School for a New Machine
Each day, pick an article on AI, alignment, consciousness, or the philosophy of mind and answer five open-response questions on it. The grader has the article — general knowledge alone won't be enough. Earn a comprehension badge for every article you pass. Self-study to think clearly about AI and the questions around it — not a credential or a competence assessment.
How this works
Pick an article on AI, alignment, consciousness, or the philosophy of mind from today's Arc Codex feed and read it. Answer five open-response questions on what it actually said. Pass at 70%+ to log a comprehension badge with your name on it. The grader has the article — general knowledge alone won't be enough. This is self-study to help you think clearly about AI and the questions around it — not a credential or a competence assessment.
Today's readings · 2 articles
US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones
generalAs corporate AI bills spiral out of control, many companies are beginning to ask themselves a simple question: why pay a pretty penny for the US’s leading AI models when Chinese ones are far cheaper? Major companies like…
Intelligence is Free, Now What? Data Systems for, of, and by Agents
tech_surveillance... government of the people, by the people, for the people ... — Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (1863) The cost of AI is dropping rapidly. GPT-4-class capabilities cost roughly $30 per million tokens in early 2023;…