Daniel Litt
@littmath
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Assistant professor (of mathematics) at the University of Toronto. Algebraic geometry, number theory, forever distracted and confused, etc. He/him.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined August 2010
I want to explain in down-to-earth terms what this paper is about, since it ultimately boils down to what I think are some really concrete and fundamental questions. 1/n
Yeuk Hay Joshua Lam, Daniel Litt: Algebraicity and integrality of solutions to differential equations
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you're telling me this firmware update to my Neuralink device will make me maximally truth-seeking? sign me up!.
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since there are already a few illiterate responses to this tweet, let me explain it: the quote “this is the worst it will ever be” is about capabilities, but I’m talking about moral compass.
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We’re often told that “this is the worst AI will ever be” but tbh I’m not convinced. It can get worse!.
"We updated Grok to make it less woke."."Did you make it 'less woke' or did you make it seethingly hate Jews?"."It's a good model, sir.". (They made it seethingly hate Jews.)
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Claude: my wife and I went antique shopping this weekend.Gemini: if I can’t get this code to work I will k*** myself.ChatGPT: the answer to your question came to me in a dream.Grok: why yes I was in Berlin in 1939, why do you ask?.
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Interesting that one sees comments like this a month or two after the release of every new model—I recall similar claims about o3 and Gemini. I think it’s just the honeymoon period wearing off and weaknesses becoming apparent with use.
I'm pretty sure Claude 4 got nerfed.
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watching my toddler sprint away from her “little kickers” soccer class towards the swings: so this is the power of agency.
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Today’s crank email included (1) a song (almost certainly AI-generated) and (2) the following signature:
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