The Daily Index — Friday, June 14, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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UNCENSOR ANY LLM WITH ABLITERATION

Abliteration is a technique that uncensors any large language model without retraining. It effectively removes the model's built-in refusal mechanism, allowing it to respond to all types of prompts. Large language models that are fine-tuned for safety and instruction-following have a stream that moderates the model's ability to refuse requests. Preventing models from representing this direction makes the model lose its ability to refuse requests. Adding to the direction artificially can cause models to refuse even harmless requests. This article discusses the abliteration technique and walks readers through how to implement it.

huggingface.co · 23 min

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HOW TO DO THE JHANAS

The jhanas are a series of altered mental states induced via sustained concentration without any external stimuli or substances. These states vary in intensity, with some comparable to drug-induced states. Practicing the jhanas can be a good way to cultivate attention. This guide teaches readers how to enter these states. Anyone can access the jhanas regardless of their meditation experience.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 31 min

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INTRODUCING DREAM MACHINE

Dream Machine is a next generation video model from Luma AI. It can create high quality, realistic shots from text instructions and images. Dream Machine is available to everyone for free. Examples of videos generated with Dream Machine along with a link to try the model are available.

threadreaderapp.com · 2 min

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X ALL-HANDS LEAVES STAFF WITH FEW ANSWERS ON DELAYED PROMOTIONS

X is planning to implement a broader and more robust promotion process that will involve lighter-weight check-ins throughout the year.

theverge.com · 2 min

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ANDROID'S LEADERSHIP TEAM JUST GOT ANOTHER SHAKE-UP

Dave Burke, the VP of engineering for Android, is shifting into an advisory position while exploring AI/bio projects.

theverge.com · 2 min

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PROGRAMMING IS MOSTLY THINKING

Instead of pushing people to be typing all the time, managers should instead provide the materials, environment, and processes necessary to ensure that the thinking developers do is of high quality.

agileotter.blogspot.com · 11 min

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DEMYSTIFYING INP: NEW TOOLS AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS

Interaction to Next Paint became part of Google's Core Web Vitals in March.

vercel.com · 13 min

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MAKING A BIGNUM LIBRARY FOR FUN

bignums are very large numbers that allow developers to go beyond CPU limitations for representing integers and performing arithmetic.

austinhenley.com · 9 min