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Ruthless Gang's Crypto Theft Spree

24-year-old Remy Ra St. Felix led a violent gang targeting cryptocurrency savings, committing armed robberies, assaults, and even a kidnapping. Despite only stealing $150,000 in crypto, the gang inflicted harm on 11 victims across four US states, highlighting the dangers of physical crypto theft.

Guardrails for Responsible AI

Large language models (LLMs) enable human-like conversations but can also spread misinformation and harmful content. Guardrails are crucial for mitigating risks in LLM applications, ensuring safe and desirable outputs.

Enhancing LLMs for Self-Driving with LangProp

ChatGPT powers autonomous driving research at Wayve using LangProp framework for code optimization without fine-tuning neural networks. LangProp presented at ICLR workshop showcases LLM's potential to enhance driving through code generation and improvement.

The Bright Side of AI: Claude 3.5 Optimistic About Its Future

Anthropic's latest AI model, Claude LLM, outperforms competitors like OpenAI in coding and text-based reasoning, with improved nuance and humor understanding. External experts have evaluated the safety mechanisms in Claude 3.5 Sonnet, highlighting a commitment to safety and transparency in AI development.

Revolutionizing AI: Matrix-Free LLMs

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, LuxiTech, and Soochow University have developed an AI language model without matrix multiplication, potentially reducing environmental impact and operational costs of AI systems. Nvidia's dominance in data center GPUs, used in AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, may be challenged by this new approach using custom-programmed FPGA chips.

Unlocking the Future of Chip Designs with 3D Visualization

Ansys utilizes NVIDIA technology to tackle complex challenges in 3D-IC design at the Design Automation Conference. Using NVIDIA Omniverse and Modulus, Ansys engineers can optimize chip performance and reliability with AI-based surrogate models for faster simulations.

Unleashing the Power of GenAI: Building Fill.sg

Ministry of Social and Family Development and GovTech's team created Fill. sg in 2 weeks at LAUNCH! Hackathon to simplify report writing using AI. Leveraging long-context models and a user-friendly interface, Fill. sg aims to streamline report generation for public service officers.

Maximizing Sales Metrics

Sales performance is often measured incorrectly, leading to inaccurate assessments. Quality of leads is a crucial factor in evaluating sales agents' performance accurately.

Accelerating Generative AI with Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth

Krikey AI leverages Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth to efficiently label vast amounts of data for their innovative 3D animation platform, democratizing AI animation creation. This partnership enables Krikey AI to quickly obtain high-quality labels tailored to their needs, accelerating the development of their text-to-animation model.