Decoding the LLM Timeline

The world of artificial intelligence has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride over the past few years. From groundbreaking models that can write poetry to AI that can ace standardized tests, the Large Language Model (LLM) race has been a thrilling spectacle of human ingenuity and technological prowess. Let's take a fun and engaging stroll through this exciting timeline, peppered with fascinating data points and live links to satisfy your curiosity.

2018: Transformers, Roll Out!

BERT by Google

• Parameters: 340 million (BERT Large)
• Achievements: Dominated 11 NLP tasks, setting new benchmarks. Scored 82.1 on the GLUE benchmark, surpassing previous models.
• Fun Fact: BERT's name stands for "Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers," but it's also a nod to Sesame Street's Bert!
• Read More: Google AI Blog - BERT

2019: GPT-2 Makes Some Noise

OpenAI's GPT-2

• Parameters: 1.5 billion
• Achievements: Generated surprisingly coherent and contextually relevant text. Stirred up debates about AI safety due to its potential misuse.
• It also outperformed models on 7 out of 8 language modeling tasks.
• Did You Know?: OpenAI initially withheld the full model over concerns it could be used for generating fake news.
• Read More: OpenAI's GPT-2 Release

2020: GPT-3 Steals the Spotlight

OpenAI's GPT-3

• Parameters: 175 billion
• Achievements: Showcased few-shot learning, performing tasks it wasn't explicitly trained on. Achieved a score of 71.8 on the SuperGLUE benchmark.
• Impressive Feat: Could generate code, poetry, and even philosophical essays.
• Live Demo: AI Dungeon powered by GPT-3
• Read More: OpenAI's GPT-3 Announcement

2021: The Rise of Competitors

Anthropic's Claude

• Focus: AI safety and alignment with human values.
• Achievements: Implemented "Constitutional AI" to guide behavior.
• Interesting Tidbit: Founded by former OpenAI researchers aiming for safer AI.
• Read More: Anthropic's Mission

Meta's LLaMA

• LLaMA-13B outperformed GPT-3 on most benchmarks despite being much smaller.
• LLaMA-65B achieved 68.9% on the MMLU benchmark.

• Efficiency King: Showed that smaller models could pack a punch.
• Read More: Meta AI's LLaMA Announcement

2022: Multimodal Marvels and More

Google's PaLM

Demonstrated strong performance in reasoning and code generation.

Scored 75.2% on the Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) benchmark.

• Cool Capability: Could explain jokes—seriously!
• Read More: Google AI Blog - PaLM

• OpenAI's DALL·E 2

See It Yourself: OpenAI's DALL·E 2 Gallery

2023: Advancements in AI Reasoning

OpenAI's GPT-4

• Achievements: Passed the Uniform Bar Exam with a score in the top 10% of test-takers. Scored 86.4% on the MMLU benchmark, setting a new record.
• Versatility: Handles over 26 languages proficiently.Impact: Redefined the possibilities in language understanding and reasoning.
• Read More: OpenAI's GPT-4 Release

A Glimpse into the Future

The race is far from over, and the future holds even more exciting developments:

Enhanced Coding Abilities:

• AI models are starting to outperform humans in programming competitions.
• Example: DeepMind's AlphaCode achieved an Elo rating of 1238, placing it in the top 28% of users on Codeforces.
• Read More: DeepMind's AlphaCode Announcement

Advanced Reasoning Skills:

• Models are getting better at complex tasks like mathematical problem-solving and logical reasoning.
• OpenAI's Research: Chain-of-thought prompting increased accuracy by up to 30% in reasoning tasks.
• Read More: OpenAI's Chain-of-Thought Paper

Ethical and Safe AI:

• There's a growing emphasis on aligning AI with human values to prevent misuse.
• Initiatives: Companies are investing in AI safety research and protocols.
• Learn More: Partnership on AI

The advancements in LLMs aren't just about fancy tech; they're reshaping industries:

• Healthcare: AI models assist in diagnosing diseases by analyzing medical literature.
• Education: Personalized tutoring and learning assistance are becoming more accessible.
• Creativity: From generating music to visual arts, AI is becoming a creative partner.

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The journey of LLMs is a testament to human innovation and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. As we stand on the cusp of even greater breakthroughs, one thing is certain: the future of AI is as exciting as it is unpredictable.

So, buckle up and stay tuned—there's a lot more to come in this incredible race!

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• Physics of Language Models: Part 2.1, Grade-School Math and the Hidden Reasoning Process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpp6Dz8N2zY
• How to use the o1 model, specifically o1-preview, to perform data validation through reasoning. https://cookbook.openai.com/examples/o1/using_reasoning_for_data_validation
• “ChatGPT o1 preview + mini Wrote My PhD Code in 1 Hour*—What Took Me ~1 Year” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9YOO7N5jF8
• “GPT-4 level open weights models like Llama-3-405B don't seem capable of dangerous cognition. OpenAI o1 demonstrates that a GPT-4 level model can be post-trained into producing useful long horizon reasoning traces. AlphaZero shows how capabilities can be obtained from compute alone, with no additional data. If there is a way of bringing these together, the apparent helplessness of the current generation of open weights models might prove misleading.” https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rpc9ACd6zCy3FssTj/openai-o1-llama-4-and-alphazero-of-llms
• Bill Gates says AI could enhance productivity by 300% and in 10 years people won't have to work as much as they do now and "that is basically a good thing" https://x.com/tsarnick/status/1834738975011226007

• Sam Altman says OpenAI's new o1 AI model is the beginning of a significant new paradigm and "not only is progress not slowing down but we have the next few years in the bag" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lqsg2nlM3M
• Sam Altman says he has a conversation with someone from the government "every few days" to discuss US leadership, data centers, computer chips, safety, economic impact and government use of AI https://x.com/tsarnick/status/1834732619269013958

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