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29/02/2024

Thaumatec 10th Anniversary

Kurt Neubauer

Kurt Neubauer

๐ŸŽ‰ On Monday, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary, a milestone filled with cherished memories and a reflection on our incredible journey. ๐ŸŒŸ

Thaumatec founders, Jan-Willem Deutekom & Barend Smet

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ We were honored to have Professor Andrzej Dragan engage our guests with a thought-provoking lecture, “Will AI Eat Us?” Unveiling the rapid growth of AI, he showcased its transformative potential.

Here are some key takeaways:

๐Ÿงฉ ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: Professor Dragan delved into the realm of linguistic and logical puzzles, focusing on the advancements in LLM models, particularly GPT-4.0.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ-๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: GPT-4.0 showcased remarkable problem-solving abilities, reaching the level of an 8-year-old child, highlighting the rapid pace of AI development.

๐ŸŽจ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ: The lecture illustrated AI’s creative prowess, exemplified by DALL-E generating unique visuals like public figures with chickens, showcasing creative potential beyond replication.

๐Ÿ† ๐๐จ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: From Creative Move 37 in Go to AlphaFold predicting 3D protein structures, the lecture highlighted AI’s achievements in various domains, emphasizing its vast potential.

๐Ÿ”ฎ ๐”๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Professor Dragan touched upon the unpredictability of AI predictions, as demonstrated by Yann LeCun’s inaccurate forecasts within months of expression.

๐ŸŒ ๐€๐ˆ’๐ฌ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: AI’s increasing role in disciplines like medicine, pharmacy, and computer vision was discussed, with potential improvements in drug development, diet supplements, and autonomous car systems.

โš ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: Acknowledging potential challenges, Professor Dragan highlighted the risk of AI being leveraged for destabilizing purposes, such as the creation of intelligent drones, deepfakes, or widespread viruses.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Training and maintaining large AI models require significant resources, as indicated by Microsoft’s call for nuclear energy specialists.

๐Ÿ‘ In conclusion, Professor Dragan’s lecture provided valuable insights into the evolving AI landscape, inspiring Thaumatec to continue embracing innovation.

Some nice pictures from the event:

Barend Smet, President of Thaumatec Tech Group & Nice Memories

Professor Piotr Ponikowski,  Rektor of the great Medical University Wroclaw & Team

Kamil Grabarczyk, Thaumatec CFO

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