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  1. Negative memories in both human and LLMs

    I was talking with someone about learning and memory, and they reflected (with some disappointment) that it’s the negative things we remember best.

    I’ve been struggling with something similar with LLM memories, and thinking about the parallels gave me some insight into both:

    When pulling memories out of …

  2. On The Subject Of AI Poetry

    Generating poetry was among the first popular parlor tricks for an LLM.

    Poetry is appealing because it has the form of something carefully constructed, and yet plays into the LLM’s abilities to join disparate elements: words, expression, rhyme, rhythm. Attending to each simultaneously challenges a human to create a …

  3. AI AITA

    I’m pretty sure reading /r/AmItheAsshole is harmful to my psyche, and yet…

    … and yet why shouldn’t I be able to participate in this collectively harmful behavior?

    I don’t have good enough stories so I made ChatGPT write some…

    r/AmItheAsshole • 30 minutes ago
    ConcernedMom29
    AITA for …

  4. World Building With GPT

    I’ve been doing lots of experiments with GPT, though I’ve only written about one until now… the more serious something is the harder it is to call it finished or identify the outcomes. Here I’ll describe something a bit lighter: world building, or specifically city building, with …

  5. Infinite AI Array

    Some ideas are dumb enough you just have to try them, so I introduce to you the Python library: Infinite …

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