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Podcast · 02 May 2023 · 1 min read

Beyond the Hype: Is generative AI coming for programming jobs?

In this episode, I’m joined by colleagues Oliver Cronk, Chris Price and James Heward for a lively debate on whether the latest advances in generative AI are going to threaten our jobs – are we going to be made redundant by our own creation?

We start with a quick summary of the latest advances in AI, and consider the nascent reasoning capabilities these models exhibit. We then explore the various tasks and roles required to build software applications, and consider the impact this technology will have.

Links from the podcast:

AI is morphing from tool to platform (and the next technology epoch begins) – some personal reflections on the impact of this technology
Catching up with OpenAI – a quick update on the most recent advances and research from OpenAI
An OpenAI API primer – a three-part series that covers explores the API, explaining concepts such as few-shot learning
Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI – Lex Fridman and Sam Altman chat about the future of AI
Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4 – Researchers find that GPT4 is more than just a text generation engine

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Beyond the Hype: ChatGPT and why it has set the internet alight

In this episode, I'm joined by my colleague, Oliver Cronk, and Chris Booth from NatWest for a lively discussion about the much-hyped ChatGPT – covering its origins and recent advances, the new discipline of prompt engineering, and some practical applications and limitations of this technology.

Colin Eberhardt · 6^th Feb 2023 · 1 min read

AI is morphing from tool to platform (and the next technology epoch begins)

The buzz and excitement around generative AI is continuing to grow as their capabilities rapidly expand. However, their ability to generate content is just the starting point. From my perspective, the emergent reasoning capability, coupled with their intelligent use of tools, is what will make this technology truly transformational, and will mark the start of a new technology epoch.

Colin Eberhardt · 31^st Mar 2023 · 5 min read

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Colin Eberhardt

I am CTO at Scott Logic and am a prolific technical author, blogger and speaker on a range of technologies.

My blog includes posts on a wide range of topics, including WebAssembly, HTML5 / JavaScript and data visualisation with D3 and d3fc. You'll also find a whole host of posts about previous technology interests including iOS, Swift, WPF and Silverlight.

I'm board member of FINOS, which is encouraging open source collaboration in the financial sector. I'm also very active on GitHub, contributing to a number of different projects.

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