Andrew Bragg discusses economy challenges, AI regulation, migrant community missteps, and personal routines in federal politics.
Article summary: The August 2025 Microsoft Visual Studio Magazine article discusses implementing k-Nearest Neighbors regression using JavaScript, a simple yet highly interpretable technique with a demo showcasing its accuracy. The technique involves finding the k-closest items to an input vector to predict a numeric value, making it a valuable tool in machine learning.
AWS sales teams use account plans to understand customer goals and challenges, leading to the launch of Account Plan Pulse, an AI tool that improved plan quality by 37% and reduced review time by 52%. Built with Amazon Bedrock, Pulse streamlines the account planning process, enhancing collaboration and customer support for better sales outcomes.
Four new faculty members bring creativity and expertise to MIT's School of Architecture and Planning. Karrie G. Karahalios pioneers social media exploration, Mariana Popescu focuses on sustainable design, and Holly Samuelson researches building technology.
Handwriting is disappearing due to overreliance on keyboards, raising concerns about AI's impact on our brains. Mark Zuckerberg claims not using AI-powered smart glasses will put you at a "significant cognitive disadvantage."
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Fringe audiences are immersed in the uncertainty of AI through a tech twist on Hamlet and a personalized tale of societal breakdown. AI's ability to generate human-like communication blurs the lines between the real and the imagined, leaving us questioning its presence.
Attention mechanism explained with code demo using 'the man likes april' sentence, showcasing self-attention matrix calculations and weight matrices setup. Demo provides insight into key components of large language models like GPT.
UK construction activity records biggest drop since early in Covid-19 pandemic, prompting Bank of England to consider interest rate cut. Market expects rate to drop from 4.25% to 4%, with focus on voting split for potential 0.5% decrease.
Responsible AI in payments industry is not just a concept but a dynamic process. Implementing responsible AI involves a holistic approach, bias testing, accountability, and cross-functional oversight to ensure transparency and trustworthiness in financial decision-making.
OpenAI in talks for employee share sale to value ChatGPT developer at $500bn, surpassing SpaceX. Potential two-thirds increase from current $300bn valuation.
Tech companies devalue creative industries, insisting AI models need human labor for free. Productivity Commission caught Australian government off-guard with stance on AI and copyright law.
Cloudian, co-founded by Michael Tso ’93, is revolutionizing data storage for AI systems, simplifying access and processing with seamless data flow between storage and GPUs. Tso’s background in parallel computing at MIT has driven Cloudian’s success in creating scalable storage systems that meet the demands of the AI revolution.
OpenAI challenges Meta and DeepSeek with new freely available AI models for developers, including ChatGPT. Customizable "open weight" models promise wide benefits.
Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta interviews AI-generated avatar of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, sparking controversy. Acosta asks avatar: "What happened to you?"