Major AI labs, including OpenAI, are shifting their focus away from building ever-larger language models (LLMs). Instead, they are exploring "test-time compute", where models receive extra processing time during execution to produce better results. This change stems from the limitations of traditional pre-training methods, which have reached a plateau in performance and are becoming too...
Author: Martin Treiber
Raw Story v. OpenAI: A Landmark Decision Shaping AI Copyright Law
In a significant ruling that could help define the boundaries of AI training and copyright law, Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York has dismissed Raw Story Media and AlterNet Media's copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI. This November 2024 decision provides crucial insights into how courts may approach the intersection of AI...
The Future of Programming According to GitHub: When Everyone Becomes a Developer
In GitHub's San Francisco headquarters, Chief Product Officer Mario Rodriguez paints a picture of the future that's both audacious and contentious: a world where a billion people create software, many without writing a single line of code. It's a vision that challenges our fundamental understanding of what it means to be a developer – and...
Multi-expert Prompting: Making AI Systems More Reliable and Useful
Imagine asking different experts for their opinion on a complex question. A doctor might focus on health implications, an economist on financial impact, and a sociologist on social consequences. Each perspective adds valuable insight, leading to a more comprehensive understanding. Now, what if we could make AI systems work the same way? This is exactly...
The AI Assistant Effect: How Copilot is Quietly Reshaping How Developers Work
When GitHub released Copilot, its AI programming assistant, skeptics dismissed it as just another autocomplete tool. Two years later, a Harvard Business School study reveals something far more profound: AI isn't just changing how developers write code – it's fundamentally reshaping how software teams work. The study, which tracked 187,489 developers over two years, offers...
From Vision to Reality – Apple’s Knowledge Navigator and Today’s AI Tools
In 1987, Apple envisioned a futuristic assistant through their Knowledge Navigator concept, a video illustrating a professor’s seamless interaction with an intelligent, voice-activated personal assistant. While many of the assistant’s capabilities seemed like science fiction then, today’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital communication tools have brought nearly every aspect of that vision to...
Key Takeaways from Sam Altman’s Reddit AMA
In a recent Reddit AMA, Sam Altman and the OpenAI leadership team offered a candid look into their thoughts on the future of AI and the company’s role in shaping it. With Altman, Chief Product Officer Kevin Scott, VP of Engineering Shinas Narayanan, and Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki in the (virtual) room, the AMA touched...
ChatGPT Search vs. Perplexity: The New Era of AI-Powered Search Engines
The world of search is undergoing a dramatic transformation with the emergence of AI-powered search engines. Two notable contenders in this arena are ChatGPT Search and Perplexity. Both leverage the power of large language models to deliver a more conversational and informative search experience. But how do they stack up against each other? Speed and...
Agentic Workflows in AI: How Autonomous Agents are Transforming Task Automation
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, agentic workflows stand out as a major leap forward, empowering AI systems to tackle complex tasks autonomously. From customer service to content generation, agentic workflows are set to reshape how industries utilize AI for smarter and more reliable automation. But what exactly are agentic workflows, and why are...
Hinton’s Concerns and the Future of Work
Geoffrey Hinton is a prominent British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI”. In 2024, he received the nobel price in physics together with John Hopfield for their groundbreaking work in the field of AI. Hinton has been vocal about the impending challenges and transformations that AI brings to the job...
