Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
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Grok 4
The livestream last night was an hour late, but it was worth it anyway. For those who are interested, here’s the entirety of the Grok 4 announcement. It isn’t exactly polished like a Steve Jobs product rollout (in which every syllable and breath was scripted), but it’s impressive.
Grok 4 Livestream
Kindly note that Elon and the boys will be live-streaming the introduction of Grok 4 this evening at 8 PST. I’ll be watching! Just tune in to XAI’s channel on X.
Doctor Do Little
When I got my TRS-80 computer in 1980, one of the very first programs I bought for it was Eliza, which was an exceptionally simple implementation of what seemed to be an electronic psychologist. I found it fascinating, and it was extra cool that Eliza was born the same year I was.
