Inside the ChatGPT Black Box

About this episode

Every day life is filled with them: text generators, chatbot helpers, and code-writing copilots. But what are large language models, really? And how do they do what they do? Computer scientist and computational theorist Stephen Wolfram joins host Sony Kassam to pull back the curtain on the mechanics and mysteries behind today’s most powerful AI systems. From the probabilities humming under every sentence to the surprising ways these models “understand” the world, learn about what LLMs can (and can’t) do—and why they’ve reshaped everything from creativity to communication.

Guest: Stephen Wolfram, founder and CEO of Wolfram Research and creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and Wolfram Language

Credits: 1440 Explores is a production of Rhyme Media for 1440 Media, hosted by Sony Kassam. This episode was produced by Nicolo Majnoni. Our sound designer is Jay Cowit. The executive producer at Rhyme is Dan Bobkoff, and the executive producers at 1440 are Sony Kassam and Drew Steigerwald.

Background reading:

• What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/
• Will AIs take all our jobs and end human history—or not? https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/03/will-ais-take-all-our-jobs-and-end-human-history-or-not-well-its-complicated/
• Generative AI space and the mental imagery of alien minds: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/07/generative-ai-space-and-the-mental-imagery-of-alien-minds/
• All the best resources on the internet about LLMs: https://join1440.com/t/large-language-models

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