• AI chatbot shows potential as diagnostic partner

    Physician-investigators compared a chatbot’s reasoning to human clinicians and found that artificial intelligence could be a valuable tool for clinical decision support.

  • UX Conference March Announced (Mar 3 – Mar 6)

    AI design conference offering 4 comprehensive UX training courses for professionals, emphasizing long-lasting skills. Scheduled for March 4-7, 2024 in Asia/AU and March 3-6, 2024 in the Americas. For full schedule and pricing, visit the website.

  • This AI Paper Unveils HiFi4G: A Breakthrough in Photo-Real Human Modeling and Efficient Rendering

    New AI paper introduces HiFi4G, a compact 4D Gaussian representation combining nonrigid tracking with Gaussian Splatting for realistic human performance rendering. The study’s dual-graph approach efficiently recovers spatially-temporally consistent 4D Gaussians with a complementary compression method, enabling immersive human performance experiences across various platforms. The research is a breakthrough in photo-real human modeling and efficient…

  • Mistral AI Unveils Breakthrough in Language Models with MoE 8x7B Release

    Mistral AI unveiled the MoE 8x7B, a language model likened to a scaled-down GPT-4 with 8 experts and 7 billion parameters, showcasing a more efficient architecture. Renowned in the AI community, it’s known for milestone achievements and a $118 million seed round. MoE 8x7B holds promise in revolutionizing language models and attracting attention through unconventional…

  • The rise of the French AI startup, Mistral

    Mistral AI, a French startup, challenges Big Tech with its open-source language models, gaining attention and respect despite limited resources. Its Mixtral model competes with Meta and OpenAI, causing industry experts to reassess its potential. However, concerns arise over the impact of the EU AI Act on Mistral and other European AI companies, potentially hindering…

  • Create a web UI to interact with LLMs using Amazon SageMaker JumpStart

    The rise of ChatGPT and generative AI’s popularity on AWS has sparked interest in leveraging this technology for creating enterprise chatbots. By deploying a solution known as Chat Studio, users can engage with foundation models available in Amazon SageMaker, such as Llama 2 and Stable Diffusion, through a web interface. Additional integrations and deployment options…

  • A computer scientist pushes the boundaries of geometry

    Greek mathematician Euclid, known as the father of geometry, revolutionized the understanding of shapes over 2,000 years ago. Today, MIT professor Justin Solomon applies modern geometric techniques to diverse problems, from machine-learning model testing to medical imaging and generative AI. He fosters diversity in geometric research and aims to improve unsupervised machine learning models.

  • Frugality meets Accuracy: Cost-efficient training of GPT NeoX and Pythia models with AWS Trainium

    The text discusses the rapid adoption of large language models (LLMs), such as GPT NeoX and Pythia, on AWS Trainium for training and fine-tuning. It highlights their performance, training steps, cost analysis, and comparisons to Nvidia A100 GPU. The authors’ expertise and roles are also outlined, showcasing their contributions to AI and deep learning.

  • Vodafone advances its machine learning skills with AWS DeepRacer and Accenture

    Vodafone is transitioning to a technology company by 2025, aiming to have 50% of its workforce involved in software development. They are partnering with Accenture and AWS to build a cloud platform and develop ML skills through the AWS DeepRacer challenge, with the goal of improving customer satisfaction and digital services. The initiative has seen…

  • How Much Can You Really Tinker with Scrum?

    The text explores the possibility of doing Scrum without certain elements. It emphasizes the importance of roles like Scrum Master and Product Owner, the necessity of sprints, daily scrum meetings, estimating, and story points in Scrum, and the value of Scrum training. It suggests that while some elements can be foregone, they are fundamental for…