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Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by Name_Chawps »

lm28469 wrote: post #8
cs702 wrote: post #2

The imagined computers that looked so unrealistic in so many past science-fiction movies and TV shows no longer look... unrealistic. Those imagined computers now look more like upgrades to current technology. Imagine an AI model 10x, 100x, 1000x larger than GPT4. That feels... surreal to me.

> Those imagined computers now look more like upgrades to current technology. I still don't get that argument. You can train a parrot for a week and he'll talk a few words, training it for a year won't make him become Shakespeare, LLMs will never ever automagically evolve into these AGI tier computers, not even their creators argue that, no one besides techbros argue that in fact.

I can, right now, have GPT 4 write me sonnets on any topic. We are already beyond mere parroting.

People say "it's just parroting what it's heard"! But did GPT4's training data really include a sonnet about Minecraft creepers?

So they're not parroting. They're parroting PLUS something else. Plus some kind of analysis and transformation.

Your claim is that this transformation is superficial and won't become deeper as the neural networks become deeper.

We'll see.

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by ravenstine »

lm28469 wrote: post #8
cs702 wrote: post #2

The imagined computers that looked so unrealistic in so many past science-fiction movies and TV shows no longer look... unrealistic. Those imagined computers now look more like upgrades to current technology. Imagine an AI model 10x, 100x, 1000x larger than GPT4. That feels... surreal to me.

> Those imagined computers now look more like upgrades to current technology. I still don't get that argument. You can train a parrot for a week and he'll talk a few words, training it for a year won't make him become Shakespeare, LLMs will never ever automagically evolve into these AGI tier computers, not even their creators argue that, no one besides techbros argue that in fact.

I've been noticing this pattern on HN where someone analogizes current generation LLMs to parrots while simultaneously claiming to know the future of LLMs without any justification. Am I a "techbro" because I don't believe that we know much about what the future of LLMs has in store for us, or because I find the parrot analogy to be utterly specious?

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by marginalia_nu »

ambicapter wrote: post #14

Clicked on the second one and was immediately presented with a course to teach me how to use this fancy new AI-powered technology to revolutionize my business! Puts a certain taste in my mouth.

It appears many of the same people who were hyping crypto and meme stocks a year ago are hyping AI startups/courses now. The sales manuscript is basically identical with lots of manufactured FOMO.

It's a shame because the technology itself is probably reasonably useful. It's really hard to tell though with all the bullshit surrounding it.

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by abi »

I built a web app that lets you generate simple, shareable web apps just by prompting with GPT4. https://picoapps.xyz

Here are some cool apps people have built with it:

read aloud a wikipedia article: https://backend-pico.onrender.com/northeast-architect matrix animation: https://backend-pico.onrender.com/chair-northeast face distorter: https://backend-pico.onrender.com/drench-virtual simple excel: https://backend-pico.onrender.com/amidst-assurance image to meme generator: https://backend-pico.onrender.com/wagon-woot

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by bena »

spoiler wrote: post #13

Don't get me wrong, it's really cool technology, but calling the first example a "game" is... Grossly overstating what it is. However, given it was made by someone who's not a [game] developer, it's pretty cool nonetheless.

No, it's not just a game, it's a (complex) game.

But like you, I agree, that's cool. That's like a pretty good start if you wanted to make an actual game. You have movement, physics, and collision detection. There's clearly something to build off of.

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by seiferteric »

Using it to "peer review" research papers to look for flaws in statistical methods used, logical flaws in conclusions etc would be fantastic. Of course it would need to be verified, but maybe it could be a turning of the tides for all the bad "research" done out there.

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by ralusek »

So annoyed at the people with GPT4 API access. I applied immediately, and have now built a handful of applications with 3.5 that would work so much better with changing a single model string once I get access.

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by ketzu »

It is so interesting to me seeing how everyone utilizes those large language models. I often wonder how they do it. I tried to get something usable out of ChatGPT now and then, but the code is littered with misunderstandings of the data format and errors and more problems. Maybe I am bad at explaining what I want to the system?

Re: Things created with GPT-4

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Post by redeux »

turnsout wrote: post #18
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your BAD autogenerated asteroid clone. "Give it time" people will say, but how does one prompt ChatGPT to make a game fun, or a story actually interesting?

^ Yes, edited my post! I've spent HOURS tweaking prompts and going back and forth with GPT3–4 to get more creative and interesting output, but it's not there yet. This current generation will just never give you legitimately good song lyrics, let alone a game with an interesting and compelling mechanic.

Having played around with the same scenario, I’ve come to the naive conclusion that the lack of creative output is because the current generation of GPT is only able to regurgitate and not create. This makes everything feel very derivative.

On the other hand, if you act as the creative mind and use GPT to accelerate your output, it becomes more useful.

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