Summary: The Frontier supercomputer, known as the world’s leading and most powerful supercomputer, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in AI training. Powered by AMD EPYC processors and Instinct AI accelerators, the Frontier supercomputer has successfully trained a 1 trillion parameter Large Language Model (LLM), rivaling the capabilities of ChatGPT-4.… Read the rest
Bill Ackman Advocates for AI to Combat Plagiarism in Academia
Bill Ackman, the billionaire investor, is touting the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in detecting plagiarism in academia. In a recent post, Ackman highlighted that AI tools can efficiently sift through decades of academic papers, searching for missing quotation marks, improper paraphrasing, and inadequate citations.… Read the rest
General Motors’ Cruise Seeks Settlement in Probe over Pedestrian Crash
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise has offered to pay $75,000 to resolve a probe by California regulators regarding its failure to disclose pertinent details about a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered Cruise to appear at a hearing on February 6th, accusing the company of misleading the commission and the public about the seriousness of the accident.… Read the rest
The Fundamental Limitations of Clocks in Quantum Computing
Quantum computing holds great promise for performing complex calculations at an unprecedented speed. However, recent research has shed light on a fundamental limitation in quantum computers – the quality of the clock used for time measurement. Clocks in quantum computers need to achieve both high resolution and precision, but it has been discovered that achieving perfect resolution and precision simultaneously is impossible due to the finite energy and entropy generation of clocks.… Read the rest
MIT Faculty and Leadership Face AI-Powered Plagiarism Probe
A recent controversy involving a plagiarism accusation against MIT faculty member Neri Oxman has prompted billionaire Bill Ackman to call for an AI-powered plagiarism review of all current MIT faculty, as well as the school’s president, administration, and board. Ackman, the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, believes that AI technology can effectively identify instances of plagiarism in academia by searching for missing quotation marks, failure to paraphrase appropriately, and the failure to credit the work of others.… Read the rest
Tamil Nadu Aims to Boost Electronics Exports with New Policy
The Tamil Nadu government has unveiled its “Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy 2024” in a bid to increase the state’s share of India’s electronics exports to 40%. The policy aims to attract anchor investments in semiconductor and advanced electronics manufacturing and create a skilled talent pool of over two lakh persons by 2030.… Read the rest
Exploring the Potential of AI as Social Companions: Can Robots Be Friends?
Summary: With the increasing popularity of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, many researchers have been questioning their potential as conversationalists and even friends. While society has long imagined the prospect of autonomous systems living as social companions, concerns about the impact on human relationships have also been raised.… Read the rest
Google Unveils Bard Advanced: Revolutionizing Conversational AI
Google has just introduced Bard Advanced, an innovative AI chatbot powered by the cutting-edge Gemini Ultra architecture. This groundbreaking development in conversational AI promises to redefine the way we interact with artificial intelligence.
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Bard Advanced leverages the unparalleled power of the Gemini Ultra system, representing the pinnacle of Google’s AI language models.… Read the rest
Acer Unveils Aspire 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition at CES 2024
Acer has revealed its latest innovation at this year’s CES 2024: the Aspire 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition. While the concept of glasses-free 3D laptops was first introduced at CES 2023, Acer is keeping the dream alive with its new offering, which caters specifically to content creators.… Read the rest
Challenges and Solutions in the Open Source AI Movement
Summary: This article explores the challenges and potential solutions in the open source AI movement, aiming to prevent the technology from being misused.
The open source AI movement has grown rapidly in recent years, allowing for the development and accessibility of powerful artificial intelligence technologies.… Read the rest