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How to extract theoretical insights from machine learning algorithms, from ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง and Ashesh Rambachan nber.org/papers/w32422
Really excited to see our paper w/pamela mishkin @thankyourniceAi sam manning out today in @sciencemagazine. Link here: science.org/doi/10.1126/scโฆ tl;dr: Studying where LLMs might affect workers, we find that GPTs are GPTs! But what does that mean and how did we do it? ๐งต
LLMs donโt behave like people, even though we may expect them to. A new study from LIDS PIs Ashesh Rambachan and ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง shows someoneโs beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the modelโs performance and are important for how it is deployed. bit.ly/3y2zmRm
Claudia Goldin is not only an amazing scholar but also a tremendous southpaw pitcher as seen in her perfect strike first pitch for the Red Sox-Yankees game on 7/26
Lists of biases point out problems. Developing a "pattern language" could point us to solutions, writes ideas42's Piyush Tantia. Drawing inspiration from architecture and UX design, he asks: "Can we create a pattern language for behavioral design?" behavioralscientist.org/can-we-create-โฆ
This was such a fun conversation to have - even if it is 50% as fun to listen to, it's worth the listen! (also Aleksander Madry - great podcast title!)
Our series highlighting Steve Levittโs ten favorite episodes continues: We revisit Steveโs 2021 conversation with economist Sendhil Mullainathan (๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง) about how to make memories stickier, and how to find something new to say about scarcity. freak.ws/4cWLDoR
๐๏ธJust finished listening to the latest episode of Before AGI from Aleksander Madry with the brilliant ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง . If you're interested in algorithmic bias and fairness, this episode is a must๐ก A few selected quotes ๐
Incredibly important piece by Jens Ludwig in the Chicago Tribune. "The most important problem in higher education that no one is talking about," including this devastating chart: chicagotribune.com/2024/09/08/opiโฆ