“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world
MIT Technology Review Narrated

“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 202613 min
  • Documentary
  • Technology

An exclusive interview with Nick Cammarata, the researcher whose 26,000-word viral blog post has AI safety folks celebrating. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com. Listen to more curated articles on the Noa app.

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The explosive claim that's upended the AI world.

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With those simple words of optimism, Nick Cammarata,

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Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated. My name is Matt Honin. I'm our Editor-in-Chief. Every week, we'll bring you a fascinating, new, in-depth story from the leading edge of science and technology, covering topics like AI, biotech, climate, energy, robotics, and more. Here's this week's story. I hope you enjoy it.

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Will Douglas Heaven writes, We were looking at it wrong. The explosive claim that's upended the AI world. I think I have good news about the nature of neural networks.

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With those simple words of optimism, Nick Cammarata, a researcher at the AI startup Goodfire, kicked off a 26,000-word blog post that has knocked the AI world on its head, head, sparking wild speculation as well as cautious and not so cautious celebration.

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