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Road trip to Brisbane from Melbourne (Itinerary)
With a steely resolve and a taste for the wild unknown, I’m tearing off on a 9-day, petrol and coffee-fueled escapade aboard my iron steed, cutting a blazing path from Melbourne to Brisbane via the agrarian inland route. As I pierce this sunburned land’s heart, I’ll chronicle my exploits and dish out the untamed truth…
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Introduction to AI and AI Safety (videos)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way, from theoretical concepts to practical applications that shape our work and everyday lives. Crucial AI concepts start with the distinction between Narrow AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) AI safety refers to the research and practices to ensure artificial intelligence systems operate reliably, ethically, and without causing…
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What is AI Safety
AI Safety is the interdisciplinary study of ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are designed and deployed responsibly, minimising risks and maximising benefits for humanity. This field addresses concerns about AI’s potential unintended consequences, biases, and misuse by focusing on areas like robustness, interpretability, and value alignment. Robustness emphasises creating AI that performs reliably even…
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Hike to Lake Tali Karng
Lake Tali Karng, nestled deep within the alpine region of Victoria, Australia is a serene and very deep lake in a rugged, bush landscape. Our adventure began near Licola a small town approximately 250 kilometres east of Melbourne. The town itself is a base for hikers and hunter and fisher types, with a general store,…
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Release of Chat GPT 4.
GPT-4, the fourth iteration of OpenAI’s Generative text system, has a fresh, multimodal language model. It was officially launched on March 14, 2023, and made accessible to ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Prior to its public release, Microsoft had already integrated GPT-4 into certain versions of Bing. As a model, GPT-4 underwent pre-training using a combination of…
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Road Trip New Zealand South Island
Our seven-day journey through the South Island of New Zealand was a crazy road trip, replete with unforgettable natural eye candy. Here’s the lowdown on our daily itinerary: Day 1: Christchurch to Methven Our journey began at Christchurch airport, where we snagged a beat-up rental car. The rental car was a death trap on wheels,…
