NEWS IN BRIEF: AI/ML FRESH UPDATES

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Future-proofing AI Ethics Education

Major updates in AI ethics for 2024 include breakthroughs in LLM interpretability by Anthropic, human-centered AI design, and new AI legislation like the EU’s AI Act and California laws targeting deep fakes and misinformation. The focus on explainable AI and human empowerment, along with heuristics for evaluating AI legislation, are key highlights in the updates for the Johns Hopkins AI ethics ...

Optimizing Model Estimation with Feature Selection

New modeling tool combines feature selection with regression to address limitations and ensure consistent parameter estimation. Techniques like Lasso Regression and Bayesian Variable Selection aim to optimize model performance by selecting relevant variables and estimating coefficients accurately.

Revolutionizing Antibody Structure Prediction

MIT researchers have developed a technique using large language models to accurately predict antibody structures, aiding in identifying potential treatments for infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2. This breakthrough could save drug companies money by ensuring the right antibodies are chosen for clinical trials, with potential applications in studying super responders to diseases like HIV.

AI: Transforming Our World for the Better

NVIDIA's AI and accelerated computing are transforming industries worldwide, from aiding surgeons with 3D models to cleaning up oceans with AI-driven boats. These innovations are revolutionizing healthcare, energy efficiency, environmental conservation, and technological advancement in Africa.

Boiling: The Key to Limitless Potential

Matteo Bucci's research on boiling, crucial for power plants, electronics cooling, and more, could lead to breakthroughs in energy production and prevent nuclear disasters. His innovative approach to studying boiling phenomena has the potential to revolutionize multiple industries.

The Dilemma of Smart AI

Prof Geoffrey Hinton warns of AIs surpassing human intelligence, sparking fears for humanity's future. Why pursue something "very scary"?

Unlocking Creativity: The Power of GDD

Reflective generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot & Devin. ai automate software development, aiming to build autonomous platforms. The Doctor-Patient strategy in GenAI tools treats codebases as patients, revolutionizing the process of automation.

Jeff Koons: AI and Art - No Room for Laziness

Jeff Koons, the world's most expensive artist, rejects using AI in his work, despite its growing popularity in the art world. His hands-off approach to creating iconic pieces like balloon dogs and stainless steel rabbits is on display at the Alhambra in Granada, where he sees his art as intertwined with biology.

Mastering Linear Regression in C#

Tech company employee creates linear regression demo using synthetic data, highlighting API design insights resembling scikit-learn library. Predictions show accuracy of 77.5% on test data, showcasing practical application of stochastic gradient descent.

Revolutionizing Evaluation in the Age of LLM

LLMs require a new approach to evaluation, with 3 key paradigm shifts: Evaluation is now the cake, benchmark the difference, and embrace human triage. Evaluation is crucial in LLM development due to fewer degrees of freedom and the complexity of generative AI outputs.

Thresholding Techniques for Mastering Model Uncertainty

Thresholding is a key technique for managing model uncertainty in machine learning, allowing for human intervention in complex cases. In the context of fraud detection, thresholding helps balance precision and efficiency by deferring uncertain predictions for human review, fostering trust in the system.

Efficient Gaussian Process Regression in C#

Newton iteration matrix inverse was successfully used in Gaussian process regression to improve efficiency, accuracy, and robustness. The demo showcased high accuracy levels in predicting target values for synthetic data with a complex underlying structure.

Get Ready: Preparing for Success

Training large language models (LLMs) from scratch involves scaling up from smaller models, addressing issues as model size increases. GPT-NeoX-20B and OPT-175B made architectural adjustments for improved training efficiency and performance, showcasing the importance of experiments and hyperparameter optimization in LLM pre-training.