https://shaunyap01.github.io/tags/%23in-depth-essay/Recent content in #In-Depth Essay on Shaun YapHugo -- 0.128.0enSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/generative-ai-and-the-diminishing-returns-of-scale-are-we-nearing-the-plateau/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/generative-ai-and-the-diminishing-returns-of-scale-are-we-nearing-the-plateau/Dive into the world of generative AI as we explore its remarkable growth powered by massive language models, image generators, and coding assistants, and ask if the era of scale is nearing its limit. This comprehensive article examines how relentless scaling drove breakthrough capabilities in text, images, and code, while drawing on recent empirical studies to show diminishing returns. Find out how new approaches - algorithmic efficiency, retrieval-augmented generation, and multimodal models - could shape the future of AI, along with key policy and ethical dimensions.https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/potential-solutions-for-harmful-deepfakes/Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/potential-solutions-for-harmful-deepfakes/Explore the growing threat of deepfakes and the ethical, legal, and societal challenges they pose. This in-depth article outlines practical solutions including AI regulation, platform accountability, detection tools, and media literacy to combat malicious synthetic media and misinformation online.https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/to-what-extent-can-cryptocurrency-become-everyday-use-currency/Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://shaunyap01.github.io/articles/to-what-extent-can-cryptocurrency-become-everyday-use-currency/Can Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies replace traditional currencies like the US Dollar in everyday life? This comprehensive analysis examines the economic, technical, and political factors that influence mainstream adoption of crypto, exploring the future of digital money, stablecoins, and central bank regulation.