John Searle's 1984 lecture challenged the concept of AI thinking. Researchers continue exploring meaning and learning in AI today.
Italian news publishers are challenging Google's AI Overviews, labeling them a "traffic killer." FIEG has filed a complaint with Agcom, fearing the feature may harm media diversity.
NSW launches $3.2m writing strategy to boost industry impacted by digital media, low earnings for writers. Sector supports 22,000 jobs with $1.3bn annual contribution to NSW economy.
Song-Chun Zhu's move to China in 2020 could impact the global AI race. By Chang Che, read by Vincent Lai.
Spotify partners with Sony, Universal, and Warner to develop AI products respecting artists' copyright. New features in the works for music streamer with top artists like Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran.
Fine-tuning Amazon Nova Lite for document processing tasks can significantly improve accuracy and reduce costs, especially for specialized documents like tax forms. The challenges of document processing, such as complex layouts and data quality variations, can be overcome by leveraging vision LLMs for structured information extraction.
MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers introduce a new training method to teach vision-language models to localize personalized objects in a scene, outperforming state-of-the-art systems. This approach could help AI systems track specific objects over time and assist visually impaired users in finding items in a room.
Immigration barrister Chowdhury Rahman caught using ChatGPT-like AI software for legal research, wasting tribunal's time with fictitious cases. Rahman failed to verify accuracy, raising concerns about reliance on AI in legal profession.
Amazon Bedrock now supports iterative fine-tuning for AI models, allowing incremental adjustments and continuous improvement without starting from scratch. This approach mitigates risks, optimizes performance based on real feedback, and accommodates evolving business requirements.
AI's rapid advancement in the workplace may create a "permanent underclass," predicts OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner. By 2027, AI could surpass human capacity, leading to job displacement for everyone not on the AI train.
UK start-up, Books By People, introduces Organic Literature stamp to verify human-written books amid rise of AI-generated content. Initiative partners with independent publishing houses to label authentic author works.
Scala, a versatile language for distributed computing, lacks native support in Amazon SageMaker Studio, hindering seamless integration with Spark. Integrating the Almond kernel solves this issue, enabling teams to maintain preferred Scala workflows within SageMaker Studio. Coursier simplifies the installation process, ensuring consistent library versions and reducing conflicts in Scala developm...
MIT Music and Theater Arts honors late Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, a pioneer in using computers to teach music. Bamberger's legacy includes innovative computer languages and influential contributions to music education.
Kimaya Lecamwasam, a computational neuroscientist and musician, combines her love for music and neuroscience to explore the emotional impact of music on mental health, leading to innovative tools for well-being at the MIT Media Lab.
Training large language models like Meta’s Llama 3 requires massive NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. Amazon EKS and DLCs simplify cluster configuration for efficient distributed training, but precise setup is crucial for optimal performance.