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This TechLinked episode covers the explosive week of DLSS 5 modding since its release, AI safety researchers sounding alarms about existential risks, and various tech news including Meta's leaked AR glasses, Steam's Australian age verification controversy, and a groundbreaking fruit fly brain mapping project that was inevitably used to play Doom.
DLSS 5 Modding Goes Wild
Just one week after NVIDIA's DLSS 5 release, the modding community has created remarkable tools and workarounds. A free tool called Neural Screen enables DLSS 5 to run over entire desktops with customizable intensity settings, even working on RTX 30 series cards. Modders have also successfully implemented DLSS 5 on older RTX 20 series cards and developed a dual-GPU setup where one card handles rendering while the other processes the AI filter, saving approximately 86.6% of frames.
- Neural Screen tool allows DLSS 5 to run over entire desktop with customization features, works on RTX 30 series GPUs
- Modders successfully running DLSS 5 on NVIDIA RTX 20 series cards
- Neural Upstream mod flips the process by AI rendering low resolution frames before upscaling
- Dual GPU setup uses one card for rendering and another for DLSS 5 AI filter, saving 86.6% of frames
" One courageous Redditor placed a DLSS5 filter over Linus and Elijah at the tech house. A criminal offense, because it's a forced psychedelic experience I didn't want to have to endure seeing, especially on a Friday. "
AI Safety Researchers Sound Existential Alarms
Multiple AI safety researchers from top labs quit their positions this week to publicly warn about AI risks. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's posts criticizing OpenAI and Anthropic's responsibility garnered over 150 million views, while current Anthropic alignment team lead Evan Hubbinger confirmed believing there's a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade. The concerning trend continued with safety researchers from both Anthropic and Google appearing on NBC to highlight the lack of oversight in AI development.
- Ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's posts about irresponsible AI development pulled over 150 million views
- Anthropic's alignment team lead believes there's greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within next decade
- Two more safety researchers left Anthropic and Google to highlight AI safety concerns on NBC
- Sam Altman told OpenAI staff the company could slow down AI development if other companies joined
- OpenAI has been asking Congress whether coordinated slowdown would violate antitrust law
" We do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans. Personally believing it's a greater than 10% chance within the next decade, which isn't zero. "
" There are no adults in the room. People are trying their best, but there is no one coming to save us. "
" I'm a free speech absolutist, as long as I'm getting paid. "
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