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<p>Published 14 April 2025</p>
<p>e509 with Michael and Michael &#8211; stories and discussion all around AI, LLMs, llamas, generated Quake, grokking, generalization and much more.</p>
<p>Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away with a series of AI stories, beginning with Siri, continuing on to the latest iteration of Meta’s Llama 4 models, Scout and Maverick.&nbsp; Following on the llama theme, Michael R is reminded of the intro credits from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.&nbsp; After reflecting on an AI generated version of Quake, Michael and Michael turn to an article from the MIT Technology Review, which explores how models would all of a sudden be able to complete a task without a clear explanation as to why.&nbsp; This made Michael M think about a Ted Talk describing how some polyglots acquire languages &#8211; check out Lýdia Machová’s talk below for more.</p>
<p>The team touches on the latest app from IconFactory called Tapestry.&nbsp; Tapestry allows users to follow people across a multiplicity of social services, and eliminate duplicate posts.&nbsp; Then, they consider the AR capabilities of the Zeiss Holographic Transparent Display technology.&nbsp; Last up, is the Busy Bar, a device to help others know that you are not in an interruptible state.&nbsp; Check out the bonus links below to find the Rube Goldberg marbles-powered device that influenced the name of the episode.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Selected Links</strong></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>AI</strong></h2>
<p>9 to 5 Mac article: <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/10/craig-federighis-leadership-has-already-resulted-in-this-major-siri-pivot-per-report/">Craig Federighi’s leadership has already resulted in this major Siri pivot, per report</a></p>
<p>Visual Studio IDE: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/ai-assisted-development-visual-studio?view=vs-2022">AI-assisted development in Visual Studio</a></p>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/meta/645012/meta-llama-4-maverick-benchmarks-gaming">Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks</a></p>
<p>Intro Credits from <a href="https://python.mzonline.com/holygrail/introcredits/">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a></p>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/644117/microsoft-quake-ii-ai-generated-tech-demo-muse-ai-model-copilot">Microsoft has created an AI-generated version of Quake</a></p>
<p>Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(video_game)">Quake</a></p>
<p>MIT Technology <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/04/1089403/large-language-models-amazing-but-nobody-knows-why/">Review article: Large language models can do jaw-dropping things. But nobody knows exactly why.</a></p>
<p>arXiv paper: <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.02292">DEEP DOUBLE DESCENT: WHERE BIGGER MODELS AND MORE DATA HURT</a></p>
<p>arXiV paper: <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1611.03530">UNDERSTANDING DEEP LEARNING REQUIRES RE-THINKING GENERALIZATION</a></p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/o_XVt5rdpFY?si=PjY12iCkqdkX5fQK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Boy Genius Report article: <a href="https://bgr.com/tech/this-is-the-difference-between-how-humans-and-ai-think/">This is the difference between how humans and AI ‘think’</a></p>
<p>OpenReview: <a href="https://openreview.net/forum?id=t5cy5v9wph">Evaluating the Robustness of Analogical Reasoning in Large Language Models</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>Cool Stuff</strong></h2>
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<p>:tapestry_app: Tapestry 1.1 brings a host of great new features: Follow individual accounts & lists on Bluesky & Mastodon, automatically remove duplicates from the timeline with Crosstalk, and quickly switch your timelines with Tapestry’s redesigned navigation.</p>
<p>Learn more about these features plus dozens of other improvements in today&#39;s FREE update of Tapestry &#8211; Your personal timeline app.</p>
<p><a href="https://blog.iconfactory.com/2025/04/tapestry-whats-new-no-deja-vu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.iconfactory.com/2025/04/t</span><span class="invisible">apestry-whats-new-no-deja-vu/</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://iconfactory.world/tags/TapestryApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TapestryApp</span></a> <a href="https://iconfactory.world/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://iconfactory.world/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a></p>
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            &mdash; The Iconfactory (@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world)
            <a class="ftf-fediverse-post-embed-link" href="https://iconfactory.world/@Iconfactory/114303069238689036">2025-04-08T15:33:42.712Z</a>
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<p>Iconfactory blog post: <a href="https://blog.iconfactory.com/2025/04/tapestry-whats-new-no-deja-vu/">Tapestry: What’s New? No Déjà Vu!</a></p>
<p>Popular Science article: <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/airplane-smart-glass/">Smart glass windows would beam in-flight info over scenic views</a></p>
<p><a href="https://busy.bar/preview">Busy Bar</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size"><strong>Bonus Links: More Cool Stuff&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/645853/samsung-is-finally-releasing-ballie">Samsung is finally releasing Ballie</a></p>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/644694/marblelous-marble-run-toy-wi-fi-smart-home-crowdfunding-kickstarter">You can build these marble runs and connect them to your smart home over Wi-F</a>i</p>
<p>Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg">Rube Goldberg</a></p>
<p>The Verge article: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/640021/simcity-4-mods">22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive</a></p>
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