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[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

HN: I am starting an AI+Education company called Eureka Labs.

Their goal: robo-feynman:

For example, in the case of physics one could imagine working through very high quality course materials together with Feynman, who is there to guide you every step of the way. Unfortunately, subject matter experts who are deeply passionate, great at teaching, infinitely patient and fluent in all of the world's languages are also very scarce and cannot personally tutor all 8 billion of us on demand. However, with recent progress in generative AI, this learning experience feels tractable.

NGL though mostly just sharing this link for the ~~concept art~~ concept fart which features a three-armed many fingered woman smiling at an invisible camera.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 11 points 3 months ago

For example, in the case of physics one could imagine working through very high quality course materials together with Feynman

Women of the world: um, about that

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But just focus on the vibes. This diverse group of young mutants getting an education in the overgrown ruins of this university.

Not sure how it ties into robo-feyman at all but the vibes

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 3 months ago

smh they gentrified Genosha

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Others: unslanted solar panels at ground level in shade under other solar panels, 90-degree water steps (plural), magical mystery staircases and escalator tubes, picture glass that reflects anything it wants to instead of what may actually be in the reflected light path, a whole Background Full Of Ill-Defined Background People because I guess the training set imagery was input at lower pixel density(??), and on stage left we have a group in conversation walking and talking also right on the edge of nowhere in front of them

And that’s all I picked up in about 30-40s of looking

Imagine being the kind of person who thinks this shit is good

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So that’s what our kids will look like once society rebuilds after global thermonuclear war!!!

[–] ShakingMyHead@awful.systems 8 points 3 months ago

I'm sure they will thank us once we explain that the alternative was GPT-5.

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 5 points 3 months ago

jumping off a roof with an umbrella for a parachute feels tractable