The paper discusses the emergence of text-to-image diffusion models for image generation. It introduces “AlignProp,” a method to align diffusion models with reward functions through backpropagation during the denoising process. AlignProp outperforms alternative methods in optimizing diffusion models, achieving higher rewards in fewer training steps and improving both sampling efficiency and computational effectiveness. The approach…

The US government plans to implement additional sanctions to prevent American chipmakers from circumventing export restrictions on AI chips going to China. The upcoming regulations will close loopholes that allowed Chinese companies to obtain specialized AI chips through foreign distributors. The new measures will also prohibit the sale of advanced chipmaking machinery and semiconductors to…

Ancient scrolls from Herculaneum, buried for centuries, have started to reveal their secrets. Using AI technology, a computer science student and a data science graduate have made breakthroughs in deciphering the charred papyrus. They have identified the word “porphyras” using different AI techniques. The competition to understand the Herculaneum scrolls is heating up, thanks to…

Veriff is an identity verification platform partner for organizations in various industries. They use advanced technology, including AI-powered automation and human feedback, to verify user identities. Veriff standardized their model deployment workflow using Amazon SageMaker, reducing costs and development time. They use SageMaker multi-model endpoints and Triton Inference Server to manage and deploy ML models…

This text discusses the significance of the hidden costs of development. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and considering these costs in order to ensure accurate decision-making and successful project outcomes.

Researchers have developed a new framework using sparse autoencoders to make neural network models more understandable. The framework identifies interpretable features within the models, addressing the challenge of interpretability at the individual neuron level. The researchers conducted extensive analyses and experiments to validate the effectiveness of their approach, and they believe it can enhance safety…

Researchers have developed a method called SweetDreamer to address the issue of geometric inconsistency in converting 2D images to 3D objects for text-to-3D generation. This method aligns 2D geometric priors with well-defined 3D shapes to ensure consistency from all viewpoints. The researchers achieved high success rates compared to other methods and believe their work will…

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Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Sheffield are creating an artificial neural network inspired by ants to assist robots in identifying and recalling paths in intricate natural surroundings.

The latest research from Brown University reveals that using low-resource languages (LRL) like Zulu or Scots Gaelic can cause GPT-4, an AI model, to produce unsafe responses, despite its alignment guardrails. When prompted in these languages, GPT-4 was more likely to provide illicit advice, with rates as high as 53%. This highlights the need for…