Changelog
V1.3.1
Dec 9, 2024
Patch
Corrected typos and small writing issues
Replaced open-source by open-weight throughout the document
Expanded, by a sentence or two. unfinished arguments about the dangers of open-weight models across The Compendium
V1.3.0
Dec 5, 2024
Minor Update
Corrected typos and small writing issues
(State of AI) Added explanations of Open-Source AI and what it means for the current situation
(AI Catastrophe) Added explanations of how Open-Source AI creates more risks of catastrophe
(AI Governance) Added explanations of how Open-Source AI gets in the way of sensible fail-safes and governance
(AI Race) Added detailed discussion of the ideology behind accelerationists and Open-Source AI, and their impact on the AI race
(AI Race) Edited many small transitions and paragraphs to make the whole flow better
V1.2.0
Nov 28, 2024
Minor Update
Corrected typos
(Website) Simplified Landing Page
(Website) Added separate pdf with Executive Summary
(Executive Summary) Rewrote to include more arguments
(Introduction) Removed the Executive Summary from intro
V1.1.0
Nov 26, 2024
Minor Update
Fixed footnote numbering
(AI Catastrophe) Removed useless footnote about speed of light
(AI Catastrophe) Fully rewrote subsection about godlike-AI leading to extinction
V1.0.3
Nov 14, 2024
Patch
Fixed inconsistent formatting of — throughout
(Introduction) Small writing tweaks
(State of AI) Updated Nvidia mention, now as highest-market cap company in the world
(Website) Added a more visible feedback button linking to a simple form
(Website) Replace the version number on home and section pages with the date of last update, because more useful for reader (with link to changelog)
V1.0.2
Nov 11, 2024
Patch
Corrected typos
(Introduction) Tweaked the writing of the foreword
(A good future) Corrected the invitation link to ControlAI discord
(Website) Added estimated reading time for each section
V1.0.1
Nov 8, 2024
Patch
Corrected typos
(State of AI) Added a link and clarification on size of GPT-2 models in our discussion of the costs of training LLMs going down
(State of AI) Corrected a mistaken statement that Paul Graham made an estimate, when he actually reported someone else's estimate
(State of AI) Corrected a mistaken statement about the first 100 000 GPU mega clusters (there were others before)
V1.0.0
Oct 31, 2024
Compendium Released
We released The Compendium to the public. The Compendium is a living document, and we will continue to update it as the situation changes and as our ideas improve. We welcome your feedback and debate!