MIT CSAIL researchers developed LucidSim, using generative AI and physics simulators to train robots in diverse virtual environments, bridging the sim-to-real gap in robot learning. The idea sparked outside a Cambridge taqueria, leading to a breakthrough in creating expert-level robot performance without real-world data.
Generative AI-powered laptops and PCs are driving advancements in gaming and content creation, with over 600 Windows apps and games running AI on 100 million GeForce RTX AI PCs worldwide. NVIDIA and Microsoft announced tools at Microsoft Ignite to help developers optimize AI-powered apps on RTX AI PCs, enabling faster and more immersive digital human interactions.
Jens demystifies data strategy, emphasizing the importance of effective business strategy for successful data monetization and competitiveness in the digital world. Organizations must invest in designing business strategies before making data-related choices throughout the entire organization.
Elon Musk to testify on X's role in spreading disinformation in UK riots. Meta and TikTok executives also summoned.
HarperCollins to use nonfiction backlist titles to train AI models with authors' consent. Agreement aims to enhance AI model quality and performance.
US authorities aim to break Google's search market monopoly by forcing the sale of Chrome browser, signaling a major intervention in the tech industry. Department of Justice considers structural remedies to prevent Google from leveraging its products, including AI and Android.
Implementing AdaBoost regression from scratch in Python, then refactoring to C#, using k-nearest neighbors instead of decision trees. AdaBoost. R2 algorithm is a modification of AdaBoost, with few working Python implementations found online.
Fraudsters clone voices of celebrities like David Attenborough, Jennifer Aniston, and Oprah Winfrey. Technological advancements in voice cloning outpace legal regulations, allowing for increasingly realistic imitations.
Amazon Bedrock Guardrails provide a framework for governance and control in generative AI applications, ensuring compliance and ethical standards. By implementing safeguards like content filters and privacy protection, organizations can future-proof their AI while maintaining responsible practices through a test-driven development approach.
Jordan Rudess debuted an AI jambot at MIT, showcasing a unique duet with the machine during a live concert. The acclaimed keyboardist collaborates with MIT researchers to explore "symbiotic virtuosity" in real-time music creation.
Summary: A developer shares insights from deploying an NLP model for document processing in Czech, focusing on entity identification. The model was trained on 710 PDF documents using manual labeling and avoided bounding box-based approaches for efficiency.
Generative AI transforms healthcare data analysis at MSD, enabling fast, accurate SQL query generation from natural language. Collaboration with AWS GenAIIC streamlines data extraction, empowering users to make data-driven decisions efficiently.
Researchers and developers are using AI and NVIDIA ALCHEMI NIM microservice to accelerate the discovery of novel materials for energy storage and environmental challenges, reducing costs and time significantly. SES AI is leveraging this technology to speed up the identification of electrolyte materials for lithium-metal batteries, showing promising results for accelerating innovation in materia...
Large AI models are costly to use and train, leading to a focus on quantization to reduce model size while maintaining accuracy. Two key approaches discussed are post-training quantization (PTQ) and Quantization Aware Training (QAT), each with its own techniques for minimizing accuracy loss.
AI clones David Attenborough's voice for fake news. Celebrities like Scarlett Johansson also face voice cloning issues.