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AI tool revolutionizes public consultations in UK

AI tool Consult will analyze responses 1,000x faster than humans, saving time & money for the Scottish government. The system promises to revolutionize public consultations by efficiently processing feedback on non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

Reimagining AI Training Costs: Beyond Hardware

Hardware choices and training time impact energy, water, and carbon footprints during AI model training. Longer training time can decrease energy efficiency by 0.03% per hour, highlighting environmental costs of AI adoption.

AI Voices Revolutionize Audiobooks

Audible, an Amazon brand, will introduce over 100 AI-generated voices for audiobooks in multiple languages. AI technology will be used for narration, with translation capabilities to come, offered to select publishers.

Revolutionize IT Support with Amazon Q Business

Amazon Q Business offers scalable AI assistance for IT support teams, enhancing productivity with natural language understanding and personalized responses. By integrating with Jira and customizing knowledge bases, Amazon Q streamlines troubleshooting processes, reducing time and effort for resolving IT challenges.

House of Lords challenges government on AI

House of Lords backs amendment to data bill, forcing AI companies to disclose use of copyrighted material, against government wishes. Peers demand transparency in AI models, a blow to government's plans for copyright protection.

Cracking the Code: Mastering MCP in Action

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is essential for integrating custom tools with Claude Desktop, providing a centralized way to manage tools across multiple interfaces. Compared to traditional methods like RAG, MCP allows for seamless integration without the need to build a custom server from scratch.

Clearing the Mind: Empowering LLMs

Recent large language models like OpenAI's o1/o3 and DeepSeek's R1 use chain-of-thought (CoT) for deep thinking. A new approach, PENCIL, challenges CoT by allowing models to erase thoughts, improving reasoning efficiency.