Artificial Indifference
dezembro 12, 2024 § Deixe um comentário
In the previous essay (The Artificial Other), we explored how the risks associated with artificial intelligence often mirror elements of human hubris, much like Timothy Treadwell’s ill-fated immersion into the wild, as depicted in Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man. Treadwell’s story is one of passionate yet misguided engagement with Alaskan grizzly bears — a world governed by the harsh and indifferent logic of nature. His overconfidence in his ability to connect with these creatures on his own terms ultimately led to tragedy. It serves as a poignant reminder that nature, as majestic as it may be, operates without regard for care, justice, or morality. It is neither good nor evil; it simply exists. This unyielding indifference, captured so vividly by Herzog, underscores a deeper and more unsettling existential truth: humanity’s inherent vulnerability to forces beyond its control.
LLMs: The Wall Is Now a Mirror
dezembro 6, 2024 § Deixe um comentário
From The Information — Dec 5th 2024
Back in November, I wrote about how Large Language Models (LLMs) seem to be hitting a wall. My piece, “LLMs Are Hitting the Wall: What’s Next?”, explored the challenges of scaling these models and the growing realization that brute force and larger datasets aren’t enough to push them closer to true intelligence. I argued that while LLMs excel in pattern recognition and syntactic fluency, their lack of deeper reasoning and genuine understanding exposes critical limitations.
Marcelo Tibau 