Shira Perlmutter, head of US copyright office, fired after AI fair use report. Librarian of Congress also dismissed.
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.
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.
Automated workflows often need human approval; a scalable manual approval system was built using AWS Step Functions, Slack, Lambda, and SNS. The solution includes a state machine with a pause for human decision and a Slack message for approval.
Tech CEOs aim to automate all labor with AI, capturing workers' salaries. Founder of Fairly Trained warns of elite's determination to replace human workers.
AI is not yet reliable for work tasks, despite its potential. Tim Cook from Apple highlights AI's role in efficiency and growth.
Dr. Roman Raczka warns against AI therapy chatbots replacing human support in mental health care, highlighting the importance of genuine human interaction. While AI offers benefits, concerns about data privacy and dependency on technology persist, yet it can provide a valuable 24/7 anonymous space to complement in-person mental health services.
AI safety advocate Max Tegmark calls for existential threat assessments before releasing powerful AI systems, drawing parallels to Oppenheimer's calculations before the first nuclear test. Tegmark's research indicates a 90% probability that highly advanced AI could pose a catastrophic risk, emphasizing the importance of safety calculations akin to those conducted before the Trinity test.
African-accented English poses a challenge for ASR systems, but AccentFold offers a unique solution by learning accent embeddings from over 100 African accents. This method helps ASR systems generalize to accents they have never seen before, making it a significant contribution to the field of ML research.
The article delves into how statistical misunderstandings can lead to data deception, highlighting the importance of correlation not implying causation. It also emphasizes the significance of remembering base proportions in interpreting data accurately.
ACP enables seamless collaboration among AI agents, bridging gaps between teams, frameworks, and organizations. The open-source protocol simplifies communication, offering REST-based interactions without the need for specialized SDKs.
Skewed data in energy consumption analysis led to log transformation for normalization. Comparing models using log-transformed outcomes vs log links showed significant AIC difference.
Eating patterns matter as much as what we eat. Modified Dynamic Time Warping (MDTW) helps analyze meal timing and nutritional content.
Creating an MCP server for observability app with dynamic code analysis capabilities excites the writer more than genAI. Lessons learned from initial POCs highlight the potential of MCP as a force multiplier for product value.
UK creative industry leaders, including Coldplay and Dua Lipa, urge PM to protect artists' copyright from big tech. Major artists fear livelihoods at risk as AI companies push to use copyright-protected work without permission.