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Revolutionizing Human-AI Collaboration at MIT

MIT students showcase innovative AI projects at NeurIPS 2024: "Be the Beat" suggests music based on dance moves, "A Mystery for You" cultivates critical thinking skills in an educational game. Both projects exemplify AI's potential to catalyze creativity and reshape human-computer interactions.

Lloyds Banking Group Announces Closure of 136 Branches

Labour government confirms support for third Heathrow runway, inviting proposals for assessment by summer. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's Qwen 2.5-Max release on Lunar New Year highlights its rapid rise, pressuring both overseas and domestic competitors.

Mastering AI Speed: Amazon Bedrock Inference Guide

Businesses using large language models (LLMs) face the challenge of maintaining quick responsiveness. Amazon Bedrock introduces latency-optimized inference for Anthropic’s Claude and Meta’s Llama models at re:Invent 2024, improving user experience in time-sensitive workloads.

Enhancing Robot Vision

Luca Carlone at MIT's SPARK Lab aims to enhance robots' perception to enable seamless human interaction in various environments. By bridging the gap between human and robot perception, Carlone's work could revolutionize how robots assist in real-world scenarios.

DeepSeek Cyber-Attack Follows AI Chatbot Success

DeepSeek's app faces cyber-attack after becoming top free app in US, prompting temporary registration limit. Despite the setback, existing users can still access the AI assistant app as company investigates the large-scale malicious attack.