Summary: This week’s highlights include a classic text by David Hume on human understanding and new insights on large language models passing the Turing Test. Paul Graham advises focusing on creating new things instead of merely critiquing existing ones. Additionally, a discussion on avoiding overthinking emphasizes the importance of acting on inspiration immediately.
even though models are trained to output one word at a time, they may think on much longer horizons to do so.” (View Highlight)
“Inspiration is perishable. Act on it immediately. So when you’re inspired to do something, do that thing. (View Highlight)
“The sweetest and most inoffensive path of life leads through the avenues of science and learning; and whoever can either remove any obstructions in this way, or open up any new prospect, ought so far to be esteemed a benefactor to mankind.” (View Highlight)