NEWS IN BRIEF: AI/ML FRESH UPDATES

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AI: Your Research Hypothesis Helper

MIT researchers developed SciAgents, an AI framework for generating evidence-driven research hypotheses in biologically inspired materials, leveraging graph reasoning methods. Co-authored by Alireza Ghafarollahi and Markus Buehler, the study aims to simulate the collective intelligence of scientists to accelerate the discovery process.

DIY Dataset: LLM Training 101

Large language models (LLMs) require well-curated datasets for optimal performance. Data preprocessing involves extracting text from diverse sources and filtering for quality, using tools like OCR and regex filters.

Mastering Soft Actor-Critic RL

Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) is a new off-policy deep RL algorithm addressing stability issues in high-dimensional environments. SAC promotes robustness and exploration in bioengineering systems like de novo drug design.

UK Technology Access for Blacklisted Chinese AI Chip Firms

Imagination Technologies licenses UK tech to Chinese firms for AI chips in advanced weapons systems, raising national security concerns. Chinese companies Moore Threads and Biren Technology under US export restrictions for developing AI chips for military purposes.

Revolutionizing LLM Safety: NeurIPS 2024 Challenge Insights

NeurIPS 2024 Challenge 2nd prize winner presents a unique approach to effective LLM unlearning without retaining dataset, using reinforcement learning and classifier-free guidance. The competition focused on forcing LLM to generate personal data and protecting it; solution involved supervised finetuning, reinforcement learning, and CFG.

MIT engineers reach new heights with 3D chip growth

Chip manufacturers are exploring multilayered chip designs to increase computing power. MIT engineers have developed a method to stack high-quality semiconducting layers without bulky silicon substrates, potentially revolutionizing AI hardware.

Streamlining AI with Amazon Bedrock Automation

Amazon Bedrock Data Automation simplifies data extraction from unstructured assets, offering a unified experience for developers to automate insights from documents, images, audio, and videos. Customers can easily generate standard or custom outputs, integrating Amazon Bedrock Data Automation into existing applications for efficient media analysis and intelligent document processing workflows.

Embracing Imperfect Grammar

AI's tone-shifting tech is feared to flatten communication, sparking a backlash. A ball of rubber bands may be the perfect gift for men this Christmas, as simplicity reigns over bulky items.

2025 Marshall Scholar: Lara Ozkan

MIT senior Lara Ozkan named 2025 Marshall Scholar, pursuing graduate studies in the U.K. in biological science and AI. Ozkan's achievements in computational biology research and AI ethics highlighted, advancing women's health through innovation.