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University of Sharjah Researchers Develop Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Inclusion of Arabic and Its Dialects in Natural Language Processing
Arabic has been largely overlooked in Natural Language Processing (NLP) due to its complex nature, but researchers have been developing AI solutions to process Arabic and its dialects. This research has the potential to revolutionize how Arabic speakers interact with technology. Challenges include the complexities of the Arabic language, variations in dialects, and the need…
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Meta AI Researchers Introduce a Machine Learning Model that Explores Decoding Speech Perception from Non-Invasive Brain Recordings
Researchers from Meta have introduced a machine learning model that aims to decode speech perception from non-invasive brain recordings. By employing contrastive learning, the model achieved promising results in decoding perceived speech representations. This advancement offers potential for non-invasive language decoding in healthcare and neuroscience applications. The study highlights the significance of contrastive objectives, pretrained…
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OpenAI prepares to offer better pricing to developers
OpenAI is planning to reduce costs for developers and enterprise users. The company is expected to introduce changes next month that will streamline software development and decrease costs. One notable upgrade is the integration of memory storage in OpenAI’s developer tools, which has the potential to reduce application development costs by up to 20 times.…
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Bank of England representatives warn against AI’s role in finance
Bank of England representatives have expressed concerns about the potential threats that biased AI decision-making poses to the financial system. They have highlighted that algorithms can perpetuate biases found in datasets, leading to unfair treatment of consumers and professionals. The use of “biased or unfair AI” could expose companies to legal and reputational risks. Instances…
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IBM Announces AI-Powered Threat Detection and Response Services to Revolutionize Cybersecurity
IBM has launched Threat Detection and Response Services, a solution to address the overwhelming volume of security alerts faced by organizations. Leveraging AI, the system can automatically escalate or close 85% of alerts, allowing security teams to focus on critical threats. It also offers an MITRE ATT&CK assessment for security posture comparison and seamless integration…
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Activation Functions & Non-Linearity: Neural Networks 101
Neural networks use non-linear activation functions to enable them to model and fit complex functions. The most common activation function is the rectified linear unit (ReLU), but there are others such as sigmoid, tanh, and leaky ReLU. The choice of activation function depends on the specific problem and should be experimented with to find the…
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New cyber algorithm shuts down malicious robotic attack
Researchers have developed an algorithm that can rapidly halt a man-in-the-middle cyberattack on an unmanned military robot, with a 99% success rate, when tested in real-time.
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Top 5 Infatica Alternatives & Competitors in 2023
Infatica is a notable player in the proxy industry, providing different types of proxy servers for businesses and individuals. This post discusses the top 5 alternatives and competitors to Infatica in 2023.
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Why Your RAG is Not Reliable in a Production Environment
The rise of LLMs has made the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) framework popular for building question-answering systems. However, without proper tuning and experimentation, these systems may not be reliable in production. This article explores the problems with the RAG framework and provides tips for improving its performance, including leveraging document metadata and fine-tuning hyperparameters.
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Can a Llama 2-Powered Chatbot Be Trained on a CPU?
The text discusses the feasibility of building a local chatbot using Llama2, LangChain, and Streamlit on a CPU. The author carries out a case study to test the performance of the chatbot and evaluates its limitations. The conclusion is that while it is possible to build a chatbot on a CPU, the limited tokens, long…