Poetic triumph: Challenging Moravec’s paradox with OpenAI’s o1-preview

A black writer sits at a desk facing a large mirror, and in the reflection, the writer appears as a futuristic humanoid robot with glasses, writing with pen and paper.

It’s been a fascinating journey observing the evolution of AI, particularly with the recent launch of OpenAI’s o1. It’s been just over a year and nine months since Andrej Karpathy’s poetry test piqued my interest in generative AI. Since then I’ve been exploring the depths of AI’s capabilities in various ways. This weekend, I decided to put o1-preview to the test in a way that blends creativity with critical thinking. Continue reading

Exploring foundation models symposium: Research insights & wonderful conversations

Foundation models are a new class of powerful AI systems which are having an unparalleled impact on both machine learning research and industrial applications. I recently attended the Exploring foundation models symposium hosted by The Alan Turing Institute. This event brought together prominent academics and practitioners to explore the promises, limitations and future directions of this rapidly developing technology. Continue reading