Author: Hunter

Passes to advanced film screenings and live TV tapings are highly coveted, but with some persistence, planning, and insider knowledge, you could score seats at these exclusive events. Read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 76, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry if your bracket’s busted, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I have been shirking most of my responsibilities to watch March Madness.… Read more

In recent weeks, airport Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have drawn public outcry for denying travelers US entry based on searches of their phones. A doctor on an H-1B visa was deported to Lebanon after CBP found “sympathetic photos and videos” of Hezbollah leaders. A French scientist was turned away after a device search… Read more

The Siri that was promised back in 2011 never quite materialized. Now the big upgrade promised as part of Apple Intelligence is delayed “indefinitely.” Why can’t Apple get Siri right? Read more

Britta Späth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. She’s finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes. Read more

Countertop gadgets that let you prepare smoked foods inside your home have thus far been imperfect or impractical. But they’re getting closer. Read more

WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools. Read more

A critical advancement in recent times has been exploring reinforcement learning (RL) techniques to improve LLMs beyond traditional supervised fine-tuning methods. RL allows models to learn optimal responses through reward signals, enhancing their reasoning and decision-making capabilities. RL introduces a feedback-driven training loop that better aligns with human-like learning processes, particularly in tasks involving step-by-step… Read more

RAG-powered conversational research assistants address the limitations of traditional language models by combining them with information retrieval systems. The system searches through specific knowledge bases, retrieves relevant information, and presents it conversationally with proper citations. This approach reduces hallucinations, handles domain-specific knowledge, and grounds responses in retrieved text. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate building… Read more

LLMs are advancing rapidly across multiple domains, yet their effectiveness in tackling complex financial problems remains an area of active investigation. The iterative development of LLMs has significantly driven the evolution of artificial intelligence toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). OpenAI’s o1 series and similar models like QwQ and Marco-o1 have improved complex reasoning capabilities by… Read more