O'Reilly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

What should copyright law mean in the age of artificial intelligence? Is it possible to distinguish between creative output (“Write in the style of Jesmyn Ward”) and actionable output (“Write a program that converts between current prices of currencies and altcoins”)? How do we make sense of this?

Artificial Intelligence 99

Artificial Intelligence Media Google Processing 99

O'Reilly

JANUARY 9, 2024

Specifically, could ChatGPT N (for large N) quit the game of generating code in a high-level language like Python, and produce executable machine code directly, like compilers do today? To people who programmed using circuit diagrams and switches, these early languages looked as radical as programming with generative AI looks today.

Programming 111

Programming C++ Code Operating System 111

O'Reilly

MARCH 23, 2023

It can pretend to be an operating system. Or a text adventure game. GPT-3 provides a base “understanding” of English and several other human languages; the follow-on training on GitHub and StackOverflow provides the ability to write new code in many different programming languages. It’s much more.

Google 103

Google Open Source Programming Code 103