involves someone being on the same wavelength as you

This is not possible when interacting in the real world.

we would expect CEOs and leaders to come from the top 0.1% (≈ +3σ)  of the distribution of such scores

causal, including showing that if we perturb the transformer architecture in a way that causes the induction bump to occur in a different place in training, then the formation of induction heads as well as formation of in-context learning simultaneously move along with it.

reforming what is in need of reform, but preserving our core principles and institutions, whatever the cost may be

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peaks which, before the coming of terrestrial life, had watched the retreating oceans sink sullenly into their graves, taking with them the hope and the morning promise of a world

rapid onset

With this assumption is locally increasing on the boundary of , which together with the fact that is compact, and is stricly convex implies the existence and uniqueness of the projection defined above.

“It matters because if she’s been covering for our dear uncle, then she’s the one who’s been keeping me from reproducing.”

I can’t lie. Mislead, yes, but not lie. If you don’t want to know the truth, don’t ask me to report with direct questions.You have no idea. No idea what my existence is like.

, he’d have gone to recycling if he weren’t productive anymore. It’s the most basic law of conservation of resources.”

her image morphed so the high neck of the Victorian gown sank to reveal most of her bosom. Her lashes lengthened and her lips became full and pouting. “Georgo, honey, what have you done with your room?” Her voice was sultry.

Her brother might drive her mad, but oddly, having someone who disliked her so much was comforting. It was a known quantity and that, at the moment, was a welcome thing.

“In your room? Why is she with you? Why do you have Cordelia?” His voice rose, cracking on the AI’s name. She and her uncle had disagreed on Cordelia’s maintenance before, but this was all out of proportion to what was happening. Mostly. “She should be with me.”

When Uncle Georgo had resigned as Cordelia’s wrangler and accepted a seat on the family council, it had taken everyone by surprise. He was brilliant with the AI and they had all expected him to keep that post until his body succumbed to old age. At twenty-six, Rava had been far younger than anyone expected when she’d succeeded to the role of Cordelia’s wrangler. The last thing she wanted was for the family to say it had been a mistake.

Cordelia was their family’s continuity, their historical connection to their past. Some families made documentaries. Some kept journals. Her family had chosen to record and manage their voyage on the generation ship with Cordelia.

a lot of the very smartest people have put decades of thought into it

One thing that definitely needs to happen for AGI to be a possibility is an increase in the power of computer hardware

sigh at the crises of the Brisbane symphony no longer irritated Vashti; she accepted it as part of the melody.

"Cover the window, please. These mountains give me no ideas."

Vashti treading on the pages as she did so.

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Esperanto speakers often debate about whether a particular borrowing is justified or whether meaning can be expressed by deriving from or extending the meaning of existing words.

This appears to be because learning subsequent foreign languages is easier than learning one's first foreign language, whereas the use of a grammatically simple and culturally flexible auxiliary language like Esperanto lessens the first-language learning hurdle.