MIT engineers have identified new materials for fast proton conduction, essential for clean energy technologies like fuel cells. Current high-temperature inorganic materials may be replaced by lower-temperature alternatives for more efficient and durable applications.
Amazon Q is a generative AI-powered assistant that can answer questions, provide summaries, and complete tasks using data from various repositories. It offers prebuilt connectors to data sources like Atlassian Jira, Amazon S3, and Salesforce for easy integration and minimal configuration.
MIT researchers propose evaluating large language models based on alignment with human beliefs. Misalignment can lead to unexpected failures, especially in high-stakes situations.
Meta introduces Llama 3.1 405B AI model, claiming it competes with OpenAI and Anthropic in various tasks. The new open-source system is set to challenge established competitors in the AI field.
Machine-learning models can improve fairness by introducing randomization, preventing systemic injustices in resource allocation. Researchers from MIT and Northeastern University present a framework for introducing randomization without sacrificing efficiency or accuracy.
IWF warns of rise in AI-generated child sexual abuse videos due to widespread AI tools. Majority involve manipulating existing material, with some entirely AI-made videos.
Team NVIDIA emerged victorious at the Amazon KDD Cup 2024, showcasing their expertise in generative AI across multiple challenging categories, including text generation and name entity recognition. Their innovative approach, using the Qwen2-72B LLM and QLoRA technique, outperformed competitors by fine-tuning models on eight NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, demonstrating their ability to handle rea...
Ireland's datacentres consumed more electricity than urban homes in 2022, raising concerns about climate targets. The country's datacentres used 21% of its electricity, a 20% increase from the previous year, per the Central Statistics Office.
Russia-based hackers targeted a heating utility in Lviv, Ukraine, switching off heat to hundreds of buildings in the midst of winter. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos discovered the malware used to directly sabotage the heating infrastructure, leaving civilians in sub-zero temperatures for 48 hours.
Large Language Models (LLMs) are too big for consumer hardware, requiring GPUs with large VRAM. Quantization is a key technique to make LLMs smaller, improving efficiency and reducing memory usage.
Elon Musk launches "world's most powerful AI training cluster" in Memphis with xAI, X, and Nvidia collaboration. Skeptics question Musk's claims amidst past issues with xAI's Grok chatbot.
Master Cargo.toml formatting rules to avoid frustration. Rust's consistency compared to JavaScript, with surprises in Cargo.toml explained in 9 wats and wat nots.
Real-time water quality monitors with AI help assess immediate risk of illness from bacteria in southern England's swimming spots. Wessex Water's sensors accurately predict high bacteria levels 87% of the time at pilot study site Warleigh Weir.
Researchers from MIT and ETH Zurich developed an AI model to identify different stages of DCIS from breast tissue images, potentially streamlining diagnosis and treatment. By analyzing the spatial organization of cells, the model could help clinicians predict which DCIS cases may progress to invasive cancer, paving the way for more efficient and personalized care.
AI tools revolutionize weather forecasting by analyzing data patterns over years for accurate and faster predictions. Traditional methods rely on complex equations and grid replication of the atmosphere, while AI forecasts focus on long-term data analysis.