Thank you Jody! These Golems, the nickname for Generative Large Language Multi-Modal (GLLMM) models are all the rage now, because text is the most abundant form of data humans produce and although they are multi-modal (pictures, audio, video), text is still their base. More powerful AI models will appear, and then I'll have to replace the Golems. Loved the reference to the "real right-to-left" languages in your latest post. I lived in Israel in the late '70s.
Wow, that was an intense time to be there. (But what time isn't?) Were you there for the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt? Connecting with other writers and discovering connections across disciplines are two of my favorite things about Substack. I'd like to think that creative metaphorical thinking will always be uniquely human.
Yes, that rhetorical "what time isn't?" is so true. I left just a few months before the peace treaty with Egypt was signed. Sinai was still under Israeli control, and I hitchhiked all the way to the tip of the peninsula, called Ras Muhammad, the largest coral reef in Africa.
I'm looking for similar things on Substack, My intention is not to publish more but rather to improve those essays until they can form a substantial justification for AI software apps to be developed at sd-ai.org.
What do you think of Haaretz? I used to read it all the time
Improving and refining a core set of essays is a refreshing approach here. I sometimes go back and edit old essays years later. Your project at sd-ai.org is much needed, I think. Haaretz is a good source for progressive Israeli thinking--sometimes the opinion pieces seem a little off the deep end, though. I had a subscription for a while but canceled it last year.
😊You made me laugh! Opinion pieces in most Israeli papers are off the deep end, it's part of the culture and I think it's healthy for a country under that much pressure. You probably heard the saying that if you gather 10 Israelis in one room, you'll get 11 opinions.
Ha, yep, I remember watching one of Amos Oz's talks in which he said that you could pick any number at random from an Israeli phone book, call it in the middle of the night, and have an argument on the topic of your choice. :)
Thanks for this informative article and the compelling metaphor of the golem.
Thank you Jody! These Golems, the nickname for Generative Large Language Multi-Modal (GLLMM) models are all the rage now, because text is the most abundant form of data humans produce and although they are multi-modal (pictures, audio, video), text is still their base. More powerful AI models will appear, and then I'll have to replace the Golems. Loved the reference to the "real right-to-left" languages in your latest post. I lived in Israel in the late '70s.
Wow, that was an intense time to be there. (But what time isn't?) Were you there for the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt? Connecting with other writers and discovering connections across disciplines are two of my favorite things about Substack. I'd like to think that creative metaphorical thinking will always be uniquely human.
Yes, that rhetorical "what time isn't?" is so true. I left just a few months before the peace treaty with Egypt was signed. Sinai was still under Israeli control, and I hitchhiked all the way to the tip of the peninsula, called Ras Muhammad, the largest coral reef in Africa.
I'm looking for similar things on Substack, My intention is not to publish more but rather to improve those essays until they can form a substantial justification for AI software apps to be developed at sd-ai.org.
What do you think of Haaretz? I used to read it all the time
Improving and refining a core set of essays is a refreshing approach here. I sometimes go back and edit old essays years later. Your project at sd-ai.org is much needed, I think. Haaretz is a good source for progressive Israeli thinking--sometimes the opinion pieces seem a little off the deep end, though. I had a subscription for a while but canceled it last year.
😊You made me laugh! Opinion pieces in most Israeli papers are off the deep end, it's part of the culture and I think it's healthy for a country under that much pressure. You probably heard the saying that if you gather 10 Israelis in one room, you'll get 11 opinions.
Ha, yep, I remember watching one of Amos Oz's talks in which he said that you could pick any number at random from an Israeli phone book, call it in the middle of the night, and have an argument on the topic of your choice. :)