Ben Affleck reveals he writes Python, understands convolutional neural networks, worked extensively with GPUs, and used his celebrity status to get private looks at Google and OpenAI’s video models “I’ve always been kind of into computers since I was young. Then, when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. The visual-effects workflow for many years has included machine learning, so I can write pretty shitty Python scripts and stuff like that. “With convolutional neural networks, which were the precursors to what the transformer can do, which is much more computation simultaneously, you would do things like look at what’s called a tensor. That’s the numerical translation of a visual image in numbers, like the batch number, the frame number and the red, green and blue values of each pixel in each frame. It’s just that simple. That numeric is called a tensor. “You’d use a convolutional neural network to identify patterns that reveal what’s called edge detection or feature extraction, which is identifying patterns well enough to know, this is where the window ledge is, so we can more easily take the green-screen image out and replace it with something. “That was familiar to me early on because, prior to Artists Equity, I had a small visual-effects company. I’ve worked with GPUs a lot too. The visual-effects guys said, ‘Hey, you should see. There are a couple: Google and this other company, OpenAI, are doing really interesting stuff with transformers in video.’ “I’ve learned that I can actually just call up and go, ‘Hey, it’s Ben Affleck. Can I come see what you’re doing?’ Sometimes people say yes, to my astonishment.”

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Dylan Larkin scored in his season debut for the Red Wings. 2-1 Detroit lead

Elliotte Friedman: Re Simon Edvinsson/Red Wings negotiations: I believe organizationally they want a bridge, they don't want term - 32 Thoughts (10/1) ____ NHLRR: There had been a few reports in recent days that perhaps the Red Wings were opening up to a long term extension, but today's intel suggests their focus is still a bridge deal

JUST IN: 900+ people are set to attend a “pro-data center party” in Washington, D.C. tonight, featuring AI-themed cocktails & a generative AI photo booth.

On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep. He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished.

Antifund's @jakepaul says the US needs a new Constitution "The 2nd Amendment was made so that if the government was doing ridiculous things to us and controlling us in harmful ways, that the citizens could upthrow them." "As weapons systems get more advanced, a pistol or a shotgun is not going to be able to upthrow the government if we the people decide that the US government is taking advantage of us. We maybe need to be able to bear more advanced weapons systems as citizens." "Drones, EMPs, RPGs, potential anti-helicopter.. I don't know what it is, but if the government can just come in with autonomous robots and take us all out, and we are now powerless, essentially the 2nd Amendment is just a hobby now for people to go and shoot guns."

"I'm going to try to be honest with you guys today and I'm not ready to go there yet," Here is Dylan Larkin's full response to being asked why he requested a trade from the Red Wings

Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.

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I am hiring an absolute killer generalist / right hand type of person to come build america with me for decades - DM me >writes code >super organized >wanting to work very long hours >wanting to travel >help stand up new factories >talk to customers >can manage teams >hires superstars >self autonomous >ideas ideas ideas >attention to immense detail willing to pay well and significant equity