Readit News logoReadit News
kenjackson commented on Experts Have World Models. LLMs Have Word Models   latent.space/p/adversaria... · Posted by u/aaronng91
wahern · 9 hours ago
Has any generative AI been demonstrated to exhibit the generalized intelligence (e.g. achieving in a non-simulated environment complex tasks or simple tasks in novel environments) of a vertebrate, or even a higher-order non-vertebrate? Serious question--I don't know either way. I've had trouble finding a clear answer; what little I have found is highly qualified and caveated once you get past the abstract, much like attempts in prior AI eras.
kenjackson · 8 hours ago
There is no real bar any more for generalized intelligence. The bars that existed prior to LLMs have largely been met. Now we’re in a state where we are trying to find new bars, but there are none that are convincing.
kenjackson commented on Experts Have World Models. LLMs Have Word Models   latent.space/p/adversaria... · Posted by u/aaronng91
tovej · 20 hours ago
You did not address the second issue at all. You are inverting the implication in your argument. Whether gradient descent helps solve the language model problem or not does not help you show that this means it's a useful world model.

Let me illustrate the point using a different argument with the same structure: 1) The best professional chefs are excellent at cutting onions 2) Therefore, if we train a model to cuy onions using gradient descent, that model will be a very good profrssional chef

2) clearly does not follow from 1)

kenjackson · 19 hours ago
I think the commenter is saying that they will combine a world model with the word model. The resulting combination may be sufficient for very solid results.

Note humans generate their own non-complete world model. For example there are sounds and colors we don’t hear or see. Odors we don’t smell. Etc…. We have an incomplete model of the world, but we still have a model that proves useful for us.

kenjackson commented on Coding agents have replaced every framework I used   blog.alaindichiappari.dev... · Posted by u/alainrk
giancarlostoro · 3 days ago
I find that instructing AI to use frameworks yields better results and sets you up for a better outcome.

I use Claude Code with both Django and React which its surprisingly good with. I rather use software thats tried and tested. The only time I let it write its own is when I want ultra minimal CSS.

kenjackson · 3 days ago
This. For area where you can use tested and tried libraries (or tools in general) LLMs will generate better code when they use them.

In fact, LLMs will be better than humans in learning new frameworks. It could end up being the opposite that frameworks and libraries become more important with LLMs.

kenjackson commented on How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post   newyorker.com/news/annals... · Posted by u/thm
epistasis · 5 days ago
It's funny how so many of the tech exec class have gone from "we only hire the best people" because you get so much more value for the dollar of wages, to viewing labor purely as a cost center to be minimized by any tolerable means.

All it took was a few years of higher interest rates and a depressed investment environment!

kenjackson · 5 days ago
Depends on the industry and work. They are still paying top dollar for AI talent.
kenjackson commented on France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US   apnews.com/article/europe... · Posted by u/AareyBaba
pelagicAustral · 7 days ago
Refreshing. No more Teams? Sounds like a dream... Of all the crapware I am forced to work with, Teams really pushes the envelope in every single negative way conceivable. I think I have more love for SharePoint than Teams, and that is a massive concession.
kenjackson · 7 days ago
I have to admit, I have almost no problems with Teams. The one big issue I had was performance when screen sharing. But I got a new laptop and this problem went away. Seems so odd that so many people have major problems with it, while I feel like within my workgroup there are almost no problems to speak of.
kenjackson commented on Amazon's Spending on 'Melania' Is a Barely Concealed Bribe   daringfireball.net/linked... · Posted by u/lateforwork
JumpCrisscross · 11 days ago
> This is so common the revolving door in government is a well worn trope

On TV and Reddit. In the real world you’re not getting policy outcomes today for a handshake of a payout tomorrow without someone in office to guarantee your end.

kenjackson · 11 days ago
Exactly. Anyone willing to bribe you is more than willing to rescind when you have no real power.
kenjackson commented on Amazon's Spending on 'Melania' Is a Barely Concealed Bribe   daringfireball.net/linked... · Posted by u/lateforwork
kenjackson · 11 days ago
Big difference is being out of office. I expect Trump to get a ton of money after leaving office, because people like proximity to fame, but I don't like the stench when he's in office and has direct political influence.

That said, Trump also investigated Obama for the Netflix deal. Will he investigate Melania now?

kenjackson commented on Amazon's Spending on 'Melania' Is a Barely Concealed Bribe   daringfireball.net/linked... · Posted by u/lateforwork
mcphage · 11 days ago
I would say there’s no concealment at all. It’s a naked bribe and flattery. But bribery is legal now.
kenjackson · 11 days ago
I've heard that one of the advantages of this administration is that you don't need data or convincing arguments -- just bribery and flattery. If you're OK with bribery and flattery then you'll find this administration much easier to work with. Getting your way is a simpler path.

Deleted Comment

kenjackson commented on TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues   cnn.com/2026/01/26/tech/t... · Posted by u/kotaKat
logicchains · 14 days ago
Isn't Reels content more right-wing, while TikTok has lots of both left-leaning and right-leaning content.
kenjackson · 14 days ago
TikTok historically has, but if this is truly the new owners trying to block content then that can change rapidly.

u/kenjackson

KarmaCake day21632September 18, 2009View Original