying so much of what I hold dear.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/media_attachments/files/113/534/529/717/184/767/original/e41d111979f0a84f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-23T22:04:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26jenec05x2e09d6tx4dpswjgqcvrhc7sg29a262z60em6gz5uzczyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9rag02z7q6 One of Elon Musk’s most disturbing habits is his tendency to launch his mob against people he disagrees with.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/musk-unleashes-online-army-on-federal-workers-a-tough-way-to-find-out-shes-losing-her-job-f57a2e94">https://www.wsj.com/tech/musk-unleashes-online-army-on-federal-workers-a-tough-way-to-find-out-shes-losing-her-job-f57a2e94</a> 2024-11-23T21:34:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgw4pwgvjkxw85gysyqgw03e9gmzpkgr6mvsc2j4ncq3xu9qaq8pgzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9rags7xegu When I said in 2022 that LLMs would hit a wall and that scaling laws would not last forever, everyone laughed. <br/><br/>Now even Time Magazine sees that the moment of diminishing returns has likely arrived.<br/><br/>Can a crash in GenAI valuations be far away? <br/><br/><a href="https://time.com/7178328/is-ai-progress-slowing-down/">https://time.com/7178328/is-ai-progress-slowing-down/</a> 2024-11-21T23:33:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6jd3f4kc5658vwlj7n738c4gxpzqztwkduzzqkvjxc2fjtmwvsqzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragzrmcpp 1951 Hannah Arendt quote on the origins of totalitarianism nails it: “this process includes the replacement of all first-rate talents, regardless of their political loyalties, with crackpots and fools…”<br/><br/>h/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub125wewyw6u5ws7gcp07sc7zkvgxj5qn2g0jqme286dnc735fa004s4499nd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PeterDKramer</span> (<span class="italic">npub125w…99nd</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/media_attachments/files/113/505/064/246/353/407/original/da18993b7797bf1f.png"> <br/> 2024-11-18T17:10:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmkrtrlrep04mka62lkacm3533stk2990q9zz3ucl78k7s8t3q6czyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9rag4v264p On diminishing returns in LLMs and why OpenAI might become the WeWork of AI:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6364719527112">https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6364719527112</a> 2024-11-17T18:12:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyz2uyffyflk8ddsqc5ytu5tgqeu3tc89gsnd0w0zycdsg45cewggzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragnruexw If you think endorsing a guy who takes advantage of underage girls is cool, X is the site for you.<br/><br/>I have had enough.<br/><br/>Hello, Mastodon. 2024-11-15T02:35:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3nwsxsql2fuu435ts75698ettydue5pzaasts7e6xzvmmc7k39gzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragluf82s Game over, I won. GPT is hitting a period of dimishing returns, just like I said it would.<br/><br/>Analysis and breaking news here: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/confirmed-llms-have-indeed-reached">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/confirmed-llms-have-indeed-reached</a> 2024-11-09T23:52:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4mdfpysqlg5gg7wpx3223pczx5lfl422yd3ggwa3kcarsy4tfsczyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragsrkc02 ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️<br/><br/>Among the most disturbing things I have ever read. <br/><br/>The petty whims of a single tech oligarch could undermine the lives of hundreds of millions of people.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/media_attachments/files/113/454/998/783/071/529/original/1db50d46f33893d6.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-09T20:58:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst38uyhcqterrsjmj33hepf9a2xsq7drgcwwtq9exu68uaspdsrhszyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragrux6hn Prediction: Musk &amp; Trump’s honeymoon won’t last forever; within a year or two, the two will have a falling out. <br/><br/>Two egos that large can’t cooperate indefinitely.<br/><br/>Musk may then either use Vance to push out Trump with 25th, (if Trump’s apparent dementia markedly advances), or start a 3rd party. 2024-11-08T17:46:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mx8fqpvthesyznmxdg0m89dn4tt27c25tvskd8v67uz58ya5kfqzyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9rag8787nr Hot tip! Crosspost across the many lands that Elon doesn’t own, in one app, with @openvibe.bsky.social <br/><br/>No affiliation with them, but excited to try.<br/><br/>H/t @andyhickl.bsky.social. 2024-11-07T23:06:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2n2nh70dju9fnu669s3e4esrurp07e7m2fjgvwv0vavysz9trpzszyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragr8zvr4 When Biden flubbed the debate, @nytimes called for him to step down.<br/><br/>When Trump gave a simulated blow job to a microphone, it’s not even on the front page.<br/><br/>If the Times doesn’t step up ASAP to seriously cover what looks like a case of progressive dementia or similar (as discussed in my last post), I am cancelling my subscription. 2024-11-02T05:17:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rpmdnea4pw2lhu8keh0rhkzysv8djpgxs73fakszm63ltd5keeszyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragmpu0ww ⚠️⚠️⚠️<br/>I have a PhD in Brain&amp;cogsci, from MIT.<br/><br/>𝗜𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟰 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽:<br/><br/>- 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁: swaying, missing and and stumbling in front of the garbage truck<br/>- 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: inappropriate musical pause/swaying, similar to longer incident a few weeks ago<br/>- 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Liz Cheney &amp; rifles <br/>- 𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮: description of Musk as “good at computer”<br/><br/>Things are degenerating, fast.<br/><br/>𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣? 2024-11-01T19:09:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxndkvlxzzgp83yhk6rvxwvuq7pf3h3x53hg5gmy4vrrpymfxwtgszyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragj66fum When Lecun is right, he’s right:<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/media_attachments/files/113/408/093/628/873/972/original/2cd37d1e3e982043.png"> <br/> 2024-11-01T14:09:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsycnlzqk7vsh4ywlyprg9cg3ryaffn0ek6gfvulgy5yjzh8j3l48szyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9ragkxm2za Elon Musk has basically become a mob boss. <br/><br/>This breaking story is really something, even for Mr Lottery: <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/">https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/</a> 2024-10-30T23:10:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdzj5crnhetftdsnl8rwhv5j2y5rhc378ral7sndw6wxxr35ytmszyp8993dw4j7npx482fnxjvt7xhjtvnzvlefmqr6yy4xtveppz9rag4jhn9k History will show that single biggest obstacle to accelerating AI in the first half of the 2020s was not chips, data, money, or energy, but groupthink.<br/><br/>Dozens of companies spending tens of billions dollars training on essentially the same data producing essentially the same results with the same core issues, over and over. <br/><br/>In hindsight it will seem like madness. 2024-10-17T12:59:47Z