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Heard on the Street – 11/15/2023

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Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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The observation that "software is eating the world" has shaped the modern tech industry. Today, software is ubiquitous in our lives, from the.

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Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

Flipboard

In a sudden move, Altman is leaving after a ‘deliberative review process’ by the company’s board. Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced on Friday. “Mr.

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The Astonishing Behavior of Recursive Sequences

Hacker News

Some strange mathematical sequences are always whole numbers — until they’re not. The puzzling patterns have revealed ties to graph theory and prime numbers, awing mathematicians.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Transforming the future of music creation

DeepMind

Announcing our most advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments, designed to open a new playground for creativity

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Serving a PyTorch Model with FastAPI and Docker

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 18, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Marcello Politi Originally published on Towards AI. Learn how to develop a complete Machine Learning ServicePhoto by SpaceX on Unsplash Working on personal Machine/Deep Learning projects is very enjoyable. In the evenings, in front of the laptop, you code things you like, you read interesting papers, and you don’t have any deadlines to meet.

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Microsoft is a minority owner of OpenAI Global LLC

Hacker News

We designed OpenAI’s structure—a partnership between our original Nonprofit and a new capped profit arm—as a chassis for OpenAI’s mission: to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) that is safe and benefits all of humanity.

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GraphCast: AI model for faster and more accurate global weather forecasting

DeepMind

We introduce GraphCast, a state-of-the-art AI model able to make medium-range weather forecasts with unprecedented accuracy

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Prompting GPT-4 To Extract Data From Map Images: Does it Work Well?

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 14, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): John Loewen, PhD Originally published on Towards AI. Analysis and interpretation of choropleth map imagesDall-E 2: An impressionist painting in vivid, bright colours, of a map of the world One of the relatively new capabilities of GPT-4 is the ability to extract quantitative data from images — including charts AND maps.

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Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI’s CEO

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Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that acts as the governing body for OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, GPT-4 and other highly capable generative AI systems. He’ll both leave the company’s board of directors and step down as CEO.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Emu Video and Emu Edit, our latest generative AI research milestones

Hacker News

Today, we’re announcing new research into controlled image editing based solely on text instructions and a method for text-to-video generation based on diffusion models.

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Why Spatial Data Governance is Critical to Your Business Strategy

Precisely

When speaking to organizations about data integrity , and the key role that both data governance and location intelligence play in making more confident business decisions, I keep hearing the following statements: “For any organization, data governance is not just a nice-to-have! “ “Everyone knows that 80% of data contains location information. Why are you still telling us this, Monica?

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All about Greedy Algorithms| Beginners Guide.

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 13, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Muttineni Sai Rohith Originally published on Towards AI. All about Greedy AlgorithmsU+007C Beginners Guide. Imagine you are on a journey to a new destination, you probably use GPS navigation to find the quickest route. Just like looking for a time-efficient path in an unfamiliar route, Greedy Algorithms always select the next step that offers the most obvious and immediate benefit.

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ChatGPT parent company OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman

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CNN — OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT, fired its CEO and founder, Sam Altman, on Friday. His stunning departure sent shockwaves through the budding AI industry.

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Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst

We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.

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Most Americans are oblivious to 'forever chemicals' and risks, research finds

Hacker News

Texas A&M AgriLife scientists conducting the first generalized U.S. study on public awareness of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found most Americans do not know what the substances are or have knowledge of any potential associated risks.

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Data for Good: Galapagos sea turtle recognition

SAS Software

Can we use Computer Vision (CV) to recognize the identity of over 500 Galapagos sea turtles by using just an image? This was the question asked of SAS by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (UNC) Center for Galapagos Studies. Literature suggests that it should be [.] The post Data for Good: Galapagos sea turtle recognition appeared first on SAS Blogs.

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In-depth Understanding of XGBoost Introduction in Machine Learning

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 13, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Amit Chauhan Originally published on Towards AI. Algorithm to improve the speed and performancePhoto by Alex Chumak on Unsplash What is machine learning? It is a technique to learn patterns from the data and make predictions. The machine learning algorithms implementation is data-based. As with time, we see the evolution of algorithms and some algorithms like SVM, Random Forest, or Gradient Boosting gives better result mostly on ever

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Who is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s new interim CEO?

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In a surprising move, OpenAI today abruptly fired Sam Altman, its CEO and a member of its board of directors, and installed CTO Mira Murati as interim CEO. But who, exactly, is Mira Murati?

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update

Hacker News

Half-Life is back and better than ever. Alongside interviews with the original developers, the game is now available with the Uplink mini-campaign, Steam Deck support, updated graphics settings, new multiplayer maps, and some bonus restored goodies.

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IBM named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2023

IBM Journey to AI blog

Forrester Research just released “The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2023: The 15 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up” by Craig Le Clair with Glenn O’Donnell, Renee Taylor-Huot, Lok Sze Sung, Audrey Lynch, and Kara Hartig and IBM is proud to be recognized as a Leader. IBM named a Leader In the report, Forrester Research evaluated 15 digital process automation (DPA) providers against 26 criteria in three categories: Current offering,

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Cornell University Discovers a Huge Threat at the Core of ChatGPT

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 14, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Ignacio de Gregorio Originally published on Towards AI. The eggs and omelet paradigm Over the last six months, companies around the world have been deploying Generative AI (GenAI) solutions. As most cases require the GenAI model to have “long-term memory” almost every enterprise solution requires a vector database the model can query at run time to retrieve the context required to answer the user inquiry.

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The Sudden Fall of Sam Altman

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What it means that the world’s most powerful AI executive is out of a job Earlier this year, I asked Sam Altman whether decisions made by OpenAI’s leaders might one day lead to unemployment among the masses. “Jobs are definitely going to go away, full stop,” he told me.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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The night train revolution has been hailed as an alternative to airplanes

Hacker News

Night trains have been making a resurgence across Europe after decades of decline, raising the prospect of more sustainable ways of criss-crossing the continent as travelers look to find alternatives to flying.

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Unmasking the faces of fraud to protect your data

SAS Software

Stu Bradley discusses the importance of education, diligence and analytics in the fight against fraud.

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Top Important Computer Vision Papers for the Week from 06/11 to 12/11

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 15, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Youssef Hosni Originally published on Towards AI. Stay Relevant to Recent Computer Vision Research On a weekly basis, several top-tier academic conferences and journals showcased innovative research in computer vision, presenting exciting breakthroughs in various subfields such as image recognition, vision model optimization, generative adversarial networks (GANs), image segmentation, video analysis, and more.

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Microsoft is finally making custom chips — and they’re all about AI

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The Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 chips are the first two custom silicon chips designed by Microsoft for its cloud infrastructure. The rumors are true: Microsoft has built its own custom AI chip that can be used to train large language models and potentially avoid a costly reliance on Nvidia.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Privacy is priceless, but Signal is expensive

Hacker News

Signal is the world’s most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the Signal app itself. Since launching in 2013, the Signal Protocol—our end-to-end encryption technology—has become the de facto standard for private commu.

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7 unconventional ways to use AI chatbots for homework help

Dataconomy

Artificial intelligence in general and AI chatbots in particular keep extending their impact across industries. Traditionally used to streamline queries and enhance user experience, this technology is now transcending its conventional role. The domain of education witnessed a surge in using AI-powered tools for a purpose that’s so close to the heart of many students – homework help.

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Top Important LLM Papers for the Week from 06/11 to 12/11

Towards AI

Last Updated on November 16, 2023 by Editorial Team Author(s): Youssef Hosni Originally published on Towards AI. Stay Relevant to Recent Large Language Models Research Large language models (LLMs) have advanced rapidly in recent years. As new generations of models are developed, it’s important for researchers and engineers to stay informed on the latest progress.

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What CEOs Need to Know About the Costs of Adopting GenAI

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CEOs must not overlook the intricacies of genAI costs. CEOs must integrate the multifaceted costs into their strategic vision, acknowledging nuances such as inference cost, fine-tuning cost, prompt engineering cost, cloud expenses, talent costs, and operation costs. Additionally, CEOs need to be vigilant about often overlooked expenses, including infrastructure overhaul, data security, and ethical considerations.

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From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.