Hmmm?

I can’t recall all of it, but most of my calculus courses all the way to multi variate calc and my signals processing all required understanding and using memorized and abstract trig functions which can all be solved using algebra to solve polynomials. One of the big leaps that enables us to go from trig functions to doing limits to calc happen when we used language to understand that summation can tell us what the “area” under the curve is. Geometric functions, odd/even etc is all algebra and trig. If this model can use language to solve those challenges those abstractions can be made more useful to future linguistic models. That’s so much more to teach and embedded in these “statistical” models and NNs. (Edited, because I forgot to check how bad my autocorrect is)

Many of the building blocks of computing come from complex abstractions built on top of less complex abstractions built on top of even simpler concepts in algebra and arithmetic. If Q* can pass middle school math, then building more abstractions can be a big leap.

Huge computing resources only seem ridiculous, unsustainable, and abstract until they aren’t anymore. Like typing messages a bending glass screens for other people to read…

Yes, it was an amazing demonstration and I managed to get some great shots, even got one of the peregrine catching it’s dinner!

I was there in July and caused a small traffic jam in the tour as I was trying to imagine life with that view everyday…

Kudos to having wide-ranging interests. We need both types of people (and many many in between) to survive and progress in this world together :)