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NL Seminar- Scaling unlocks emergent abilities in language models
Thu, Feb 02, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jason Wei, Google Brain
Talk Title: Scaling unlocks emergent abilities in language models
Abstract: REMINDER
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Scaling up language models has been shown to predictably improve performance on a wide range of downstream tasks. In this talk, we will instead discuss an unpredictable phenomenon that we refer to as emergent abilities of large language models. An ability is considered emergent if it is not present in smaller models but is present in larger models, which means that the ability cannot be predicted simply by extrapolating the performance of smaller models. With the popularization of large language models such as GPT-3, Chinchilla, and PaLM, dozens of emergent abilities have been discovered, including chain-of-thought prompting, which enables state-of-the-art mathematical reasoning, and instruction finetuning, which enables large language models to be usable by the broader population. The existence of such emergent phenomena raises the question of whether additional scaling could potentially further expand the range of capabilities of language models.
Biography: Jason Wei is a senior research scientist at Google Brain. His research focuses on large language models, and his research includes chain-of-thought prompting, instruction finetuning, and emergent abilities of language models. His work has been featured in more than five Google AI blog posts, and chain-of-thought prompting was presented last year at Google I/O 2022 by Google CEO Sundar Picchai. Before Google, Jason received his AB from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Host: Jon May and Justin Cho
More Info: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91012548948Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual and ISI-Conf Rm#689
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91012548948
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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NCTC Info Session
Thu, Feb 02, 2023 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: NCTC, NCTC
Talk Title: National Counterterrorism Center Info Session
Host: USC IC CAE
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9S3TSnwaSFKMxI7zQcsPXg
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9S3TSnwaSFKMxI7zQcsPXgWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9S3TSnwaSFKMxI7zQcsPXg
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jennifer Ramos/Electrophysics
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9S3TSnwaSFKMxI7zQcsPXg
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DREAM Industry Mentorship Panel- Boeing
Thu, Feb 02, 2023 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
D.R.E.A.M. (Direct Response to Engineers Aspirations from Mentors) is a mentorship initiative that leverages insights from industry professionals who respond to student dream pitches, an original leadership communication assignment in WRIT 340 where students create a vision for their future selves, align their careers around purpose, and build consistent character in the context of growth, reinvention, and constant change. Guest speakers and panels feature experienced professionals from a variety of tech and destination companies.
This event will feature talks with Viterbi alumni Justene Karimi, (M.S. Product Development Engineering), and Edgar Vargas, (M.S. Systems Architecture and Engineering) about their evolving careers as engineers and managers at Boeing.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss
