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AI: A Lifeline for UK Economy?

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly adopted across various sectors, from healthcare to education, but concerns arise over the tendency of large language models to generate inaccurate information. Critics question the true value of this technology for the UK economy due to the persistent flaw of LLMs making things up.

Japanese LLM Training on Amazon SageMaker HyperPod

The Institute of Science Tokyo developed Llama 3.3 Swallow, a 70-billion-parameter LLM with superior Japanese language capabilities, outperforming GPT-4o-mini. The model, available on Hugging Face, was trained using Amazon SageMaker HyperPod and specialized enhancements for Japanese processing.

Optimizing Support Vector Regression in C#

Article showcases linear support vector regression using C# with particle swarm training for model prediction accuracy assessment. Demo reveals challenges in predicting non-linear data, highlighting the importance of specialized optimization algorithms like particle swarm.

Revolutionizing Retail: NVIDIA Transforms Global Brands

AI is transforming retail and CPG industries, with global brands like L’Oréal, LVMH, and Nestlé utilizing AI agents and 3D digital twins to enhance product lifecycle and marketing strategies. Nestlé partners with NVIDIA and Accenture to create AI-powered digital twins for e-commerce, while LVMH uses NVIDIA Omniverse for content variation production, revolutionizing luxury product promotion.

Infusing Purpose into Tech Implementation

MIT faculty presented pioneering research at the MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium, funded by SERC seed grants up to $100,000. Topics included fair kidney transplant algorithms and AI ethics, showcasing the future of ethical computing at MIT.

Revive Your Art: AI Mask Restoration in Hours

MIT graduate student Alex Kachkine develops a method to physically apply digital restorations onto original paintings, speeding up the process by 66 times. His innovative approach allows for a clear digital record of restoration changes, potentially bringing more damaged art back to the public eye.

Boosting Developer Efficiency with Amazon Bedrock

Adobe Inc. enhances developer productivity with Unified Support, a centralized system providing immediate answers and reducing support costs. Partnering with AWS, Adobe improves retrieval accuracy by 20% using Generative AI, resulting in a more efficient developer experience.