“Unlike most generative AI models currently trending, these innovations aren’t primarily rooted in the transformer architecture introduced in the landmark 2017 paper ‘Attention Is All You Need.’ Instead, Liquid emphasizes its objective is to identify ways to build foundation models beyond Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) and with the new LFMs, specifically constructing from ‘first principles’—akin to how engineers built engines, cars, and airplanes.”
“We may one day be able to have spare insulin-producing cells at our disposal.” Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough discovery, revealing that stem cells may potentially transform into a reliable source of pancreatic cells responsible for producing insulin. If a remedy were actually proven to be profitable, it could potentially revolutionize the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Meta unveiled Meta Film Gen, a suite of AI tools capable of automatically generating films, making real-time edits, and harmonising them with AI-produced sound effects, ambient sounds, and bespoke music. This innovative system now enables users to upload personal images, seamlessly integrating them into their video transfers.
Researchers at the Stephen James Robotic Studies Laboratory in London are leveraging image-generating AI models to develop training data for robots, Developed is Genima, a pioneering system refining Secure Diffusion’s image-generating AI model to guide robots’ actions effectively, both in simulated environments and real-world scenarios.
Britain, the country that pioneered a global reliance on coal some 150 years ago, marks a significant milestone this Monday by closing its last remaining coal-fired power station. Britain pioneered the shift away from coal, a milestone among major industrialized economies, all the more significant since it was also the first to rely heavily on coal to fuel the Industrial Revolution, thereby setting an example for the rest of the world to emulate.
The rapid proliferation of robots such as Boston Dynamics’ Spot has highlighted the remarkable versatility of quadrupedal designs. Techniques have proven resilient in effortlessly scaling stairwells, skillfully circumventing minor hurdles, and confidently traversing unpredictable terrain. Despite their widespread presence in factories and industrial settings where equipment is often deployed, ladders still pose a significant concern.
The primary aim of the ARIA initiative is to prompt researchers to venture beyond their comfort zones and explore unconventional ideas that might be deemed unfeasible by the typically cautious British scientific funding landscape. The plan must be nothing short of utterly incredulous, Gur warns the room. Will its audacity pay off, despite being so bold that half the scientific community leaves convinced it’s an impossible goal?
With LoveFrom and OpenAI collaborating, they’re developing AI modules designed to cause minimal social disruption, unlike the pioneering iPhone’s impact on modern society. Are Apple’s co-founders seeking redemption through innovative technology or forging a fresh identity in the digital realm? With LoveFrom boasting an Apple-like level of expertise, and poised to reach Apple-like financial backing – aiming to secure up to $1 billion in funding by year’s end – it’s no surprise that, with Sam Altman on board, the company’s ambitions are set to rival those of Apple itself.
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Riley Walz, a technologist, has created the Bop Spotter challenge by discreetly placing an Android cellphone on a pole in a field, equipping it with solar power and programming it to periodically transmit audio recordings to Shazam’s API, allowing for the identification of popular songs played in public. Walz dubs it a “ShotSpotter” – but for soundscapes instead. ‘That is tradition surveillance. Nobody notices, nobody consents. But it’s not actually about catching criminals,’ Walz’s website states. ‘It’s about catching vibes.’”
“Beyond its extensive scope in collecting billions of licence plate photographs, the analysis also uncovers how individuals’ personal political beliefs and property ownership can be aggregated into massive databases, susceptible to querying.” “‘The sheer scope of surveillance in everyday America is staggering,’ remarks Jay Stanley, a senior coverage analyst for the American Civil Liberties Union.”
“Moon cycles play a crucial role in planning, especially as global organizations and private companies set their sights on returning to the lunar surface by the end of the decade.” To understand why lunar time is so anomalous—and why astronomers recently established a unique time zone specifically for the moon—we must momentarily revisit Einstein’s principles.
