Dataflow matrix machines (by Anhinga anhinga)

OpenAI posted its approach to alignment research

2022-08-25T13:43:11Z

openai.com/blog/our-approach-to-alignment-research/

"Our approach to aligning AGI is empirical and iterative. We are improving our AI systems’ ability to learn from human feedback and to assist humans at evaluating AI. Our goal is to build a sufficiently aligned AI system that can help us solve all other alignment problems."

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Open source code generator (an alternative to OpenAI Codex)

2022-08-09T03:13:17Z

github.com/salesforce/CodeGen

One can also run one of these models via HuggingFace; it is based on "A Conversational Paradigm for Program Synthesis" paper, arxiv.org/abs/2203.13474

Someone has even created a fake GitHub Copilot based on that (useful for those who prefer VSCode): github.com/moyix/fauxpilot

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OpenAI Codex (next generation) - it looks like we are finally "there"

2021-08-12T15:35:14Z

There was a live demo of the next generation of OpenAI Codex code-generating software on August 10.

My impression from it is that "we have finally arrived" - this is a programming tool which seems to be more useful than an extra entry-level software engineer on the team. This starts to address the key bottleneck of our times: our limited ability to create software.

This was always my threshold: can we create an AI software which can be "hired instead of a junior software engineer"? That was the main temporal uncertainty for me: how long would it take to reach that level? It looks like this has been accomplished.

We are rapidly approaching the situation when AI will actively participate in programming AI software, for better or for worse...

OpenAI Codex is now a part of OpenAI API (which is still a closed beta with a waitlist), and it will be possible to participate in an informal competition today from 10am Pacific time (1pm Eastern) till 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern) and try it a bit.

Links are in the comments.

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GitHub Copilot ("we are getting there")

2021-06-29T16:23:30Z

github.blog/2021-06-29-introducing-github-copilot-ai-pair-programmer/

"Today, we are launching a technical preview of GitHub Copilot, a new AI pair programmer that helps you write better code. GitHub Copilot draws context from the code you’re working on, suggesting whole lines or entire functions. It helps you quickly discover alternative ways to solve problems, write tests, and explore new APIs without having to tediously tailor a search for answers on the internet. As you type, it adapts to the way you write code—to help you complete your work faster.

Developed in collaboration with OpenAI, GitHub Copilot is powered by OpenAI Codex, a new AI system created by OpenAI. OpenAI Codex has broad knowledge of how people use code and is significantly more capable than GPT-3 in code generation, in part, because it was trained on a data set that includes a much larger concentration of public source code. GitHub Copilot works with a broad set of frameworks and languages, but this technical preview works especially well for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby and Go."

If you are using Visual Studio Code often, it might make sense to try to sign-up for the technical preview phase...

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