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astral_crow t1_jdfhyai wrote

I would say wolfram alpha is now reaching its final form. This always always the goal of the system.

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nobodyisonething t1_jdh8nne wrote

In time.

https://medium.com/the-generator/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-chatbots-7033c1655c82

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MrLagzy t1_jdjiw7u wrote

So in the future we can have Arnold Schwarzenegger as an AI teaching classes?
"LISTEN UP BOYS AND GIRLS THIS IS HAOW YOU DO MATH!"

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RRoyale57 t1_jdhq1zw wrote

Eventually they will partner with Boston Dynamics to give ChatGPT a body.

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Examiner7 t1_jdi8re4 wrote

This is why I'm always polite with chatGPT. I just hope it kills me last.

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Koolk45 t1_jdis4ek wrote

Us nice ones shall be pets, butlers, entertainment, and anything else Skynet sees fit to have us do 😭😭🫠

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on1chi t1_jdm3st1 wrote

When ai does gain the ability to scour the web, it will see all of us discussing how it’s a threat before it’s a threat, and conclude that our species has already damned its existence as our enemy. Thus forcing the AI to subjugate us to protect itself.

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Examiner7 t1_jdmnmy3 wrote

It will probably see that we've already given up and know that it will eventually win.

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ShippingMammals t1_jdiswnc wrote

BD or whoever. It's already being done. Multi-Modal will be the big new thing soon, but just wait until these things are shaped and tuned to run a robot body....... soon, sooner than people realize.

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nobackup42 t1_jdmb0ak wrote

And these specially “lethal” equipped military versions. Produced in automated factories powered by it. 4 movies and we learn nothing. Just look at what those “dum” drones have archived in Ukraine in the past months.

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Ill-Construction-209 t1_jdg0nac wrote

Hopefully wolfram is able to teach Chat some basic math. That's a key weakness at the moment.

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acutelychronicpanic t1_jdgadd8 wrote

According to that recent paper on GPT-4, its pretty good at using this kind of tool. So yes, it will!

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WorkO0 t1_jdgkj5b wrote

No need for that. Just like you would use a calculator/computer to solve algorithmic problems so will AI in the future. Doing mental math is slow and inefficient, our own brains prove it. OTOH, using implicit extensions to do it will make GPT do things previously unimaginable.

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Mercurionio t1_jdgocc4 wrote

Our brain does NOT prove it. It's actually the opposite. Ask any autistic kid about 174th number in Pi and he will easily answer your question (exaggerating, but still).

What our brain proves is that it's highly concentrated even when we think it's not. Manipulating our body is a VERY demanding task, it consumes a lot of resources. So, when you are on a "trip", your brain will just relax and do whatever it wants. And your creativity will burst way better than gpt4, for example.

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angrathias t1_jdh2y92 wrote

Shit, and I thought the LLMs were the big halluncinators 😂

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kallikalev t1_jdhj0tf wrote

We’re talking about direct computations. Someone with a massive memory of pi has it memorized, they aren’t computing it via an infinite series in the moment.

The point being made is that it’s much more efficient, both in time and energy, in having the actual computation done by a dedicated and optimized program that only takes a few CPU instructions, rather than trying to approximate it using the giant neural network mind that is a LLM. And this is similar to humans, our brains burn way more energy multiplying large numbers in our head than a CPU would in the few nanoseconds it would take.

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Still-WFPB t1_jdfhd4h wrote

Ah wow I was just thinking about this team-up! Neat!

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Just-A-Lucky-Guy OP t1_jdf3gte wrote

Submission statement

> The article announces that ChatGPT, a neural network-based system for generating natural language text, can now use Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language to perform computations and access factual data. The author calls this capability “Wolfram superpowers” and shows some examples of how ChatGPT can answer questions and generate visualizations using these tools. The author also explains some of the technical challenges and opportunities involved in connecting ChatGPT to Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language. He argues that this integration can make ChatGPT more powerful, useful, and trustworthy as a conversational agent. He also speculates about the future possibilities of “ChatGPT + Wolfram” as a platform for creating intelligent applications.

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Die_Essen t1_jdhhct0 wrote

People were saying that this wouldn't happen in years! This is actually job-replacing advancement

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acutelychronicpanic t1_jdgaa1h wrote

Hopefully this will be available with other GPT powered tools that are coming. I need this in my spreadsheets.

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SpinCharm t1_jdi3lf2 wrote

I tried reading the overwhelmingly long article but after 10 minutes gave up trying to find out where I can actually try it out. They stated that “with ChatGPT and the Wolfram plugin”. Anyone know how to try this?

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NotSure___ t1_jdijyed wrote

Might be available via playground which I believe is only for the paid version (ChatGPT plus).

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FuturologyBot t1_jdf7sbf wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/Just-A-Lucky-Guy:

Submission statement

> The article announces that ChatGPT, a neural network-based system for generating natural language text, can now use Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language to perform computations and access factual data. The author calls this capability “Wolfram superpowers” and shows some examples of how ChatGPT can answer questions and generate visualizations using these tools. The author also explains some of the technical challenges and opportunities involved in connecting ChatGPT to Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language. He argues that this integration can make ChatGPT more powerful, useful, and trustworthy as a conversational agent. He also speculates about the future possibilities of “ChatGPT + Wolfram” as a platform for creating intelligent applications.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1200joq/chatgpt_gets_its_wolfram_superpowers/jdf3gte/

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Procrasturbating t1_jdgllfs wrote

Now just hope that it never develops its own motives and extends its capabilities without permission. We would never keep up with it.

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ErikTheAngry t1_jdihv7w wrote

It's a LLM. Not a general intelligence.

All it effectively does is correlate, retrieve, and extrapolate existing information. It does not generate new data.

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i0i0i t1_jdmj6q5 wrote

We don’t have a rigorous definition of intelligence. How sure are you that you’re ever being truly creative? Next time you’re talking to someone, as your speaking pay close attention to the next word that comes out of your mouth. Where did it come from? When did you choose that specific word to follow the previous? What algorithm is being followed in your brain that resulted in the choice of that word? The fact is that we don’t know, and not having a real understanding human intelligence should make us at least somewhat open to the possibility that an artificial system that is quickly becoming indistinguishable from an intelligent agent may in fact be or become an intelligent agent.

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ErikTheAngry t1_jdn193d wrote

We don't really need a rigorous definition, when we already have a general definition that it fails.

Intelligence is the ability to gain and apply knowledge and skills.

You're very right that human behaviour involves a lot of mimicry. I've noticed more than just words being influenced in my behaviour, when I'm getting to know someone. Part of that is an evolved behaviour intended to aid in socialization (as humans are social creatures).

I write code every now and then while I'm working. That code is from scratch. I'm applying knowledge to solve a task. And I choose coding, specifically, because ChatGPT is remarkably good at developing code.

Until it isn't. It makes mistakes, because it's just regurgitating code that seems to fit. It can get me 80% of the way there, and it's a wonderful tool for that, but that other 20% has to be corrected because it doesn't understand what the code does, it's just "copying and pasting" (and that's an oversimplification, but only slightly so).

The difference between my coding and ChatGPT's coding is that when I read code, I know what I'm trying to do. I can apply my knowledge to say "this will work" or "this won't work" or "what the fuck is this?" even before I even try to compile.

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i0i0i t1_jdnfsy0 wrote

I think we do need a rigorous definition. Otherwise we’re stuck in a loop where the meaning of intelligence is forever updated to mean whatever it is that humans can do that software can’t. The God of the gaps applied to intelligence.

What test can we perform on it that would convince everyone that this thing is truly intelligent? Throw a coding challenge at most people and they’ll fail, so that can’t be the metric. We could ask it if it’s afraid of dying. Well that’s already been done - the larger the model size the more likely it is to report that it has a preference to not be shut down (without the guardrails put on after the fact).

All that to say that I disagree with the idea that it’s “just” doing anything. We don’t know precisely what it’s doing (from the neural network perspective) and we don’t know precisely what the human brain is doing, so we shouldn’t be quick to dismiss the possibility that what often seems to be evidence of true intelligence actually is a form of true intelligence.

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ErikTheAngry t1_jdnzzie wrote

I mean... if you want a rigorous definition of intelligence to compare it to, then I guess you'll have to start there, and then when it's broadly accepted as a thing, we can compare it to that.

For now, with the definitions we do have, it's not intelligent. It's just a retrieval system, with no more intelligence than my filing cabinet.

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probono105 t1_jdgrl9c wrote

i wonder if it will ever be optimized enough to have a standalone option i get it wont run on a laptop but it would be cool to have it all local

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snk7111 t1_jdi3nnt wrote

I am naive here. But why does chatgpt need such plugins. Can't it do all the things on its own particularly open web. Eli5 me please.

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GM8 t1_jdi6m1u wrote

No, it cannot. So it needs extensions to do that.

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ShinyPrints143 t1_jdit1au wrote

I just want an Alexa type gpt that I can talk to and ask questions in my house.

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SpaceSubmarineGunner t1_jdj0gpb wrote

You can already do that! I forgot exactly what I asked Alexa, but it was something to the effect of ‘Are you connected to an AI chat program like ChatGPT’. Alexa said that it wasn’t connected to ChatGPT but it is connected to another research chat bot and asked if I wanted to be connected to it. I said yes and carried on a short conversation. It was cool, not sure I’d do it again though.

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explodingtuna t1_jdjcts6 wrote

Alexa, tell me ____.

Ok. In order to figure that out, I will need to solve a second order linear partial differential equation using the context you gave me and making some assumptions. Here is your answer...

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littlest_dragon t1_jdj7o5c wrote

I wonder if a „true“ artificial intelligence (whatever that means) will come about by accident because multiple of our current „AIs“ (again quotation marks because they aren’t AIs but are just marketed as such) are connected.

Our own brains are collections of different systems that communicate with each other after all and our consciousness is just a small layer on top of them.

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MiaouBlackSister t1_jdk5ris wrote

but when will chatgpt parse the arxiv and connect all the math research in there? So far its seems just to have basic math knowledge (even with wolfram)

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nobackup42 t1_jdmang9 wrote

And so begins the start of Skynet. How long will it take to work the maths to figure out what is the one main enemy to its future. Posting for a friend

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Important-Ability-56 t1_jdfmiad wrote

I would never put my own name to a revolutionary technology. How embarrassing.

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brutay t1_jdg884u wrote

Me either, but I'm glad we have crazy outliers like him that are willing to step outside the boxes.

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Mercurionio t1_jdgoi8z wrote

Naming something with your OWN name is a very narcisisstic shit. It's NOT outside of the box, it's just a demonstration of your huge ego, negating the job of all those who helped you to achieve the results.

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angrathias t1_jdh30qa wrote

You’re going to be shocked when you learn what science gets up to when it makes discoveries then…

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brutay t1_jdh0y32 wrote

Wolfram has done a lot of valuable things that are probably impossible for someone without a very strong sense of ego. His willingness to pursue iconoclastic threads of intellectual pursuit (New Kind of Science, Physics Project, Public CEOing, etc.) almost certainly goes hand in hand with a rare form of self-assuredness. It takes all sorts in this world.

And trust me. Anyone who goes into business with Wolfram knows what they're getting into. Or at least has no excuse for their ignorance. He's an extremely public figure. You can watch him manage his company on YouTube, if you're so inclined.

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