TL;DR
We have a short round-up of news from around the web today.
Big Bench Benchmark Suite
The new Big Bench benchmark suite aims to test the limits of large language models. A few interesting figures and definitions from the paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.04615) are shown below. The current set of benchmarks highlight how current models still have a long way to go.
Interesting Links from Around the Web
https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-achieve-absurdly-fast-algorithm-for-network-flow-20220608/: A breakthrough in theoretical computer science
https://spectrum.ieee.org/post-quantum-cryptography: An Alphabet spinout aims to facilitate enterprise transitions to post-quantum cryptography
https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6457: Work in theoretical computer science and theoretical physics are drawing ever closer.
https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/news/eric-and-wendy-schmidt-announce-2022-schmidt-science-fellows/: This year’s batch of Schmidt science fellows has just been announced (featuring a familiar name).
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Author: Bharath Ramsundar, Ph.D.
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