Despite being a major player in the tech world and a pioneer in AI research, Google has left me scratching my head with their latest AI chat assistant, Google Bard. With ChatGPT from OpenAI setting a high bar in the AI space, other tech behemoths have been trying to replicate its success, especially in the wake of the post-pandemic tech slump and worsening global economic conditions. However, Google’s recent offering seems a step in the wrong direction.
In this post, I am going to go over a few TypeScript features that will make your code cleaner and strongly typed. You might already be familiar with some of these features, and some you might not. Admittedly, I am still finding new things to learn in TypeScript, so skip over the items you’re already familiar with.
1. Type Aliases Type aliases help improve code readability by assigning custom names to existing types. They can be particularly useful when dealing with complex types or frequently used throughout your code. By creating a type alias, you can reduce the complexity of your code and make it easier to understand the intent behind a particular type.
Once upon a time, a social media giant was led by a man who couldn’t resist chasing shiny objects. His name was Mark Zuckerberg, and in the land of Meta, he took it upon himself to singlehandedly bring forth the “future of the internet” with his grand, delusional vision of the Metaverse. But like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun, and now he’s frantically flapping his wings in pursuit of yet another glittering mirage — the artificial intelligence arms race.
I first wrote about derails of the long awaited desktop editor for the Quad Cortex back in February 2022. At that point, it had been revealed a team had been working on the editor for months. Here we are fourteen months later and we have confirmation of a release.
In their April 2023 update, they revealed they’ll be showing off a beta of Cortex Control at NAMM. On top of that, the QC’s will also be running CorOS 2.1.0 beta as well to support the editor.
Only a few readers of this blog might know I am a serial Kickstarter backer. Fortunately, I’ve backed tens of projects over the last few years and have yet to back something that didn’t eventually deliver. One of the most recent projects I backed was the SES Ultra Screwdriver. Considering there isn’t much info about it yet, I wanted to share my first impressions and anything you should know about this.
As developers, we often find ourselves forking open-source projects on GitHub to contribute or to modify for our specific needs. While creating a fork is a simple process, keeping it up-to-date with the original repository can sometimes be confusing. In this blog post, we will explore the steps required to keep your GitHub fork updated with the latest changes from the upstream repository.
Step 1: Configure the Upstream Repository To keep your fork updated, you must first configure the upstream repository – the original project from which you created your fork. This ensures you can easily fetch the latest changes from the upstream repository.
In recent years, we’ve seen an unprecedented rise in the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, it’s essential to ask whether governments should step in and regulate these technologies.
While some argue that ChatGPT is a glorified sentence constructor and poses no real threat, others believe that regulation is necessary to prevent misuse and ensure ethical practices. In this article, we’ll explore both perspectives and attempt to determine whether AI regulation is needed.
I’ve heard about Notion for years, and admittedly, I wrote it off as a fancy writing application until recently when I used it at work and got exposed to everything it can do. I’m also averse to overhyped things (it wasn’t until Breaking Bad was in its third season I succumbed to the hype and watched the show).
As a developer, I have a lot on my plate. Between the consulting and freelancing work I do, there are numerous things that I have to manage daily. That’s why I’m always looking for productivity tools that can help me streamline my work and keep me on track.
Well, the rumours were true. GPT-4 has been announced, and it’s just as impressive as we had hoped. We’ve heard of big things for GPT-4 for months, so does the latest and greatest version of OpenAI’s hyped model live up to the hype?
For comparison, here is ChatGPT using GPT-3.5:
And here is ChatGPT using GPT-4:
The first thing you notice is reasoning is 5/5. Speed is 2/5, and conciseness is 4/5. The one thing you see before using GPT-4 is how it’s over half as fast as GPT-3.5. This is most likely due to the increased parameters the model deals with as it processes your inputs.
Elon Musk, who needs no introduction, is at it again. This time, he has set his sights on the world of AI language models with his new venture, a competitor to ChatGPT. But before we delve into the nitty-gritty of this latest development, let’s talk about Elon Musk himself and the reputation he has garnered over the years.
Many people know him as the visionary entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal, launched the electric car company Tesla, and is leading the charge on space exploration with SpaceX. But behind the scenes, there are those who question his character and motives. Some have accused him of being a conman with a short attention span, easily losing interest in things once the initial excitement wears off.