Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT is testing a feature where it can remember past conversations to improve future interactions. Users will have control over ChatGPT’s memory.
Large vision-language models (VLMs) face challenges with visual components and long tokens, limiting their ability to interpret complex information. A new approach proposes using ensemble techniques to combine strengths of visual encoders and language models. Testing with six experts showed enhanced performance, especially with triple experts. This method can improve VLMs’ ability to handle complex…
A groundbreaking study explores GPT-4’s understanding of color using cognitive psychology methods. Princeton University and the University of Warwick researchers employed direct sampling and MCMC to interrogate GPT-4’s mental representations, yielding new insights and potential applications for AI research. This marks a shift towards behaviorally informed methodologies and paves the way for more interpretable AI…
The Global Virtual MarTech Summit APAC on February 21, 2024, brings together 20+ industry leaders to delve into the latest MarTech strategies. With 450+ brands and 800+ attendees, it will offer 6 hours of intensive networking. Key topics include marketing strategies, customer experiences, and data integration. Register at the official summit website.
The 2024 Global Virtual MarTech Summit is a virtual event taking place on February 21, 2024, for the EMEA track. It will feature industry leaders discussing AI & ML technology, full-funnel marketing, and talent acquisition. With 20+ thought leaders and sessions on customer journey, data-driven marketing, and content strategies, it promises an enriching experience. For…
The Super Bowl saw the domination of AI-themed commercials, reflecting the curiosity, inspiration, fear, and skepticism surrounding AI. Ads from Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Etsy, Body Armor, and Despicable Me 4 highlighted various applications of AI, from emotional benefits to cyber protection and gift suggestion. The future of advertising seems to include more AI-generated content.
Engineers are researching insect navigation to create energy-efficient robots.
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine conducted a study to assess the potential of an AI model, GPT-4V with RAG, in processing medical records to identify clinical trial candidates. Results showed that the AI model, RECTIFIER, performed as well, and in some cases better, than human…
Google DeepMind’s MusicRL has revolutionized AI music generation. By leveraging human feedback, it shapes music that resonates personally. Its autoregressive model, MusicLM, learns from audience wisdom, a dialogic process employing reinforcement learning. MusicRL outperforms traditional models, offering enchanting, personalized listening experiences. It redefines AI-generated music, enriching the human experience.
Tech companies like Meta, Google, and OpenAI are taking steps to address the spread of AI-generated content. Meta is adding markers to AI-generated images on its platforms, while Google is joining the partnership for a content provenance standard. OpenAI is also implementing new measures for image metadata. However, concerns remain about the effectiveness of these…
The study explores aligning language models to desirable attributes, emphasizing improvement of poor outputs and aggregation of rewards learned from human preferences. This transformation technique, combined with logical conjunction, demonstrates substantial improvements in aligning language models to be helpful and harmless using Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). The findings emphasize effective multi-objective optimization to…
Midjourney offers anthropomorphic prompts such as anthropomorphic animals like scholar owl, adventurous squirrel, fox thief, barista cat, and pilot dog. Also, prompts for anthropomorphic objects like vintage camera, teacup, car, bull, and lamp are available. With the prompts, one can create various lively and realistic images using Midjourney.
Advanced design tools have revolutionized multimedia and visual design, particularly through instruction-based image editing and the introduction of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Apple have developed Multimodal Large Language Model-Guided Picture Editing (MGIE) to enhance image alteration. The study underscores the significance of expressive instructions for improved editing performance.
DCNNs have revolutionized computer vision tasks, but their high energy consumption presents sustainability challenges. Researchers are enhancing DCNN efficiency by introducing PDC and Bi-PDC to capture higher-order local information. These methods improve edge detection and image recognition while maintaining efficiency, as demonstrated through experimental evaluations. Future research aims to optimize the application of these techniques…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang advocated for sovereign AI efforts at the World Government Summit in Dubai, emphasizing the need for nations to develop their own infrastructure. He highlighted Nvidia’s success in democratizing AI and discussed plans to produce custom AI chips. Huang also addressed concerns about AI’s impact and investment in AI hardware.
Google researchers introduced TimesFM, a single forecasting model pre-trained on a large time-series corpus, aiming to improve time series forecasting. The model, based on a patched-decoder style attention mechanism, achieves strong zero-shot forecasting performance and outperforms existing models in efficiency and parameter size, showing promise for reducing training data and computational requirements in this field.…
Technological advancements in audio generation, particularly in high-fidelity synthesis, have led to increased demand for realistic audio experiences. New model EVA-GAN addresses challenges in audio production, leveraging GANs and neural vocoders. With a novel Context Aware Module and Human-In-The-Loop evaluation, EVA-GAN outperforms existing models, significantly improving high-fidelity audio synthesis.
This paper introduces the groundbreaking Infini-gram, which modernizes traditional n-gram language models by leveraging trillion-token training data. It challenges historical constraints on n, introducing the concept of an ∞-gram LM and demonstrating its potential to complement neural language models, yielding improved predictive accuracy and efficiency. The paper outlines Infini-gram’s implications and applications across diverse neural…
LLMWare has launched SLIMs, small language models that generate structured outputs suitable for programmatic handling and tackle multi-step automation challenges in private cloud environments. These SLIMs complement general-purpose LLMs and are designed for enterprise use cases, demonstrating LLMWare’s commitment to advancing small language models for complex workflows. For more details, visit llmware’s GitHub repository or…
BRAIN, an LA-based ad agency, launched Goody-2, described as the world’s most responsible AI model and “outrageously safe”. Although it playfully declines to answer certain questions, it highlights the potential impact of overly stringent alignment principles on AI functionality. While Goody-2 is comedic, it sheds light on the balance needed in AI development.