Happy birthday, ChatGPT!
While most 1-year-olds are still mastering solid foods, you’ve managed to shake up (and terrify) the entire world. Plus, you’ve made over a billion dollars, which should buy a lot of cake...
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Of course you’re still working on some things, like basic math. And your hallucinations are still...very trippy. But your coding skills have come a long way, you can now browse the internet for us, and you’re able to “paint” pictures using DALL-E 3.
So happy birthday to you! And as you continue to "learn" about our world, maybe we can take this moment to learn a bit more about yours. |
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Want to know how LLMs work? |
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AI-generated content is everywhere. See if you can tell what’s real and what’s fake with this quick visual challenge.
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🤝 Trust us: this is fun. This engrossing game proves just how hard it is to run a successful, non-toxic social media site. |
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Failed crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried once said he'd take bet with a 51% chance to duplicate the Earth, and a 49% chance to wipe it out completely. Thankfully, no one took him up on it. But they could have made it more interesting…
Suppose Earth has probability x to duplicate, and probability 1 – x to get wiped out. Further, once a year, the same bet will be taken for any resulting duplicated Earths.
What would x have to be for there to be a 50% chance of everlasting life in the universe?
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We’ll randomly choose one correct respondent for a shout-out in next month’s email. |
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Solution to October's puzzle |
Congrats to Kaylee Crocker for shooting and scoring on the right answer!
Last month, you were filming three basketball trick shots in a row. The correct order to minimize the number of attempts was C (pogo stick), B (eyes closed), A (off the roof). And the answer to the bonus question (on average how many attempts would it take) was ~87.
Get the full scoop on the solution page.
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