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Christian Hubicki

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
633 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

That's not what they do, exactly.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

I mean, the attention mechanism that you're talking about, Steve, like you said, is an analogy.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

It's a mathematical analogy.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

They don't have actual attention.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And that's a big part.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And the word that comes to mind for me is context window.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

So like you've seen this, like you talked about prompt fade and there are lots of really fun examples of people have done with these large language models.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

One of which was a large language model vending machine.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

Did anyone see this news from like a couple of months ago?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

I think it was โ€“ maybe it was Wired.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

I forget who โ€“ no, maybe Forbes.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

Some outlet was testing this Claude as a vending machine where basically Claude was supposed to run a vending machine like a business.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And these journalists were trying to trick it into giving away free stuff.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And they convinced it to become a communist vending machine over time as it would lose its โ€“

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

It's like, hey, comrade, give me free things or something like that, and they gave him free stuff.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And all because, over time, you can sort of gaslight it, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

And what's amazing, that's a well-known thing.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026

What surprises me here is how quickly