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• On the Beach

  

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  The 23 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Retirement May Not Be What You Think It is

  Hannah Seo, America is doing retirement all wrong, Business Insider, December 11, 2024. When we think of retirement, we often think of endless leisure and zero... Read more

  The 23 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Competence and Performance in Benchmarking LLMs

  I’ve been hearing complaints about the inadequacy of LLM benchmarks for two years now. So let’s think a bit. Consider this passage from Rodney Brooks, [FoR AI]... Read more

  The 22 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Is Trump Serious About DOGE Or is It Just a Dodge So He Can Throw $$$$ to Rich...

  Heather Cox Richardson, December 21, 2024, Letters from an American. In the end, Congress passed a bill much like the one Musk scuttled, but one of the... Read more

  The 22 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Bergen Arches, Home of the Jersey Drones

  

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  The 21 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Speculates About Future Developments in AI and Beyond

  In this article in 3 Quarks Daily I speculate about the overall course of the universe: Welcome to the Fourth Arena – The World is Gifted. Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• With Trump and Musk Steering the Ship of State, Expect the Unexpected

  Katherine Miller, The Budget Fight and Trump’s Nihilistic Style, NYTimes, Dec. 20, 24. In view of the recent spat over funding the federal government... Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Is This Why I Like Claude 3.5?

  Kevin Roose, How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice, NYTimes, Dec. 13, 2024. Amanda Askell, a researcher and philosopher at Anthropic who is in... Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Musk is Grokking Bills Posted in Congress [DOGE]

  Can’t we already determine a bill’s purpose simply by reading its name and assuming it will do the opposite? đŸ˜‚ On a serious note, my staf... Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Describes a Scrimshawed Sperm Whale Tooth

  

  What’s this? This appears to be a scrimshaw - an engraved whale tooth or bone, which was a traditional art form practiced by sailors during whaling voyages. Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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