Song-Chun Zhu's move to China in 2020 could impact the global AI race. By Chang Che, read by Vincent Lai.
NSW launches $3.2m writing strategy to boost industry impacted by digital media, low earnings for writers. Sector supports 22,000 jobs with $1.3bn annual contribution to NSW economy.
Fine-tuning Amazon Nova Lite for document processing tasks can significantly improve accuracy and reduce costs, especially for specialized documents like tax forms. The challenges of document processing, such as complex layouts and data quality variations, can be overcome by leveraging vision LLMs for structured information extraction.
Summary: RAG system explained with vector database and LLM response generation. APIs make implementing RAG easier, but security remains a concern.
Italian news publishers are challenging Google's AI Overviews, labeling them a "traffic killer." FIEG has filed a complaint with Agcom, fearing the feature may harm media diversity.
Immigration barrister Chowdhury Rahman caught using ChatGPT-like AI software for legal research, wasting tribunal's time with fictitious cases. Rahman failed to verify accuracy, raising concerns about reliance on AI in legal profession.
Spotify partners with Sony, Universal, and Warner to develop AI products respecting artists' copyright. New features in the works for music streamer with top artists like Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran.
John Searle's 1984 lecture challenged the concept of AI thinking. Researchers continue exploring meaning and learning in AI today.
AI is reshaping QSR drive-thru operations with Amazon Nova Sonic and AWS services, providing seamless, efficient service through voice AI technology. The innovative system enhances service consistency and operational efficiency, creating a cost-effective solution for QSRs during peak hours.
MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers introduce a new training method to teach vision-language models to localize personalized objects in a scene, outperforming state-of-the-art systems. This approach could help AI systems track specific objects over time and assist visually impaired users in finding items in a room.
Kimaya Lecamwasam, a computational neuroscientist and musician, combines her love for music and neuroscience to explore the emotional impact of music on mental health, leading to innovative tools for well-being at the MIT Media Lab.
Scala, a versatile language for distributed computing, lacks native support in Amazon SageMaker Studio, hindering seamless integration with Spark. Integrating the Almond kernel solves this issue, enabling teams to maintain preferred Scala workflows within SageMaker Studio. Coursier simplifies the installation process, ensuring consistent library versions and reducing conflicts in Scala developm...
Training large language models like Meta’s Llama 3 requires massive NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. Amazon EKS and DLCs simplify cluster configuration for efficient distributed training, but precise setup is crucial for optimal performance.
UK start-up, Books By People, introduces Organic Literature stamp to verify human-written books amid rise of AI-generated content. Initiative partners with independent publishing houses to label authentic author works.
'Project Blue, a massive datacenter in Sonoran desert, sparks concerns over water and energy usage, becoming the largest development in Pima county.'