The Impact of Large Language Models on AI Development
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Summary
Large language models, like GPT-3, are the result of decades of freely accessible human text online. The data consumption rate of these models surpasses human production capabilities. The 'Era of Experience' is predicted to focus on collecting experience through exploration rather than data quantity.
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· 3 pulledIlya Sutskever compared this reservoir of information to fossil fuel, abundant but ultimately finite.
Today’s models consume data far faster than humans can produce it.
David Silver and Richard Sutton call this coming phase the 'Era of Experience.'
This post explores the idea that the next breakthroughs in AI may hinge more on how we collect experience through exploration, and less on how many parameters and data points we have.
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