> The Hungarian–American mathematician John von Neumann is the first known person to discuss a coming "singularity" in technological progress. Stanislaw Ulam reported in 1958 that an earlier discussion with von Neumann "centered on the accelerating progress of technology and changes in human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, could not continue".
Imagine writing this only for it to go stale in less than a few days when o3 / o3-mini benchmarks are released. Nobody from the big labs believes we’re near the top of an S curve when it comes to model intelligence, you’d do well to believe them
This is bloody fantastic, Alex! Give me a shout when you need the last 100k for a Trafalgar-Class!
Nuclear subs are the OG SMRs!
one of my mentors is former USN, prof at UT, and has literally worked on a floating reactor barge. My dms are open @jnconkle
Quoting Back to the Future: "You know that new pure play you were looking for? Well, listen to this."
https://profanescience.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-3-the-suncell-and
Just read the post but sounds like they want to burn hydrogen to make light to be captured by silver panels?
I bet Germany will sell theirs so cheap to look good re ESG.
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Wasn't it von Neumann? From the Wiki
> The Hungarian–American mathematician John von Neumann is the first known person to discuss a coming "singularity" in technological progress. Stanislaw Ulam reported in 1958 that an earlier discussion with von Neumann "centered on the accelerating progress of technology and changes in human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, could not continue".
Great insights. So often just stepping back and doing the math reveals the underlying level of wackiness in which we are immersed.
Imagine writing this only for it to go stale in less than a few days when o3 / o3-mini benchmarks are released. Nobody from the big labs believes we’re near the top of an S curve when it comes to model intelligence, you’d do well to believe them
https://www.campbellramble.ai/p/the-s-curve-strikes-back