Humane Tech & the bleeding edge of LLMs on CSVs & are you an AI enthusiast?

How do we discover the power of AI and build it with the principles of humane technology? What's more, how do we use technology in a humane way?

We're wrestling with those questions, and we invite you to wrestle with them, too!

Our AI wrestle:

• Explore how we can make tech more accountable, as a force to support the well-being and interconnectedness of our democracies & communities #humanetech

• Are you an AI enthusiast? AI avoidant? See how we're segmenting the AI journey and determine where you stand.

• Plus: see if you agree with us RE: what LLMS are good at and what they're not (yet)

• Speaking of which, how good are LLMs at CSVs? Read our analysis of where we're at in our SmartChat? platform and our newly released beta

Give our beta a spin:

Did you know we launched our beta?

• It's true

• It's fast

• It's fun!

Find your persona and test out our prompts.

• Yep, we're doing the prompting for you.

Get super interactive with your chats, with options like:

• Translate

• Go deeper

• ELI5

• For early access to our latest features, become a beta tester!

Upcoming events: Online and in-person

• August 14: Learn how to use our AI to power technical writing [Webinar]

Great primer on tech writing for folks who want to get into the field

• August 21: Humane Tech Meetup in San Mateo, CA on humane design principles [In person only]

• August 22: Loss of Plasticity in Deep Continual Learning [Hybrid]

• September 19: From Theory To Practice - How to Address Algorithmic Bias [Online workshop]

What we’re reading + watching + listening to

• NYT's Emma Goldberg explores how AI can help us derive meaning from our work

• Know more about the shift in AI research towards cost-cutting and practicality

• Promising early results showcase potential of state space models to challenge and possibly replace transformers in AI technology

• AI ethics researcher Sasha Luccioni on addressing the current challenges of AI technology to improve its positive impact on society

• New encoding method aims to significantly enhance the performance of large language models in understanding and reasoning over complex spreadsheets

• Is Chevron prioritizing AI solutions now with Chevron Assist? CIO shares honest take