AI versus Marshy - Tool of the week: Ahref’s AI writing tools

Welcome to this standalone article about the intersection of AI, creativity, and capitalism. If you’re new to this topic, I’ll try to give you a quick rundown of what’s been going on. I’ve been writing about AI and its potential impacts in my newsletter, AI versus Marshy, and I’ve been filtering through the noise to give you more informed takes. Let’s dive into the current problems researchers are trying to solve with AI. Not sure if rhyming poorly counts as a “hook” So what are the current problems researchers are trying to solve with AI? A thoughtful post by Chip Nguyen on what the current BIG challenges are with current AI technology in Language Learning Models. The challenges in a nutshell: Reduce and measure hallucinations Optimize context length and context construction Incorporate other data modalities Make LLMs faster and cheaper Design a new model architecture Develop GPU alternatives Make agents usable Improve learning from human preference Improve the efficiency of the chat interface Build LLMs for non-English languages Like all things in breakthrough tech - I think some of these will get solved quickly and others will present more complexity than people give credit. Non-English languages is a big one. The collective earth doesn’t “think” in English - so our technologies shouldn’t either. Sam Altman (CEO, Open AI) mentioned this is a big priority for them (see AI versus Marshy #1 ). From the first newsletter! Other ones - like “making agents usable” might be closer than we think. This demo from Humane (screenless wearable AI tech) is really impressive - starting from the ground up with a “more screens is not the answer” from someone who spent 22 years designing for Apple. The real story is his wife’s name is in lower-case - why? – What do you think there? I’m quite happy filtering through all this AI noise to give you more informed takes and the reality is none of us really know. This quote appeared from my highlights today, and I thought it was apt: Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #10: the creativity and profit gap, a tweaky freebie, + current challenges