LLMs

The new seed parameter enables reproducible outputs by making the model return consistent completions most of the time. This beta feature is useful for use cases such as replaying requests for debugging, writing more comprehensive unit tests, and generally having a higher degree of control over the model behavior. We at OpenAI have been using this... See more

• Multiple indices. Splitting the document corpus up into multiple indices and then routing queries based on some criteria. This means that the search is over a much smaller set of documents rather than the entire dataset. Again, it is not always useful, but it can be helpful for certain datasets. The same approach works with the LLMs themselves.

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The OpenAI Assistants API offers more than a simple prompt-sharing interface; it provides a sophisticated framework for AI interactions. It allows for persistent conversation sessions with automatic context management (Threads), structured interactions (Messages and Runs), integration with various tools for enhanced capabilities, customization... See more

• Right now, GPTs are the easiest way of sharing structured prompts, which are programs, written in plain English (or another language), that can get the AI to do useful things. I discussed creating structured prompts last week, and all the same techniques apply, but the GPT system makes structured prompts more powerful and much easier to create,

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However, a key risk with several of these startups is the potential lack of a long-term moat. It is difficult to read too much into it given the stage of these startups and the limited public information available but it’s not difficult to poke holes at their long term defensibility. For example:

• If a startup is built on the premise of taking base

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Some tasks are easier to improve via system design. While LLMs appear to follow remarkable scaling laws that predictably yield better results with more compute, in many applications, scaling offers lower returns-vs-cost than building a compound system. For example, suppose that the current best LLM can solve coding contest problems 30% of the

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Document search and synthesis

Scores of organizations want to harness generative AI so employees can easily find the most relevant documents through improved search results and summaries. For example, your organization can reduce the time it takes employees to find answers to common HR- and process-related questions. Internal manuals and sites are... See more

Jail-Breaked & Offline Appliances: It’s becoming increasingly clear that we’ll be able to interact with everyday appliances and devices with natural language. As locally run LLMs become more efficient and powerful, the prospects of having a conversation with your coffee machine in the morning aren’t unreasonable. After all, who wants to tinker with... See more