Anthony & Marks were in town for LlamaCon so we got a chance to jam! We discussed a variety of topics including:
The state of Llama, DeepSeek, and Open Source AI
Dario’s take “On DeepSeek and Export Controls” https://www.darioamodei.com/post/on-deepseek-and-export-controls
Data Quality is key - Garbage In, Garbage Out (speculation: Facebook data not nearly as valuable as Twitter or Reddit?)
Trend of companies not using proprietary models to protect data privacy
AI Alignment towards truth: how to ensure LLMs show real chain of thought
The model host matters most - open source models get filtered in dramatically different ways depending on hosting and system prompts
The value of open source models in preventing brainwashing/mind control
Learnings from Mutiny that led to Open Secret
Confidential Computing Explained
Secure Enclaves moving from the iPhone to the cloud
OpenSecret is like Apple’s private cloud compute but open source, verifiable, and anyone can use it
How to craft better prompts (meta-prompting) to get the most out of AI
How OpenSecret and Maple AI verify a chat is private. Enclaves as the next upgrade of HTTPS https://blog.opensecret.cloud/opensecret-technicals/
Using AI to audit code
Secure enclaves as an ingredient for autonomous digital life
o1 isn’t a chat model (and that’s the point)
