What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?

Exploring Row Level Security In PostgreSQL

WebGPU

Issue #334

2/16/2023

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What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?

Published: 14 February 2023
Tags: ai, machine learning

Stephen Wolfram illuminates how ChatGPT (and all large language models, LLMs) works.
Some highlights:

  • ChatGPT is a neural net that can automatically generate text that superficially reads like human-written text
  • ChatGPT does this by looking for patterns in human-written text and using these patterns to generate its own text
  • It's all based on the probability of what the next word should be


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Exploring Row Level Security In PostgreSQL

Published: 15 February 2023
Tags: database, postgres

The author dives into how row level security works in postgres.
Some highlights:

  • Unlike other RDBMSs, postgres has a role system that helps separate identity, authentication, and authorization
  • Covers policies, checks, inheritance, partitioning, performance, and more concepts related to the topic
  • It ends with a sales pitch for the company's product, but all of the information beforehand is solid


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WebGPU

Published: 6 February 2023
Tags: gpu, graphics, web

Alex Mackenzie discusses the new WebGPU API for accelerated graphics and compute.
Some highlights:

  • Compares CPU and GPU
  • Alex uses a lot of fancy words I had to google, like "lionise" and "promulgate"
  • Presents what trends and applications WebGPU may unlock and popularize


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How did I do?

* Amazing
* Articles not relevant to me
* Articles were relevant, but badly written
* Summaries told me everything I wanted to know
* I like turtles

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