Keep Open Source Free!: Regulators threaten to restrict open source development. That would be a huge mistake.
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Keep Open Source Free!: Regulators threaten to restrict open source development. That would be a huge mistake.

This week, I’m speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in San Francisco, where leaders in business and government have convened to discuss AI and other topics.

November 15, 20233 min read
Keep Open Source Free!: Regulators threaten to restrict open source development. That would be a huge mistake.
Letters

Keep Open Source Free!: Regulators threaten to restrict open source development. That would be a huge mistake.

This week, I’m speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in San Francisco, where leaders in business and government have convened to discuss AI and other topics.

November 15, 20233 min read
Everyone Can Benefit From Generative AI Skills: Announcing “Generative AI For Everyone,” a new course that requires no background in coding or AI.
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Everyone Can Benefit From Generative AI Skills: Announcing “Generative AI For Everyone,” a new course that requires no background in coding or AI.

I’ve always believed in democratizing access to the latest advances in artificial intelligence. As a step in this direction, we just launched “Generative AI for Everyone” on Coursera.

November 1, 20232 min read
Everyone Can Benefit From Generative AI Skills: Announcing “Generative AI For Everyone,” a new course that requires no background in coding or AI.
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Everyone Can Benefit From Generative AI Skills: Announcing “Generative AI For Everyone,” a new course that requires no background in coding or AI.

I’ve always believed in democratizing access to the latest advances in artificial intelligence. As a step in this direction, we just launched “Generative AI for Everyone” on Coursera.

November 1, 20232 min read
Exaggerated Fear of AI Is Causing Real Harm: AI isn't likely to cause human extinction, but worry that it might is scaring away young people from the field.
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Exaggerated Fear of AI Is Causing Real Harm: AI isn't likely to cause human extinction, but worry that it might is scaring away young people from the field.

Welcome to the Halloween special issue of The Batch, where we take a look at fears associated with AI. In that spirit, I’d like to address a fear of mine: Sensationalist claims that AI could bring about human extinction will cause serious harm.

October 25, 20232 min read
Exaggerated Fear of AI Is Causing Real Harm: AI isn't likely to cause human extinction, but worry that it might is scaring away young people from the field.
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Exaggerated Fear of AI Is Causing Real Harm: AI isn't likely to cause human extinction, but worry that it might is scaring away young people from the field.

Welcome to the Halloween special issue of The Batch, where we take a look at fears associated with AI. In that spirit, I’d like to address a fear of mine: Sensationalist claims that AI could bring about human extinction will cause serious harm.

October 25, 20232 min read
Why AI Will Move to Edge Devices: AI will continue to run in data centers, but technology and economics are pushing it to the edge as well.
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Why AI Will Move to Edge Devices: AI will continue to run in data centers, but technology and economics are pushing it to the edge as well.

I wrote earlier about how my team at AI Fund saw that GPT-3 set a new direction for building language applications, two years before ChatGPT was released. I’ll go out on a limb to make another prediction

October 18, 20233 min read
Why AI Will Move to Edge Devices: AI will continue to run in data centers, but technology and economics are pushing it to the edge as well.
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Why AI Will Move to Edge Devices: AI will continue to run in data centers, but technology and economics are pushing it to the edge as well.

I wrote earlier about how my team at AI Fund saw that GPT-3 set a new direction for building language applications, two years before ChatGPT was released. I’ll go out on a limb to make another prediction

October 18, 20233 min read
Horror and Heartbreak: It's time for people of conscience to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel.
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Horror and Heartbreak: It's time for people of conscience to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel.

Over the weekend, Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack on Israel, slaughtering and kidnapping civilians. The images in the media are horrifying, and over 1,000 people...

October 11, 20231 min read
Horror and Heartbreak: It's time for people of conscience to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel.
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Horror and Heartbreak: It's time for people of conscience to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel.

Over the weekend, Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack on Israel, slaughtering and kidnapping civilians. The images in the media are horrifying, and over 1,000 people...

October 11, 20231 min read
Coding Skill is More Valuable Than Ever: Don't let the ease of prompting large language models discourage you from learning to code.
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Coding Skill is More Valuable Than Ever: Don't let the ease of prompting large language models discourage you from learning to code.

Andrej Karpathy, one of the Heroes of Deep Learning who currently works at OpenAI, quipped, “The hottest programming language is English.” While I appreciate the sentiment...

October 4, 20232 min read
Coding Skill is More Valuable Than Ever: Don't let the ease of prompting large language models discourage you from learning to code.
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Coding Skill is More Valuable Than Ever: Don't let the ease of prompting large language models discourage you from learning to code.

Andrej Karpathy, one of the Heroes of Deep Learning who currently works at OpenAI, quipped, “The hottest programming language is English.” While I appreciate the sentiment...

October 4, 20232 min read
Better Relationships Through AI: Doctors say there’s an epidemic of loneliness. Here's how large language models can help.
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Better Relationships Through AI: Doctors say there’s an epidemic of loneliness. Here's how large language models can help.

Improvements in chatbots have opened a market for bots integrated with dating apps. I’m concerned that AI romantic partners create fake relationships that displace, rather than strengthen, meaningful human relationships.

September 28, 20233 min read
Better Relationships Through AI: Doctors say there’s an epidemic of loneliness. Here's how large language models can help.
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Better Relationships Through AI: Doctors say there’s an epidemic of loneliness. Here's how large language models can help.

Improvements in chatbots have opened a market for bots integrated with dating apps. I’m concerned that AI romantic partners create fake relationships that displace, rather than strengthen, meaningful human relationships.

September 28, 20233 min read
Which AI Applications Should You Build? Here's How to Decide: AI isn't ideal for everything. How can you decide which use cases to build? Think about tasks, not jobs.
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Which AI Applications Should You Build? Here's How to Decide: AI isn't ideal for everything. How can you decide which use cases to build? Think about tasks, not jobs.

While AI is a general-purpose technology that’s useful for many things, it isn’t good for every task under the sun. How can we decide which concrete use cases to build? If you’re helping a business figure out where to apply AI, I’ve found the following recipe useful as a brainstorming aid…

September 20, 20234 min read

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