almost crime

My cat Y only responds when I say SSK(S(K(SS(S(SSK))))K).

From Word Models to World Models: Translating from Natural Language to the Probabilistic Language of Thought paper page: huggingface.co/papers/2306.1… How does language inform our downstream thinking? In particular, how do humans make meaning from language -- and how can we leverage a theory of linguistic meaning to build machines that think in more human-like ways? In this paper, we propose rational meaning construction, a computational framework for language-informed thinking that combines neural models of language with probabilistic models for rational inference. We frame linguistic meaning as a context-sensitive mapping from natural language into a probabilistic language of thought (PLoT) -- a general-purpose symbolic substrate for probabilistic, generative world modeling. Our architecture integrates two powerful computational tools that have not previously come together: we model thinking with probabilistic programs, an expressive representation for flexible commonsense reasoning; and we model meaning construction with large language models (LLMs), which support broad-coverage translation from natural language utterances to code expressions in a probabilistic programming language. We illustrate our framework in action through examples covering four core domains from cognitive science: probabilistic reasoning, logical and relational reasoning, visual and physical reasoning, and social reasoning about agents and their plans. In each, we show that LLMs can generate context-sensitive translations that capture pragmatically-appropriate linguistic meanings, while Bayesian inference with the generated programs supports coherent and robust commonsense reasoning. We extend our framework to integrate cognitively-motivated symbolic modules to provide a unified commonsense thinking interface from language. Finally, we explore how language can drive the construction of world models themselves.

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teaching programming is the art of quickly leveling people up to the point where they can burn out of their tech jobs and become a pastry chef

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The first rule of machine learning: Start without machine learning

"I've literally been playing this on repeat for the last \few weeks... and I don't know why. For Gods sake I'm a 50 year old Black Man that's never been to Malibu.." youtube.com/watch?v=v0CYB5V9…

The "Will GPT automate all the jobs?" paper is out With participation from @OpenAI, OpenResearch and @penn 🧵 1/9

Esta simpático que todas las expos tengan nombres incomprensibles como "post-afectos transrizomaticos" y las obras son una lavadora con micrófonos de contacto y un cuadro de Goku besándose con el chavo.

Las señales

Patterns, repeated in space and time

Guerra de sonideros, le llamó Sandra Cuevas a su evento en la explanada de la alcaldía la semana pasada. Se le cumplió el deseo.

the first time our offline messaging app successfully worked vibes were peak

This machine has me emotional

We’re (@internetactvsm) building an emergency messaging app that allows you to text offline — for use during internet shutdowns, communication outage due to natural disasters, etc. Via Bluetooth, messages can hop across phones, effectively covering entire regions with a “mesh network.” We’re developing this in partnership with the leading Bluetooth mesh networking developers, ensuring security & scaleability. Excited to share more in the coming weeks, this is all part of InternetActivism’s long term mission to develop a suite of digital humanitarian tools! InternetActivism.org