ClaimsRay Kurzweil

“I’ve been following large language models for almost three years.”

Ray Kurzweil, A360 Summit speaker 2023 Ray Kurzweil: 2022-2025 Updates (transcripts) (LifeArchitect.ai) archived copy

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Kurzweil has been following large language models for almost three years.

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Concerns Kurzweil's own personal attention over time.

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Ray Kurzweil, “Kurzweil has been following large language models for almost three years.” (said 2023). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_84ef3a8d79d9, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_84ef3a8d79d9

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