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AI Recipe Fails: A Taste Test Disaster

AI is now writing cookbooks like Teresa J Blair's, with catchy titles and mouthwatering recipes. In just over a week, Teresa published four books, raising the question: Can AI truly replicate human chefs?

Rising Scam Threat: Brace Yourself

AI is making it easier for scammers to fool anyone, even tech-savvy individuals like Arwa Mahdawi in NYC. The story highlights the growing sophistication of AI in perpetuating scams, posing a challenge for individuals to stay vigilant.

ChatGPT wows testers with advanced voice mode

OpenAI introduces Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, enabling natural, real-time conversations with AI. Users impressed by feature's responsiveness, emotional cues, and realistic voice simulations.

Striving for Gold: Olympic Performance Optimization

MIT startup Striv developed tactile sensing technology for shoe inserts, used by elite athletes like USA marathoner Clayton Young and Jamaican Olympian Damar Forbes. Founder Axl Chen aims to bring this tech to the public after Paris 2024 Olympics, following success in VR gaming and interest from various industries.

Revolutionizing Home Robotics with Real-to-Sim Learning

MIT CSAIL researchers developed RialTo, a system that creates digital twins for training robots in specific environments faster and more effectively. RialTo improved robot performance by 67% in various tasks, handling disturbances and distractions with ease.

Revolutionizing Japanese LLMs with AWS Trainium

AWS Japan's LLM Development Support Program aids innovative companies in leveraging large language models (LLMs) to drive progress and boost productivity. Ricoh's bilingual LLM training strategy showcases how organizations are transforming possibilities with generative AI on AWS.

Optimizing GPT-2: Hardware Edition

Summary: Learn how to optimize hardware for faster GPT-2 training on NVIDIA GPUs, with insights on timing code and setting batch sizes for maximum efficiency. Achieve significant speed gains (up to 10x) using an Ampere-series Nvidia GPU.

Data Science Team Success

Data Science Consulting: Overcoming challenges in collaborative environments. Strategies for successful project delivery. Addressing misunderstandings, lack of insight, and low productivity.

Tech Stocks: AI Boom Debate

Investors show uncertainty in tech stocks as Nvidia and Microsoft shares dip, while other chip stocks rise. Fears of overblown AI excitement lead to Nvidia's 7% drop, raising concerns over the direction of growth for key companies.