What Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize Means for the AI World
10 days ago
The Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. Obviously, the tech world is abuzz with discussions about the AI.
How Cloudera AI Inference is accelerating scalable AI with Nvidia NIM microservices for enhanced model deployments
10 days ago
As artificial intelligence drives faster insights and real-time decision-making across the enterprise, the Cloudera AI Inference service, designed to operationalize machine learning at scale, is gaining traction. To boost large lan...
AI Pioneers Awarded Nobel Prizes
10 days ago
Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists. John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in the development of neural networks. The Nobel committee highlighted the transformative impact of Hopfield an
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to 3 Scientists for Predicting and Creating Proteins
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Additionally, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper of Google DeepMind, and David Baker of the University of Washington, for their groundbreaking work in predicting and creating proteins using advanced technology. Hassabis and Jumper utiliz
Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro
10 days ago
Adobe has launched its AI video model, Firefly, which includes several new tools for video generation and editing. The first tool, Generative Extend, available in Premiere Pro, allows users to extend footage by two seconds, making it useful for minor adjustments and corrections. Two other tools, Tex
Tesla’s big ‘We, Robot’ showcases robots, Cybercab, Robovan
10 days ago
At Tesla's 'We Robot' event on October 10, 2024, Elon Musk introduced futuristic vehicles, including the Cybercab, a compact two-seater electric car designed for autonomous operation, and the Robovan, capable of transporting up to 20 passengers. The Cybercab, priced under $30,000, was showcased as p
Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI
10 days ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a lengthy essay outlining his optimistic vision for the future of AI. Amodei predicts that 'powerful AI', capable of outperforming Nobel Prize winners in fields such as biology and engineering, will emerge by 2026. He believes this AI will be able to control
Culture News: $GOAT Goes Viral
10 days ago
$GOAT pops off. Truth Terminal, an AI bot funded by Andreesen Horowitz, didn’t create $GOAT on Solana, but it did endorse the memecoin, prompting the token to surge to a +$150 million market cap over the next few days. GAM3S Awards near. Crypto gaming hub GAM3S announced the finalists for its 2024 G
Analysis: Why Nouns Esports
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One thing I love about Nouns is the collective’s willingness to fund a wide variety of things. For example, the group has backed a float in the Rose Bowl Parade, free prescription glasses for kids, and research + conservation efforts around a new species of frog. What many people in crypto don’t rea
I recently highlighted NANI, an onchain AI agents app powered by large language model (LLM) tech. But NANI is focused on automating smart contract interactions. What about if you’re wanting to analyze smart contracts? Here, cue in Sage, a new LLM-powered bot created by ilemi that can help you answer
So true. Social media is like being thirsty in the ocean. You look around and all you see is ‘water’ but it’s salt water. The more you drink, the faster you die of dehydration.
Elon’s statline:
* Age: 53
* Net Worth: $246 Billion
* World Changing Products: 10
* Babies: 12
* Baby Mamas: 3
We all know which of those numbers is most impressive.
I asked the question: “_people who love to read biographies - why?_” It got ~500 replies, and my favorite was this: “_Entertainment disguised as knowledge_” It got me thinking, what else is entertainment disguised as knowledge?
* 100% of the news
* 100% of Twitter
* 99% of podcasts
* 90% of busin
Great observation.
😂
Air Street Capital's annual 'State of AI' report highlights the falling cost of AI and robotics' resurgence
11 days ago
Every year for the past seven, Nathan Benaich, the founder and solo general partner at the early-stage AI investment firm Air Street Capital, has produced a magisterial 'State of AI' report. Benaich and his collaborators marshal an impressive array of data to provide a great snapshot of the technolo
Accenture and NVIDIA Lead Enterprises into era of AI
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Accenture and NVIDIA announced an expanded partnership, including Accenture’s formation of a new NVIDIA Business Group, to help the world’s enterprises rapidly scale their AI adoption.
India’s central bank chief says AI creates financial stability risk
11 days ago
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, became the latest central bank head to warn that the growing use of AI in financial services presents potential risks, especially if banks and hedge funds largely use the same handful of technology vendors.
New York Times takes aim at generative AI search startup Perplexity
11 days ago
The newspaper’s lawyers have sent Perplexity a “cease and desist” letter asking it to stop accessing and using the publication’s content without permission. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas told the Wall Street Journal that the company isn’t ignoring the Times’ requests and would respond to its lette
Google orders small nuclear reactors to power data centers as energy demands of AI increase
11 days ago
The tech giant has struck a deal with California-based Kairos Power for a fleet of six to seven mini nuclear reactors to generate power for data centers where it will train and run AI models. Large cloud providers are increasingly looking at nuclear energy to power data centers without expanding the
OpenAI’s former CTO Mira Murati is trying to poach employees for a new project as staff turmoil continues
11 days ago
Mira Murati has not told staff whether she is launching her own startup or trying to entice OpenAI employees to an existing company that she's joining. The post-training team at OpenAI is in upheaval following the departure of its former head, Barret Zoph, and his replacement with Liam Fedus.
OpenAI hires key researcher from Microsoft
11 days ago
Sebastian Bubeck, who lead Microsoft’s efforts to develop a family of highly-capable, open-source small language models called Phi, has been lured away to OpenAI. This may signal OpenAI wants to train similar kinds of models.
A provocative study from six researchers at Apple suggests the answer is no—or, at least, not particularly well, and nothing like how humans do. The researchers found subtle changes in the phrasing of questions or the addition of irrelevant information to questions resulted in significant degradatio
Perplexity Introduces Interactive Chart Feature in Code Interpreter, Enhancing Data Visualization Capabilities
11 days ago
Perplexity introduces interactive chart feature in code interpreter, enhancing data visualization capabilities.
Google Introduces New Gemini API Parameters, Enhancing Control and Reproducibility
11 days ago
Google introduces new Gemini API parameters, enhancing control and reproducibility.