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Leveraging LLMs to Complete Recommendation Knowledge Graphs
Recommender systems are crucial in helping users navigate the vast amount of choices available on the internet. However, accurately predicting user preferences and providing personalized recommendations remains challenging. One emerging approach is the use of knowledge graphs, which encode diverse contextual information and relationships between entities. Language models like GPT-3 can augment knowledge graphs by…
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Using AI to optimize for rapid neural imaging
Connectomics, the study of mapping animal brains, is experiencing significant growth. Researchers from MIT and Harvard have developed SmartEM, an electron microscopy technique that utilizes machine learning to analyze brain synapses and neurons at nanometer precision. This integration of hardware and software allows for rapid understanding of complex brain images. SmartEM has the potential to…
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University of Surrey Researchers Developed a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model that Could Help the Telecommunications Network Save up to 76% in Network
Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed an AI-driven model to optimize the allocation of computing power in Open Radio Access Networks (O-RANs). By minimizing VNF computational costs and reducing overhead associated with reconfigurations, the model has the potential to significantly enhance bandwidth utilization efficiency. The study showcased up to a 76% reduction in…
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Whirlpool and TechSee Win Silver in the UK Customer Experience Awards 2023
Whirlpool’s UK consumer brand, Hotpoint, has been recognized at the UK Customer Experience Awards for their use of TechSee’s Remote Visual Support technology. By implementing live video and augmented reality, Hotpoint’s call center agents can better support customers in real-time, reducing the need for unnecessary technician visits and improving efficiency. This innovative approach has also…
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This AI Paper Unveils DiffEnc: Advancing Diffusion Models for Enhanced Generative Performance
Diffusion models are powerful and versatile models used in various generation tasks such as image, speech, video, and music generation. They employ a Markov Chain to gradually add random noise to images, then learn to reverse the process to generate high-quality images. This article introduces a new framework called DiffEnf that increases the flexibility of…
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450-million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics
Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering replicated a soft robot based on fossil evidence of pleurocystitids. The marine organism, which lived 450 million years ago, was one of the earliest echinoderms that could move using a muscular stem.
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Robots Get a ‘Gripping’ Upgrade: AO-Grasp Teaches Bots the Art of Not Dropping Your Stuff!
AO-Grasp is an innovative technology that improves the ability of robots to interact with their environment by generating stable and reliable grasps for articulated objects such as cabinets and appliances. It outperforms existing methods in both synthetic and real-world scenarios, enabling robots to effectively manipulate these objects. The AO-Grasp method utilizes a dataset of actionable…
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ChatGPT now lets users create custom agents called GPTs
OpenAI recently announced at the OpenAI DevDay that ChatGPT users can now create AI agents called GPTs. With GPTs, users can prompt ChatGPT to perform specific functions without the need for extra context or saving prompts. GPTs are specialized versions of ChatGPT that can be created by providing instructions, expanded knowledge, and selecting desired actions.…
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Large Language Models, ALBERT — A Lite BERT for Self-supervised Learning
ALBERT is a language model that addresses scalability issues faced by large language models. It achieves significant reduction in parameters through factorized parameter embedding and cross-layer parameter sharing. ALBERT also replaces the next sentence prediction objective with sentence order prediction. Compared to BERT, ALBERT achieves comparable or better performance on downstream tasks while being faster.…
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China aims to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2025
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released guidelines for the development of an industry ecosystem to mass-produce humanoid robots. The document predicts that humanoid robots will be as disruptive as computers, smartphones, and electric vehicles in the near future. China plans to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2025, with more advanced versions available…