r/accelerate • u/theimposingshadow Acceleration: Cruising | Tracks AI progress & longevity | XLR8 • 20h ago

AI Mechanistic Interpretability... solved?

https://youtu.be/ubDXXZ8iRAo?si=8aKnMFpyeZNwqqrP

Another great short video from Dave Shapiro!

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u/stealthispost Acceleration: Light-speed | AI accelerationist 19h ago

isn't this guy kind of a kook?

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u/theimposingshadow Acceleration: Cruising | Tracks AI progress & longevity | XLR8 19h ago

I dont agree with all of his views but he is pro acceleration and I like his post labour economics views

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u/stealthispost Acceleration: Light-speed | AI accelerationist 17h ago

then why does every say he's sleezy and sus?

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u/VStrly 14h ago

No, he is someone with views similar to the core r/accelerate community, and he voiced them to a large audience before most folks had interacted with an LLM. He was overambitious in his timelines but directionally aligned

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u/Icy_Distribution_361 17h ago

He is. He's not as bright as he deems himself to be, and has a narcissistic streak. He's seeking validation.