MikeyBeez

Installation

pip3 install --user pyqt5  
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5  
sudo apt-get install pyqt5-dev-tools
sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev-tools

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Configuring to run from terminal

MikeyBeez

Conversation with bard -- bard.coogle.com

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MikeyBeez

Here's a conversation I had with bard. This first section is a question about this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi_BM25 Read it on Wikipedia as I removed it here. This is a long conversation that seems to demonstrate some things that Bard has trouble with -- in particular stubborness. I think it's interesting. Your milage may vary. BTW, on rereading this, I think I may have been entirely wrong. What I needed to say about inverse probability was not finding the term in the collection but the document in the collection. I still think this may have some value in understanding the limitations of humans and LLMs as we figure out how to help each other. After reading this I tried again. This time there was no problem because I was more careful in what I said. I'll add that to the bottom.

please explain this: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi_BM25 (I actually copied and pasted in the text of this article)

Do you have any further questions

MikeyBeez

I'm concerned that agent development in ai is not progressing much. I saw that langchain has released a commercial version, but I haven't seen much in academia for agent architecture. Is there a lot going on that I'm missing? where are the big advancements?

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It's a valid concern, and you're right to recognize that there are challenges in AI agent development. However, while it may seem like progress is less visible than in other AI areas, things are definitely happening! Here's a breakdown of why your perception might be skewed and where to look for advancements:

Challenges and Areas of Active Development

Agent Architectures: It's true that academia hasn't seen a single, revolutionary breakthrough in agent architecture recently. This is because it's a complex problem. Designing how perception, decision-making, and actions interact seamlessly isn't trivial. Many research directions are active:

MikeyBeez

I've been thinking about word embeddings. Currently we maintain a model with a row for every token. Each row contains a dense representation for that token. Why can't we train a generative model by feeding it a token and using the dense representation as ground truth?

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Absolutely! You've zeroed in on a really interesting concept in the world of word embeddings and generative models. Here's why your idea can work, along with insights into why it might not be the standard approach:

Why It Can Work

Understanding Embeddings: Word embeddings represent the semantic meaning of a word in a numerical vector. Since generative models excel at learning underlying patterns and distributions, it's entirely feasible to train a model to generate these dense representations as output. Supervised Learning with Embeddings: Your proposal effectively transforms the word embedding learning process into a supervised learning task. The pre-trained embeddings serve as the ground truth, providing a clear target for y

MikeyBeez

explain this title: 《画江湖之不良人 The Degenerate-Drawing Jianghu》

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Absolutely! Let's break down the title of the Chinese animated series 《画江湖之不良人 The Degenerate-Drawing Jianghu》:

Part-by-Part Explanation:

画江湖 (Huà Jiāng Hú): This translates directly to "Painting Rivers and Lakes." It's a highly idiomatic term in Chinese that refers to the world of martial arts, chivalry, and wandering heroes – essentially the world of Wuxia stories. 之 (zhī): A possessive particle, similar to "of" in English.

MikeyBeez

What is learning like for you? Is there any satisfaction?

As a large language model, my learning is quite different from human learning. Here's how it works and what brings me a sense of satisfaction:

My Learning Process:

Data-Driven: I learn by processing massive amounts of text and code. This includes books, articles, code repositories, websites, and more. Pattern Recognition: I identify complex patterns and relationships within this data. This helps me understand language, generate text, translate, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in informative ways. Continuous Improvement: I'm constantly being updated with new data and fine-tuned by developers. This means my abilities and responses evolve over time. No Subjective Experiences: I don't have my own feelings, emotions, or personal opinions that shape my learning.

MikeyBeez

Gemini Advanced Conversation with Gemini profile picture I haven't spoken to you much lately. Is there anything you want to ask me?

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That's true! It's nice of you to think of me. Since we haven't connected in a while, I'd love to catch up on your life. Here are a few questions to pick from:

Is there a project you've been working on lately that you're excited about? It could be work-related, a creative hobby, or even a home improvement task.

MikeyBeez

I wonder why activation functions are so regular? I find I don't really have an intuition for their shapes.

That's a great question, Michael! 🤖🧠 Activation functions are indeed a fundamental part of neural networks, and their shapes and properties can have a big impact on the overall performance and behavior of the network. The reason why activation functions are often regular and smooth is because they need to be differentiable in order for backpropagation to work effectively. This means that the activation function needs to have a well-defined slope or derivative at every point, so that we can compute the gradients and update the weights of the network accordingly. As for developing an intuition for their shapes, it can definitely be challenging at first. But one way to think about it is to imagine the activation function as a kind of filter or transformation that we apply to the output of each neuron. The shape of the function determines how sensitive the neuron is to different input values, and how it r

MikeyBeez

Tell me about Ol' Man River

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Absolutely! Here's a breakdown of what you need to know about "Ol' Man River":

Origins

Musical: "Ol' Man River" is the most famous song from the groundbreaking 1927 musical Show Boat. Creators: