LessWrong posts by zvi

“AI #121 Part 1: New Connections” by Zvi

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That's right. I said Part 1. The acceleration continues.

I do not intend to let this be a regular thing. I will (once again!) be raising the bar for what gets included going forward to prevent that. But for now, we’ve hit my soft limit, so I’m splitting things in two, mostly by traditional order but there are a few things, especially some videos, that I’m hoping to get to properly before tomorrow, and also I’m considering spinning out my coverage of The OpenAI Files.

Tomorrow in Part 2 we’ll deal with, among other things, several new videos, various policy disputes and misalignment fun that includes the rising number of people being driven crazy.

Table of Contents

  1. Language Models Offer Mundane Utility. How much do people use LLMs so far?
  2. Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility. Can’t always get what you want.
  3. [...]

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Outline:

(00:53) Language Models Offer Mundane Utility

(03:12) Language Models Don't Offer Mundane Utility

(09:53) Humans Do Not Offer Mundane Utility

(10:59) Langage Models Should Remain Available

(12:51) Get My Agent On The Line

(15:45) Have My Agent Call Their Agent

(18:09) Beware Prompt Injections

(21:13) Unprompted Attention

(23:18) Huh, Upgrades

(26:02) Memories

(27:56) Cheaters Gonna Cheat Cheat Cheat Cheat Cheat

(36:40) On Your Marks

(40:05) Fun With Media Generation

(41:20) Copyright Confrontation

(45:13) Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon

(50:28) Liar Liar

(52:25) They Took Our Jobs

(54:18) No, Not Those Jobs

(58:37) All The Jobs Everywhere All At Once

(01:04:44) The Void

(01:05:58) Into the Void

(01:06:49) The Art of the Jailbreak

(01:07:18) Get Involved

(01:07:32) Introducing

(01:07:55) In Other AI News

(01:13:26) Show Me the Money

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First published:

June 19th, 2025


Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Ya7WfFXThJ6cn4Cqz/ai-121-part-1-new-connections

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Images from the article:

Command prompt requesting code document review and feedback in markdown format.
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Pie chart showing frequency of AI usage for everyday decisions.
High-level architecture diagram showing Claude.ai chat and multi-agent research system.
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Chart showing AI language models trained at GPT-4 scale, organized by company.
Line graph comparing AI usage between white-collar and production workers, 2023-2025.
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Three bar graphs comparing success rates of various AI language models.</p><p>These graphs titled
Comic comparing debugging server issues (1-10 hours) versus using timer reset (5 minutes).
Graph showing AI usage trends among U.S. workers from 2023-2025, published by Gallup.
Two graphs showing extrapolation patterns across cultural dimensions in humans and LLMs. The top graph displays adjusted Rand Index versus number of dimensions. The bottom graph shows average mean cluster similarity differences across various cultural dimensions.
Line graph showing automation and R&D zones across companies from 2006-2025.
Diagram comparing assumptions and evaluations of LLM cultural alignment across three aspects.</p><p>The image shows a structured comparison with three rows (Stability, Extrapolability, Steerability), each containing an icon, an assumption, and its corresponding evaluation. Each row is color-coded (blue, pink, purple) and discusses different aspects of how language models handle cultural alignment.
Dark, surreal illustration of two strange figures drinking coffee and reading, surrounded by existential messages. One appears plant-like while the other is cactus-headed. A bottle on the table reads

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