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Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say (www.reuters.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Given vast computing resources, the new model was able to solve certain mathematical problems, the person said on condition of anonymity because the individual was not authorized to speak on behalf of the company.

Though only performing math on the level of grade-school students, acing such tests made researchers very optimistic about Q*’s future success, the source said.

I'm really starting to agree that all this drama is clever marketing to sell a neat--but not bombshell--thing that would otherwise not be a real product.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fear of missing out is driving this entire market segment.

No one is sure what they might miss out on but that's not going to stop the fear of investors.

Real estate's gone to shit so they need to find some new place to move their money.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's hard to deal with at work right now. Every client is demanding AI as if it's some robot brain we can just plug in and it will do whatever they want.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It’s crypto all over again, but with a less-useless technology underpinning it. Seriously, a computer doing grade school arithmetic is what will threaten humanity? I’m sure it’s interesting from a research perspective how that math is being done, but math is the easiest thing for a computer to do.