The Download: peering inside an LLM, and the rise of Signal
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Summary
Anthropic, an AI lab, has developed a way of monitoring the decisions made by large language models (LLMs) as they generate responses, providing insight into how they make predictive links and associations.
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has hit the headlines again following revelations that US politicians were using it for secret chats, including potentially flammable discussions; Signal’s messaging history can disappear, which poses questions about compliance with public records laws.
MIT Technology Review reports on the potential for “bodyoids” to be created as “spare” bodies for use in providing organs for donation or for research; ethical concerns revolve around whether the “brainless beings” would be truly unaware and unable to feel pain.
The White House is considering cuts of up to 50% to civilian agencies’ workforces, with one estimate suggesting a reduction of 61,000 staff.
A Korean game called Emberwise offers a more realistic and multicultural alternative to The Sims, which marks its 25th anniversary this year.