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In this episode we explore the likelihood of existential risk from AI.  We discuss the viewpoints of doomers and skeptics, and some of the scenarios that could lead to catastrophic outcomes.  We admire the takes of the third most famous Michael Jordan. We conclude that not ALL of us will die, but maybe some of us.
Michael I. Jordan on AI: “Superintelligence is science fiction”
AI as Normal Technology
Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
'A billion deaths': Bill Gates warns about AI in the wrong hands, saying a kill switch and self-regulation won’t be enough | Fortune
Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it? | Brookings
Generative design of bacteriophages with genome language models | Science
How Might Artificial Intelligence Affect the Risk of Nuclear War?
Michael I. Jordan on AI: “Superintelligence is science fiction”
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’ | Fortune
AI 2027 - Rogue Replication Timeline — LessWrong

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This week we conclude our discussion of dynamic memory allocation with a discussion of the history and implementation of garbage collectors.  There are no mentions of raccoons.
Recursive Functions of Symbolic Expressions and Their Computation by Machine, Part I
Uniprocessor Garbage Collection Techniques?
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Generation Scavenging: A Non-disruptlve High Perfornm.nce Storage Reclamation Algorithm 1. Introduction 2. The Relationship Betw

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This week we present the first of two episodes on dynamic memory allocation.  We were going to talk about garbage collection, but realized we should probably discuss allocators first.  Turns out they are complicated, and there are many different strategies.

Dynamic Storage Allocation: A Survey and Critical Review  (Wilson)
Hoard: a scalable memory allocator for multithreaded applications
mimalloc: A new, high-performance, scalable memory allocator for the modern era - Microsoft Research
A Scalable Concurrent malloc(3) Implementation for FreeBSD

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In this episode we interview Alan Dyke, a colleague of Erik's who got his Ph.D from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he did research on Computer-Aided Software Engineering.  We talk about Alan's unique journey in software development, going from the academic environment to the defense industry, embedded software, and biotech.  We also learn about the crucial importance of calibrating your software for hurricanes.

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This week we're talking about  Mike's visit to DataCon LA 26.  We talk about the conference, various talks he was able to see, and his own experience giving a talk.
Compression Represents Intelligence Linearly
[2602.17127] The Emergence of Lab-Driven Alignment Signatures: A Psychometric Framework for Auditing Latent Bias and Compounding Risk in Generative AI
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Hierarchical Navigable Small Worlds (HNSW) | Pinecone
Lance Video is a demonstration platform for analyzing and searching video content with LanceDB. · GitHub

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