SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI, becoming largest financial backer of ChatGPT startup. Potential $15-25bn deal with San Francisco-based company reported by Financial Times.
Bandit algorithm vs A/B test: When A/B tests fail due to multiple variants or one-off campaigns, bandit algorithms offer a more efficient solution by focusing budget on the best performing ad variant in real-time. Bandit algorithms maximize rewards by serving the ad variant with the highest KPI, making them ideal for campaigns with numerous treatments or special events.
Aetion leverages real-world data to uncover hidden insights with Smart Subgroups and generative AI, transforming patient journeys into evidence. Aetion's use of Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic's Claude 3 LLMs enables users to interact with Smart Subgroups using natural language queries, accelerating hypothesis generation and evidence creation.
China's DeepSeek challenges US tech giants with premium AI at a fraction of the cost. A potential Sputnik moment in the AI race, raising questions about strategy and investment.
Secret sharing ensures secure distribution of sensitive data among parties. Shamir’s algorithm allows parties to pool data without revealing individual values.
Apple beats Q1 earnings expectations with 4% revenue increase to $124.30bn. Shares surge 8% after CEO Tim Cook hints at continued growth in next quarter.
Data-centric AI can create efficient models; using just 10% of data achieved over 98% accuracy in MNIST experiments. Pruning with "furthest-from-centroid" selection strategy improved model accuracy by selecting unique, diverse examples.
DeepSeek AI's DeepSeek-R1 models are now available in distilled versions, offering improved efficiency without sacrificing performance. Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import allows seamless integration of these custom models, enhancing generative AI applications with cost-effective solutions.
Generative AI transforms organizations with innovative applications for enhanced customer experiences. Operating models like decentralized, centralized, and federated drive adoption and governance of generative AI technologies.
Labour government confirms support for third Heathrow runway, inviting proposals for assessment by summer. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's Qwen 2.5-Max release on Lunar New Year highlights its rapid rise, pressuring both overseas and domestic competitors.
VLMs combine text and visual inputs for tasks like VQA and Image Captioning, bridging the gap between textual and visual data. Techniques for prompting VLMs include zero-shot, few-shot, and object detection guided prompting, enhancing models' understanding of tasks.
MIT students showcase innovative AI projects at NeurIPS 2024: "Be the Beat" suggests music based on dance moves, "A Mystery for You" cultivates critical thinking skills in an educational game. Both projects exemplify AI's potential to catalyze creativity and reshape human-computer interactions.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts a big year ahead after reporting $48.39bn in Q4 revenue, surpassing projections. Zuckerberg highlights progress in AI, glasses, and social media future for 2025.
AI tools have been part of our daily lives since the introduction of spell checkers in 1979. Today's AI conversation is just the next step in a long journey, with left brain tools like NLP and machine learning, and right brain tools like Generative AI.
AI experts warn of increasing malicious potential in AI systems, with DeepSeek posing safety risks, says Yoshua Bengio. US dominance challenged by Chinese startup in the field of AI.