# May 19, 2024

### Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources
- **Microsoft's emissions surged by 29%** and water usage increased by 23% in 2023, largely due to the energy and resource demands of **generative AI technologies**.

### Riven
- **Riven, the sequel to Myst, was developed by Cyan, Inc.**, leveraging the unexpected success of Myst to fund and ambitiously expand their next project without publisher constraints.

### Llama3 implemented from scratch
- **Llama3 model implemented from scratch**, focusing on tensor and matrix multiplication, with weights loaded directly from Meta's provided model file for llama3, available at [llama.meta.com/llama-downloads/](https://llama.meta.com/llama-downloads/).

### Sam and Greg's response to OpenAI Safety researcher claims
- **Jan's departure** from OpenAI is seen with gratitude for his contributions, signaling a **continuation of his support** for the mission externally.

### Katy – 68000 Linux on a Solderless Breadboard (2014)
- **Steve Chamberlin built a Linux-running computer, 68 Katy, on a solderless breadboard using a Motorola 68008 CPU**, marking a significant achievement in DIY computing by running a full-fledged multitasking OS on such minimal hardware.

### Coding My Handwriting
- **Amy Goodchild developed a cursive handwriting script in JavaScript**, initially believing the task too complex but later achieving it by refining the process used for a block script.

### Frozen human brain tissue was successfully revived for the first time
- Scientists at Fudan University in Shanghai have **developed a method to thaw frozen human brain tissue** without damage, preserving its function, a significant leap in neurological research.

### Is artificial consciousness achievable? Lessons from the human brain
- **Artificial consciousness** may be achievable by emulating **key structural and functional features** of the human brain, yet current AI research faces **intrinsic and extrinsic limitations** in replicating human-like consciousness.

### How did OpenAI go from doing exciting research to a big-tech-like company?
- **OpenAI's transition** from groundbreaking projects like the **[DOTA2 Open Five](https://cdn.openai.com/dota-2.pdf)**, which involved **complex engineering feats** and **research innovations**, to focusing on **predicting the next token** in sequences with **GPT-4** marks a significant shift in their research direction.

### A web version of Anthropic's prompt engineering interactive tutorial
- The **Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial** aims to equip individuals with a **comprehensive understanding** of crafting optimal prompts for Claude, covering **basic structures, common failures, and Claude's capabilities**.

### AI doppelgänger experiment – Part 1: The training
- The **AI doppelgänger experiment** explores the process of training an AI to replicate an illustrator's style, revealing the complex interplay between human and machine perception of artistic style.

### Ask HN: SaaS Subscription or Usage-Based Pricing?
- The **SaaS product** in development aims to **integrate data analytics with generative AI**, focusing on a **dilemma between subscription or usage-based pricing**.

### Foundational Time Series Models Overrated?
- The **question raised** concerns the **efficacy** of foundational time series models such as **TimeGPT, Moirai, Chronos** in **sample-efficient forecasting** across various domains beyond their hype.

### Will Better Superconductors Transform the World?
- **Scientists are advancing in the quest for materials that conduct electricity with perfect efficiency at room temperature**, a breakthrough that could revolutionize power grids, transportation, and medical technologies.

### ICML 2024 Workshop on making discrete operations differentiable 🤖
- The **ICML 2024 workshop** titled **"Differentiable almost everything"** focuses on making discrete operations like sorting and clustering differentiable, addressing the challenge of null-gradients in gradient-based learning frameworks.