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LLMs vs. ASCII Art: A Fail in Creativity

Language Models excel in various tasks, but struggle with ASCII art interpretation and creation. Tokenization hinders LLMs from grasping the big picture, resulting in comical failures like a smiley face mistaken for a mathematical equation.

Revolutionizing Data Strategy: A Game-Changing Approach

Data strategy is crucial for organizations to unlock business value from data, analytics, and AI. Misconceptions and weak business strategy design hinder organizations from gaining a competitive advantage. Jens provides a playbook on redefining data strategy through the Playing to Win framework.

Predicting MP Approval: AI's Vibe Check

AI tool Parlex can predict MPs' reactions to policies, helping ministers avoid backlash. Part of suite including Humphrey, aiding in identifying potential difficulties with backbenchers.

The Threat of AI to Democracy

AI may transform labor markets, affecting democratic governance. The AI revolution could reduce work, posing challenges for wealth redistribution and political control.

AI Stylist: Your New Fashion Guru

AI chose avant-garde outfit for writer, sparking panic and incredulity at son's birthday party. Overwhelmed by choice, writer's personal style suffers post-baby, leading to decision fatigue.

Mastering ML Responsibly with Sebastian Raschka

Sebastian Raschka, a pioneer in AI education, shares 13 key lessons for mastering machine learning: start simple, embrace change, and leverage large language models responsibly. His advice emphasizes patience, intuition, and staying focused to build a solid foundation in this rapidly evolving field.

The Employees: Monumental Event Theatre

In London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, 'The Employees' explores human existence in a sci-fi dystopia on an orbiting spaceship. Based on Olga Ravn's novel, the immersive experience challenges traditional theatre norms with audience interaction and a mysterious bureaucratic power.

The Green Side of Generative AI

Generative AI's rapid growth poses environmental challenges due to its high energy consumption and water usage. MIT experts are working to reduce genAI's carbon footprint and other impacts.

Small Nuclear Reactors: A Solution for Extreme Weather?

Scientists stress need to cut CO2 emissions amid increasing severity of natural disasters. AI systems' energy demand set to soar, prompting interest in green solution of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) ordered by Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta.