OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior
Chains of thought are like scratch pads that models use to break down tasks, make notes, and plan their next actions. Analyzing them can give clear clues about what an LLM is doing. But…
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OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works
“Neural networks are big and complicated and tangled up and very difficult to understand,” says Dan Mossing, who leads the mechanistic interpretability team at OpenAI. “We’ve sort of said:…
The Download: how to run an LLM, and a history of “three-parent babies”
In the early days of large language models, there was a high barrier to entry: it used to be impossible to run anything useful on your own computer without investing in pricey GPUs. But…
How to run an LLM on your laptop
For Pistilli, opting for local models as opposed to online chatbots has implications beyond privacy. “Technology means power,” she says. “And so who owns the technology also owns the…
Curious about DeepSeek but worried about privacy? These apps let you use an LLM without the internet
Most of us are used to using internet chatbots like ChatGPT and DeepSeek in one of two ways: via a web browser or via their dedicated smartphone apps. There are two drawbacks to this.…