Andrew Lucas – Medium

Andrew Lucas

Pinned

Andrew Lucas

I Asked ChatGPT to Fix My Furnace

A small illustration of how AI is already impacting the economy.

9 min readJan 23, 2024

--

2

A steampunk robot mechanic with a cigarette, wearing detailed overalls, is actively repairing a brightly glowing furnace in a gritty basement. The scene contrasts the intricate design of the mechanic with the vibrant flames and mechanical complexity of the furnace.

--

2

Pinned

Andrew Lucas
in
Stackademic

OpenAI’s Real Goal: Systems that Outperform Humans at Most Economically Valuable Work

An AI engineer’s perspective on ChatGPT, OpenAI, and what it all means for humanity in 2024

13 min readNov 27, 2023

--

5

A tranquil panoramic scene depicting rolling green hills, a sea-nestled port town, and a humanoid robot gazing at the sunset. Rendered in pastel colors and linework digital art, it captures a serene atmosphere.

--

5

Pinned

Andrew Lucas
in
Towards Data Science

Solve the GPT Branching Problem with an Artifact Pipeline

Designing a meal planning app using a custom GPT

14 min readJan 9, 2024

--

A vibrant, pastel-colored digital linework art depicts a large, stylized tree with branches representing different aspects of a meal planning app development. Around the tree are floating artifacts like lists and diagrams, connected by delicate lines, with a thoughtful male figure at the base, symbolizing the decision-making process in app development.

--

Andrew Lucas

Language Is a World Model

AI learns real-world patterns already encoded in language, resulting in emergent abilities.

7 min read3 days ago

--

Language Is a World Model

--

Andrew Lucas
in
Stackademic

Nvidia VOYAGER Is About More Than Just AI Playing Minecraft

Making AI Agentic: Unexpected implications of the well-known Nvidia experiment.

7 min readFeb 8, 2024

--

1

A vibrant digital art piece depicting a Minecraft-style landscape during sunset, with the sky transitioning from purple to orange above blocky, tree-covered hills that lead down to a calm river reflecting the sun’s glow. Fireflies and stars dot the evening sky, adding to the serene and whimsical atmosphere of the scene.

--

1

Andrew Lucas

Human-Level AI Would Be Superhuman

AGI may lead to ASI quicker than you think.

4 min readJan 18, 2024

--

5

A colorful digital artwork depicting a humanoid robot named Iris, surrounded by lush plants in a high-tech laboratory, performing multiple tasks with elegant robotic arms.

--

5

Andrew Lucas

The Night Jordan Peterson Confronted Chaos

I don’t remember a word from the Jordan Peterson lecture I attended a few months ago, but I do remember two critical words he said at the…

3 min readJan 4, 2024

--

1

A scene viewed from the balcony of a drama theater, showing a young man in George Washington costume energetically waving a research paper as he walks down the aisle toward a brightly lit stage. On stage, a man in a grey suit cups his hands over his eyes to see the approaching man, while a seated blond woman and bodyguards are also depicted, with some audience members in modern attire laughing in the background.

--

1

Andrew Lucas
in
Stackademic

Advancing toward More Agentic AI

Charting the course from conversational AI like ChatGPT to AI that can think, act, and pursue objectives.

8 min readDec 27, 2023

--

1

Robot cave men learning tools

--

1

Andrew Lucas
in
Stackademic

The Prompt Whisperer

An interview with OpenAI’s internal ChatGPT guru.

5 min readDec 19, 2023

--

2

Digital art depicting a magician, symbolizing a skilled prompt engineer, in the center of a mystical scene. The magician is aiming a glowing, magical arrow towards a target resembling a conversation bubble filled with code and AI elements. The atmosphere is ethereal with digital streams and lines of code floating around.

--

2

Andrew Lucas

One simple instruction I've found surprisingly useful is:

- Ask me follow-up questions.

1 min readDec 19, 2023

--

--

Andrew Lucas

Andrew Lucas

Friend of Medium

OpenAI's goal is to develop AGI--that is, AI that performs all "economically valuable work", replacing humans. I write about the implications.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams