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Mastering k-Nearest Neighbors Regression in JavaScript

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.

ChatGPT Upgrade: Close, but Not Quite Human

OpenAI's GPT-5 model shows improved coding and writing abilities, but falls short in 'continuous learning'. The startup aims for AGI with its latest upgrade to ChatGPT, acknowledging there are still missing elements in replicating human tasks.

Ethical AI in Payments

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.

Unveiling AI Attention

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.

AI Vegans: The Future of Plant-Based Living

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."

AI Creativity in Edinburgh

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.

Unlock the Power of GPT OSS Models on SageMaker JumpStart

OpenAI releases GPT OSS models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart for advanced reasoning tasks. The models offer adjustable reasoning levels and integration with external tools, supporting detailed visibility into the reasoning process.