Colin FraserHallucinations, Errors, and DreamsOn why modern AI systems produce false outputs and what there is to be done about itApr 1836Apr 1836
Colin FraserGenerative AI is a hammer and no one knows what is and isn’t a nailThis analogy is going to seem a bit tortured but bear with me. Imagine a world without hammers. You’re driving nails into the wall with…Feb 2221Feb 2221
Colin FraserWelcome To Hell, OpenAINilay Patel wrote a clairvoyant piece in The Verge shortly after Elon Musk bought Twitter called Welcome to hell, Elon, welcoming Elon Musk…Feb 2, 202324Feb 2, 202324
Colin FraserChatGPT: Automatic expensive BS at scaleI recall vividly the first time I saw a screenshot from ChatGPT. It was in this Tweet.Jan 28, 202360Jan 28, 202360
Colin FraserTarget didn’t figure out a teen girl was pregnant before her father didAnd that one article that said they did was silly and badJan 4, 202010Jan 4, 202010
Colin FraserDeep Learning is Shallow ThinkingThree Fundamental Things That Deep Learning Can’t DoNov 15, 20181Nov 15, 20181
Colin FraserinExtra NewsfeedWhat the recent study on the Seattle Minimum Wage Experiment actually saysIn June 2017, a paper popped up by Jardim et. al at the National Bureau of Economic Research entitled Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and…Jul 3, 2017Jul 3, 2017
Colin FraserRefugees to the United States pay $21,000 more in taxes than they receive in benefits, and other…A thorough summary of a recent NBER working paperJun 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017