LensLinks: Issue 289

Is OpenAI Jumping Straight to Super Intelligence (yikes)?, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
December 15, 2023

  • OpenAI Isn’t Talking About AGI Anymore. Super Intelligence is the Focus Now.

  • Universal launches Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox, featuring ‘one of the largest song catalogs of any experience’ on the gaming platform

  • Immutable Launches Zero Gas Fee Experience for Web3 Gaming

  • Bitcoin Slips. What the Dips Say About the Crypto Rally.

  • Social metaverse takes over gaming - Zuck

  • Epic adds Lego mode to Fortnite, putting action behind metaverse talk

  • Ledger Exploit Drained $484K, Upended DeFi; Former Staffer Linked to Malicious Code

  • Total Value of Cardano DeFi Ecosystem Nears $450M Amid Layer 1 Push;

  • Crypto wrap: US Fed's commentary on rate cuts in 2024 keeps market volatile

  • Singularity: OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check; What is superalignment?

  • ESG: Microsoft, AFL-CIO address AI's impact on human labor

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“Even though a sixth grader knows less math than a college math major, they can still convey what they want to achieve to the college student. That's kind of what we’re trying to achieve here.”

- OpenAI’s Pavel Izmailov: Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check (what could go wrong?)

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Linas Beliūnas on LinkedIn: Sam Altman explains what happened during the past few weeks… | 102 comments

Sam Altman explains what happened during the past few weeks at OpenAI: As we get closer and closer to superintelligence, everybody involved gets more… | 102 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/linasbeliunas_sam-altman-explains-what-happened-during-ugcPost-7141095801346334721-73Ed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Metaverse & Gaming

Universal launches Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox, featuring ‘one of the largest song catalogs of any experience’ on the gaming platform - Music Business Worldwide

UMG partnered with virtual world developer Supersocial to launch the new music hub…

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launches-beat-galaxy-music-hub-on-roblox-featuring-one-of-the-largest-song-catalogs-of-any-experience-on-the-gaming-platform

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Immutable Launches Zero Gas Fee Experience for Web3 Gaming

Immutable, in collaboration with Polygon Labs, introduces zkEVM, a game-changing Zero-Knowledge proof-based scaling platform, eliminating transaction fees and reshaping the Web3 gaming landscape.

blockster.com/immutable-revolutionizes-web3-gaming-with-fee-free-experience

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin Slips. What the Dips Say About the Crypto Rally.

Bitcoin remains shy of its recent peak above $44,000, but the token is edging back to that level.

www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-crypto-prices-today-f0886bce

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

AI in the Music Industry: How Will It Shape the Music Metaverse and Sounds of the Future?

AI has already revolutionized the music industry. AI-generation tools allow creators to generate royalty-free music, and generative AI streaming products offer never-ending mood-based playlists for users to enjoy. AI-generated songs using “soundalikes” and well-known songs of popular artists being sung in the AI voice of another have been a hot topic in the news for […]

www.unite.ai/ai-in-the-music-industry-how-will-it-shape-the-music-metaverse-and-sounds-of-the-future

Epic adds Lego mode to Fortnite, putting action behind metaverse talk

Fortnite is back. And so is that word "metaverse," now that Epic Games can show it's actually building a virtual world by expanding Fortnite this week into a platform containing three major new internally developed games.

www.axios.com/2023/12/08/fortnite-lego-rocket-racing

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Ledger Exploit Drained $484K, Upended DeFi; Former Staffer Linked to Malicious Code

Security firm Blockaid's CEO told CoinDesk that users are still at risk.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/14/ledger-exploit-drained-484k-upended-defi-former-staffer-linked-to-malicious-code

Total Value of Cardano DeFi Ecosystem Nears $450M Amid Layer 1 Push; ADA Rockets 17% · Cardano Feed

The total value locked (TVL) of all Cardano-based tokens jumped to over $440 million late earlier this week, crossing the previous peak of $330 million set in April.

cardanofeed.com/total-value-of-cardano-de-fi-ecosystem-nears-450-m-amid-layer-1-push-ada-rockets-17

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto wrap: US Fed's commentary on rate cuts in 2024 keeps market volatile

The cryptocurrency market witnessed a volatile week, with Bitcoin trading in the range of $40,500 to $44,500. Ethereum traded in the range of $2,150 to $2,370. According to experts, the volatility was due to the US Federal Reserve's commentary that it could cut key interest rates three times in 2024, the introduction of an "anti-crypto" bill in the US Senate and the sell-off due to a bull run in the previous week. 

www.business-standard.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-wrap-us-fed-s-commentary-on-rate-cuts-in-2024-keeps-market-volatile-123121500761_1.html

SEC Chair Gary Gensler slams noncompliance tied to 'Wild West' of crypto: CNBC Crypto World

CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Steven McClurg, co-founder and CIO at Valkyrie Investments, discusses the latest developments related to the asset manager's pending spot bitcoin ETF application.

www.cnbc.com/video/2023/12/14/coinbase-launches-bitcoin-ether-spot-trading-outside-united-states-cnbc-crypto-world.html

Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Shares Controversial Take on Ethereum

Renowned market trader Peter Brandt has waded into the Bitcoin (BTC) versus Ethereum (ETH) debate, casting doubt on the long-term prospects of the latter. Peter Brandt did not hold back his criticism of Ethereum as a protocol, re-affirming why he has gained popularity for his hard work as an analyst in the industry. He believes

thecryptobasic.com/2023/12/15/legendary-trader-peter-brandt-shares-controversial-take-on-ethereum

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check

The Superalignment team led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has devised a way to guide the behavior of AI models as they get ever smarter.

www.wired.com/story/openai-ilya-sutskever-ai-safety

What is superalignment?

Superalignment is a concept in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) safety and governance. It refers to ensuring that super artificial…

medium.com/@InnovateForge/what-is-superalignment-852a3d16458e

Will AI’s Next Wave of Super Intelligence Replace Human Ingenuity? It’s Complicated - Grit Daily News

Since the 1960s, there’s increasingly been a growing distrust of humans vs. AI – as evidenced by HAL 9000 “going insane” in the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece

gritdaily.com/will-ais-super-intelligence-replace-human-ingenuity

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Microsoft, AFL-CIO address AI's impact on human labor

With rising concerns over the possibility of AI replacing humans across numerous sectors, Microsoft teams up with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in addressing this woes while upskilling workers on AI tech trends.

coingeek.com/microsoft-afl-cio-address-ai-impact-on-human-labor

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