Emulation or plagiarism? That is the question.
Jon Ayre I was browsing LinkedIn, and came across a post in which the writer asks an important question. If you give an LLM a sentence and it provides you with paragraphs…
Science
The man who saw God in the plagiarism machine
It would appear Richard Dawkins believes Claude (or Claudia as he likes to call it) is conscious and self aware. It seems he believes this, not because he has proof,…
So many words but so little meaning
It may come as a surprise to discover that vision models and text models trained on apparently different sets of inputs converge in the same model, but it really shouldn’t.…
Understanding neural networks – Part 3: Teaching the machine
Creating an artificial neural network is one thing; teaching it is where the real work begins. In this third part of my series on neural networks, I introduce the two…
Understanding neural networks – Part 2: Hidden neurons, troublesome feedback
There are many different ways you can connect artificial neurons together to create a working neural network. In part 2 of this guide I’ll explain the more common approaches and…
Understanding neural networks – Part 1: The artificial neuron
So, you want to know about artificial neural networks? Here’s my attempt at explaining what they are and how they work without resorting to too much complicated jargon or maths.…
Diverse or divergent – what’s in a word?
Diversity is a big talking point and rightly so. However, in only one area of diversity does a particular trend emerge. That area is neurodiversity, and the trend is the…
Schrödinger’s joke – an alternative analogy
If you know anything about the mysterious world of quantum mechanics, you’ve probably heard of the Schrödinger’s cat analogy. Personally, I dislike it. It just doesn’t work for me, so…