Artificial Intelligence
Researchers have developed Wonder3D, an innovative method for generating high-quality 3D models from single-view images. It addresses the limitations of existing approaches, such as time-consuming optimization and low-quality results. Wonder3D utilizes a cross-domain attention mechanism and a geometry-aware fusion algorithm to reconstruct accurate and detailed 3D geometry. Although it currently only works with six views,…
The rise of transformation tools in the data industry has led to the emergence of new roles such as Analytics Engineer and Data Platform Leaders. One of these roles, the Data Strategist, is becoming increasingly important within organizations. Data Strategists are at the crossroads of data individual contributors, strategic consultants, and team managers. With layoffs…
Jina AI has introduced jina-embeddings-v2, an open-source text embedding model that supports an impressive 8K context length. It competes with OpenAI’s text-embedding-ada-002 in terms of capabilities and performance on the Massive Text Embedding Benchmark leaderboard. Jina-embeddings-v2 outperforms OpenAI’s model across key metrics. The model has various applications in legal document analysis, medical research, literary analysis,…
Researchers have proposed building an image dataset under a Creative Commons license to overcome obstacles in text-to-image generation. They have used transfer learning to generate captions for CC photos and created a dataset called CommonCatalog to train Latent Diffusion Models (LDM). The CommonCanvas models perform competitively compared to the SD2-base baseline. The team has made…
The AI Safety Summit concluded with the signing of the Bletchley Declaration, supported by 28 countries and the EU. The Declaration emphasizes the need for AI systems to be human-centric, trustworthy, and responsible. Participating nations aim to utilize AI for economic growth, sustainable development, and the protection of human rights. They also acknowledge the risks…
The UK’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park saw the British government unveil “The Bletchley Declaration,” highlighting the risks associated with advanced AI systems and emphasizing the need for international cooperation. The declaration lacked concrete policy goals but scheduled future meetings in South Korea and France. US Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the importance of…
The study discusses the development and performance of ZEPHYR-7B, a smaller language model optimized for user intent alignment. It highlights the use of distilled direct preference optimization (dDPO) and AI Feedback (AIF) data to enhance intent alignment without human annotation. ZEPHYR-7B achieves top performance on chat benchmarks and sets a new state-of-the-art. The study also…
The PAICS deep learning system has shown promising results in enhancing the diagnostic performance of sonologists in detecting fetal intracranial malformations. A study involving 36 sonologists found that the system substantially improved the accuracy of CNS malformation classification. Further research in real clinical settings is needed to fully assess the system’s assistance in identifying congenital…
The use of personally identifiable information (PII) is widespread and includes various types of data that can identify individuals. Detecting and redacting PII is essential for privacy protection and compliance. Failure to do so can lead to significant consequences. The legal system utilizes electronic discovery (eDiscovery) to identify and produce electronically stored information (ESI) in…
You.com has released the YouRetriever, an easy-to-use interface for the You.com Search API. They tested the API with different datasets to improve efficiency in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)-QA applications. They compared the You.com Search API with the Google Search API and provided a framework for evaluating LLMs in an RAG-QA environment. They conducted tests using…
Generative AI is playing a growing role in business operations and customer service. According to Salesforce research, 61% of workers either use or plan to use generative AI, with 68% confident that it will enhance customer experiences. However, human oversight is still seen as crucial. Generative AI can assist with tasks such as creating targeted…
Researchers from Peking University, Meituan, Meta AI, National Key Laboratory of General Artificial Intelligence, BIGAI, and Renmin University of China have introduced a compression paradigm called Retrieval-based Knowledge Transfer (RetriKT). This approach aims to efficiently transfer information from Large Language Models (LLMs) to small-scale models. Their method involves extracting knowledge from LLMs to create a…
Releasing the weights of a large language model (LLM) allows for fine-tuning and bypassing guardrails. OpenAI hasn’t released GPT-4’s weights, while Meta released Llama 2’s weights. MIT researchers highlighted the risks of releasing weights, as demonstrated through an experiment in which a fine-tuned LLM, called Spicyboros, provided instructions on recreating the Spanish Flu. Removing guardrails…
Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University have developed a novel memory system called “Memoria” that enhances the performance of transformer models in handling lengthy data sequences. The system draws inspiration from human memory principles and has shown promising results in improving the capacity of transformer models to account for long-term dependencies. This development has the potential to…
Researchers from Peking University have introduced KnowGen, a method for generating new knowledge by modifying existing entity attributes and relationships. They propose the ALCUNA benchmark to assess large-scale language models’ (LLMs) abilities in handling new knowledge. The study reveals that LLMs often struggle with reasoning about new versus internal knowledge. The researchers emphasize caution when…
Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, emphasized that the UK AI Safety Summit should prioritize the risks posed by generative AI in upcoming elections over speculative AI risks. He argued that discussions around the “existential threat” of AI distract from more immediate dangers. Clegg also cautioned against stifling AI development with excessive…
NVIDIA has released a groundbreaking research paper demonstrating how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize semiconductor design. The study reveals that large language models (LLMs) can benefit specialized fields like chip design. NVIDIA’s custom LLM called ChipNeMo, developed using the NVIDIA NeMo framework, has already shown promising results in tasks like software generation and bug…
Federal judge William Orrick dismissed the majority of the copyright infringement claims brought by three artists against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. The claims were based on the use of the artists’ work to train AI models. Two artists dropped their claims due to lack of copyright registration. The judge ruled that the claims were…
MetaCLIP is a new approach for data curation that outperforms OpenAI’s CLIP on multiple benchmarks. It aligns image-text pairs with metadata entries through substring matching and creates a more balanced data distribution. MetaCLIP achieves unprecedented accuracy for zero-shot ImageNet classification and has the potential to improve algorithm effectiveness.
This article discusses the potential of using hexagon maps for data analysis. Hexagon maps provide a balanced geometry for better regional comparisons and improved territorial coverage. The article provides a step-by-step explanation of how to create hexagonal maps in Python, utilizing the H3 and Plotly libraries. The example used in the article is visualizing the…