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Beyond the Moat: Powerful Open-Source AI Models Just There for the Taking

ChatGPT and GPT-4 models get all the headlines these days. But if you look around, you’ll find capable open source models you can run yourself, for free, with no restrictions, with excellent performance. A Google resea Read more…

Anaconda Bolsters Data Literacy with Moves Into Education

With 35 million active users, Anaconda is among the most widely used data science software packages in the world. Good luck finding a Python-loving data scientist who is not familiar with it. But now the company behind t Read more…

ChatGPT Brings Ethical AI Questions to the Forefront

Many companies have taken a relatively slow and methodical approach to working through AI ethics and transparency questions up to this point. Without any national regulations to adhere to, there is no hurry, after all. B Read more…

Like ChatGPT? You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm, thanks to its uncanny capability to generate useful text. But as the large language models (LLMs) at the heart of services like ChatGPT get bigger, so too do the odds of seeing even Read more…

Hallucinations, Plagiarism, and ChatGPT

ChatGPT was introduced just seven weeks ago, but the AI has already garnered a lifetime’s worth of hype. It’s anybody’s guess whether this particular technology opens the AI kimono for good or is just a blip before Read more…

News In Brief

Is ChatGPT Getting Dumber?

The capability for machines to learn and get better over time is one of the big selling points for modern artificial intelligence. But new research released last week indicates that ChatGPT may in fact be getting worse a Read more…

Snowflake Debuts New Government and Education Data Cloud

Snowflake has unveiled its latest industry-specific offering---the Government and Education Data Cloud. The company says its Government and Education Data Cloud is aimed at empowering educational institutions and publ Read more…

UC Berkeley Envisions a Data-driven Future with New College of Computing, Data Science, and Society

The University of California at Berkeley has announced it will establish a new college on its campus for the first time in over 50 years. UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society will meet the univ Read more…

AI Experts Aim to Combat Tax Loopholes Costing Billions

A collaborative team of AI and law experts from Johns Hopkins University is working to develop an artificial intelligence system capable of identifying tax loopholes more effectively than tax accountants. The aim is to r Read more…

Analyzing the AI Landscape: Stanford’s 2023 AI Index Offers a Comprehensive View

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has released its 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index which analyzes AI’s impact and progress. The data-driven report is a deep dive into topics rel Read more…

This Just In

NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally to Keynote at Hot Chips

Aug 22, 2023 |

Aug. 22, 2023 — Bill Dally — one of the world’s foremost computer scientists and head of NVIDIA’s research efforts — will describe the forces driving accelerated computing and AI in his keynote address at Hot Chips, an annual gathering of leading processor and system architects. Read more…

Big Data and Machine Learning Key to Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock, Study Reveals

Aug 18, 2023 |

Aug. 18, 2023 — A new study suggests that using big data and machine learning in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in livestock production methods could help inform interventions and offer protections against germs that are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Read more…

University of Queensland Researchers Explore Data-Driven AI Solutions for Sustainable Farming

Aug 11, 2023 |

Aug. 11, 2023 — Artificial intelligence could hold the key to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving pests and pathogens according to researchers at the University of Queensland. Read more…

SDSC Explores Deep Learning Multimodal Models to Enhance Early Fire Alerts

Aug 9, 2023 |

Aug. 9, 2023 –Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego have developed new deep learning models to continue improving efforts for early wildfire detection. Read more…

LinkedIn Announces LinkedIn-Cornell 2023 Grant Recipients

Aug 2, 2023 |

Aug. 2, 2023 — LinkedIn and Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Bowers CIS) embarked on a partnership, bringing together our collective research power to make technological advances that will further our goal to connect professionals with opportunities at scale. Read more…

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