Summary of Understanding Foundation Models: Are We Back in 1924?, by Alan F. Smeaton
Understanding Foundation Models: Are We Back in 1924?
by Alan F. Smeaton
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper explores the rapid development of Foundation Models (FMs) in AI, their implications for intelligence and reasoning, and recent advancements in their reasoning abilities. Specifically, it examines FMs’ training on vast datasets, use of embedding spaces, and learning phenomena like grokking. The authors discuss challenges in benchmarking FMs and compare their structure to the human brain. While FMs show promising developments in reasoning and knowledge representation, understanding their inner workings remains a significant challenge. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Foundation Models (FMs) are a type of AI that’s getting really good at learning and making sense of things. Right now, researchers are trying to figure out how these models work and what they mean for the future of intelligence. The paper talks about how FMs learn from huge amounts of data and use special ways to understand relationships between words and ideas. It also looks at some cool new abilities that FMs have developed recently. However, the authors think that we still don’t fully understand how these models work, just like scientists trying to figure out how our own brains work. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Embedding
