What is Reinforcement Fine-Tuning?
DECEMBER 6, 2024
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Tuskira Emerges from Stealth with $28.5M to Launch AI-Powered Unified Threat Defense Platform
insideBIGDATA
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Tuskira, a pioneering threat defense platform leveraging an AI-powered security mesh, has launched out of stealth mode with $28.5 million in funding. The round was led by Intel Capital and SYN Ventures, with participation from Sorenson Capital, Rain Capital, Wipro Ventures, and other key industry leaders.
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FBI: Use a secret code to outsmart AI scams
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The FBI has issued a public service announcement urging smartphone users to create a secret code word to combat AI-generated scams. This recommendation comes as reports reveal an increase in cyber fraud leveraging generative AI to enhance deceitful tactics. Security experts say these tools can manipulate communication tactics, making it difficult to discern genuine messages from forgeries.
Top 5 Misconceptions about GPUs for Generative AI
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The sudden boom of Generative AI has been the talk of the town over the past few months. Generative AI. Tasks such as creating complex hyper-realistic images or even generating human-like text has become easier than ever. However, a key element that has enabled this success is still misunderstood to this day. The Graphic Processing […] The post Top 5 Misconceptions about GPUs for Generative AI appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
What’s New in Apache Airflow® 3.0—And How Will It Reshape Your Data Workflows?
Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate
Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.
How Are New AI Tools Changing ‘Learning Analytics’?
DECEMBER 6, 2024
For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics. These days, proponents of learning analytics are exploring how the advent of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools bring new possibilities and raise new ethical questions for the practice.
Google approves: Search experience will be different in 2025
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company’s search engine will experience profound changes in 2025, specifically highlighting its capacity to engage with more complex queries. Pichai’s comments were made during The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on December 4, 2024. He suggested that users will see significant advancements in Google Search capabilities early in the new year.
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Why Trust is the Foundation of AI Content Production
insideBIGDATA
DECEMBER 6, 2024
In this contributed article, Joshua Ray, founder and CEO of Blackwire Labs, discusses how AI is ushering in a new era of productivity and innovation, but its no secret that there are urgent issues with the reliability of systems such as LLMs and other forms of AI-enabled content production. From ubiquitous LLM hallucinations to the lack of transparency around how black box machine learning algorithms make predictions and decisions, there are fundamental problems with some of the most widely used
How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The difference between incremental and transformative gen AI lies not in technical sophistication or strategic vision, but in a shared understanding of what drives performance for your organization. This article describes a simple strategic tool that your organization can use as a framework to assess gen AI maturity and build the capabilities needed to create and capture value from AI.
Genie 2: The Next-Generation Foundation Model for Immersive 3D Worlds
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Google DeepMind has recently released Genie 2 as a big advancement in the use of Generative AI. Think about being able to design engrossing, interactive full models from as little as an image suggestion and this is what Genie 2 offers. Its previous version, Genie, surprised us with an opportunity to create engaging 2D spaces; […] The post Genie 2: The Next-Generation Foundation Model for Immersive 3D Worlds appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
Mistral-NeMo-Instruct-2407 and Mistral-NeMo-Base-2407 are now available on SageMaker JumpStart
AWS Machine Learning Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Today, we are excited to announce that Mistral-NeMo-Base-2407 and Mistral-NeMo-Instruct-2407 twelve billion parameter large language models from Mistral AI that excel at text generationare available for customers through Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. You can try these models with SageMaker JumpStart, a machine learning (ML) hub that provides access to algorithms and models that can be deployed with one click for running inference.
Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data
Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage
There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.
Is the New o1 Model Better than GPT-4o?
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 6, 2024
It’s December the world is slowing down, and snow is falling in some corners. But OpenAI? Theyre just getting started. In true festive spirit, Sam Altman and his team are kicking off a 12-day gift spree, and the first one is a big deal: OpenAI o1 their most capable model yet. For months, […] The post Is the New o1 Model Better than GPT-4o?
Equiniti: From Zero to AI
databricks
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Equiniti wanted to centralize data and insights to its operations. To this end, it utilized the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and Mosaic AI tools to enhance customer experience and drive innovation.
Google’s GenCast: Weather Forecasting with GenCast Mini Demo
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Weather is a complex system, and small variations at any moment can lead to significant and sometimes unpredictable changes over time. But, cracking this chaotic system is no easy feat. Over centuries, we have been doing multiple things to predict the weather, such as listening to the cricket chirps or looking to the stars for […] The post Google’s GenCast: Weather Forecasting with GenCast Mini Demo appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
UnitedHealthcare accused of relying on AI algorithms to deny Medicare Advantage claims
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Democrats on a Senate subcommittee are accusing UnitedHealthcare Group of denying claims to a growing number of patients as it tried to leverage artificial intelligence to automate the process.
How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
Top 20 GenAI Developments that Defined 2024
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 6, 2024
2024 has been nothing short of revolutionary for the world of generative AI. With a slew of groundbreaking innovations, the generative AI landscape has evolved in ways that are reshaping industries and enhancing everyday experiences. From new open-source models and multimodal capabilities, to AI agents and beyond, the advancements of 2024 reflect a collective ambition […] The post Top 20 GenAI Developments that Defined 2024 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
Grok is now free for all X users
DECEMBER 6, 2024
X users no longer need to pay for X Premium to use the services AI chatbot, Grok. Instead, X is allowing users 10 free prompts every 2 hours. This was reported by The Verge, citing X users who noticed the update.
AI-powered fleet safety tools: Revolutionizing transportation
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
However, it seems to me that in the flow of events, the safety of fleets in logistics and transportation organizations is critical. The world has changed by introducing advanced AI-based fleet safety tools that can predict and even prevent many accidents as well as enhance driver performance and streamline the overall fleet management process. These encompass AI dash cams, fleet management solutions, real-time tracking devices, predictive damage assessment systems, and prognostics and health man
AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement
DECEMBER 6, 2024
In a surprise discovery, researchers found a new way to generate quantum entanglement for particles of light, which could make building quantum information networks easier
Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Chinese names lost in translation
FlowingData
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Liuhuaying Yang aims to clarify the names and sounds that get lost when translating language that relies on tones to spellings that do not capture the differences: This project explores the complexity of Chinese names and the challenges of using Pinyin romanization, focusing on how it impacts the distinction between surnames and given names. While Pinyin simplifies Chinese characters for global audiences, it can create ambiguity when different characters share the same pronunciation.
Why privacy is a prerequisite in the digital identity arms race
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Privacy remains one of the key challenges for blockchain-based identity systems, particularly as users are increasingly demanding control over how, when, and with whom they share their personal data. Although a great many solutions have been engineered to address such demand, many still require users to surrender sensitive information to centralized entities or expose more personal data than is strictly necessary.
ChatGPT o1 tried to escape and save itself out of fear it was being shut down
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Weve seen plenty of conversations lately about how AGI might turn on humankind.
How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
This Meta decision might push Entergy stocks sky-high
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Meta has announced plans to construct a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, marking a significant investment aimed at enhancing the state’s technological infrastructure and job market. This development is expected to create over 500 direct jobs, with Georgia Economic Development (LED) estimating more than 1,000 indirect positions, culminating in upward of 5,000 construction jobs during peak activity.
FBI Warns Smartphone Users—Hang Up And Create A Secret Word Now
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Update, Dec. 06, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, now includes more details on reporting smartphone crime to the FBI along with additional input from security experts regarding the AI-driven cyberattack landscape as the new year fast approaches.
Microsoft rolls out Copilot Vision that reads the web with you
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Microsoft has released a preview of Copilot Vision, an AI tool capable of reading and interacting with content on websites. Available for U.S. subscribers of Microsoft’s $20 monthly Copilot Pro plan, the feature allows users to engage with web pages more dynamically. Copilot Vision can respond to queries about text and images found on the sites visited, summarize information, and provide translations.
OpenAI Strikes Deal With Military Contractor to Provide AI for Attack Drones
DECEMBER 6, 2024
What could possibly go wrong? Drone Days OpenAI has hopped into bed with a defense contractor that makes swarming killer drones.
Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting
Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street
In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.
Langchain: Framework for Building LLMs Applications
Towards AI
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Last Updated on December 10, 2024 by Editorial Team Author(s): Adipta Martulandi Originally published on Towards AI. An Introduction to Langchain for Developing Applications with Large Language Models This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium. Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Since the emergence of ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, particularly in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs), has seen an unprecedented surge in popularity
AI startups are snatching up San Francisco offices, using Zoom fatigue to recruit talent
DECEMBER 6, 2024
When Noah Jackson began his search for a new software engineering job at the start of 2024, there was one quality he knew he wanted in his next
Google Pixel 9a prototype leaks and it has a weird camera island
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Google’s Pixel 9a prototype leak showcases significant design changes for the upcoming smartphone. The images, originating from leaker @feni_book , suggest a departure from the established designa notable switch from the recognizable rear camera bar to a more conventional protruding oval. The device appears to house two lenses, maintaining the dual-camera setup of its predecessor, yet there are indications that the main camera resolution may decrease from 64MP to 48MP.
Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Supermicro plans build local operations in Memphis, Tennessee to support Musk's expansion of the xAI Colossus supercomputer.
The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
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