The AI revolution returns to gamers and content creators with lifelike characters and new GPUs, as NVIDIA takes center stage at CES. NVIDIA introduces generative AI models for digital avatars and announces partnerships with major developers.
Twitch, OBS, and NVIDIA are introducing Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting, a beta feature that allows streamers to simultaneously stream multiple encodes for optimal viewing experiences. With the use of GeForce RTX GPUs, streamers can broadcast up to three resolutions at 1080p, with plans to experiment with higher-input bit rates and resolutions in the future.
LLMs suffer from inaccuracies at scale, hindering enterprise adoption of generative AI. Despite the risks, the transformative potential of generative AI is clear, and organizations must prioritize their data foundation to integrate it effectively.
In 2024, data teams are facing a new reality of being ROI-driven and efficient, with funding and growth declining significantly in recent years. To navigate this, data professionals should seek feedback from stakeholders and address areas for improvement in order to align with business value.
ChatGPT, a large language model, has made significant progress in tool use and reasoning, with researchers equipping it with external tools like code interpreters and search engines, as well as exploring its internal reasoning capacities. The surge in language model papers in 2023 reflects the community's interest and the potential for practical applications.
In the early '00s, Geoff Hinton introduced the contrastive divergence algorithm, allowing the training of the restricted Boltzmann machine. Harmoniums, or restricted Boltzmann machines, are neural networks operating on binary data, with visible and hidden units, and are useful for modeling discrete data.
Midjourney launched alpha version of image synthesis model, Midjourney v6, with fans noting more detail and a different approach to prompting. Critics still bristle about the controversial practice of training models using human-made artwork obtained without permission.
Wipro's collaboration with AWS helps organizations overcome challenges in managing isolated data science solutions, offering automation, scalability, and model quality. By implementing Amazon SageMaker, Wipro addresses collaboration, scalability, MLOps, and reusability challenges for its customers.
Spain's second-biggest mobile operator, Orange España, experienced a major outage due to a security breach where an unknown party obtained a weak password and accessed an account managing the company's internet traffic. The breach occurred when the party logged into Orange's RIPE NCC account using the password "ripeadmin."
Generative AI has unlocked potential in AI, including text generation and code generation. One area evolving is using NLP to generate SQL queries, making data analysis more accessible to non-technical users.
Microsoft's Orca-2 LLM is a significant development, showcasing the possibility of creating effective, small, fine-tuned language models. The use of synthetic training data generated by other LLMs is a fascinating concept with significant implications for the future.
GenAI is in high demand, but building a model that drives business value is challenging. Quick integrations won't cut it, and differentiation is key. High-quality proprietary data is the GenAI differentiator for success.
Discover how to achieve parameter efficiency in finetuning with LoRA, including strategies for adapting linear modules and optimizing learning rates. This article explores the deliberate design decisions that can enhance model performance, GPU memory utilization, and training speed, offering a nuanced understanding and greater control.
The article discusses the growing disconnect between clinical practice and AI research in healthcare, emphasizing the lack of clinician participation and collaboration. It highlights the need for a practical approach in identifying actual problems and evaluating if AI can develop better solutions in healthcare.
AI experimenters have quickly taken advantage of three early Mickey Mouse cartoons entering the public domain in the US, using an AI model trained on those cartoons to create new still images of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Peg Leg Pete. While the results are sometimes garbled, this early experimentation showcases the potential of integrating public domain characters into the AI space.