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Cohere enhances its embeddings model Embed 3 to now be multimodal, letting enterprises search images on their databases.Read More Read more

Despite recent advances in multimodal large language models (MLLMs), the development of these models has largely centered around English and Western-centric datasets. This emphasis has resulted in a significant gap in linguistic and cultural representation, with many languages and cultural contexts around the world remaining underrepresented. Consequently, existing models often perform poorly in multilingual environments… Read more

In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant progress in various applications, from text generation to question answering. However, one critical area of improvement is ensuring these models accurately follow specific instructions during tasks, such as adjusting format, tone, or content length. This is particularly important for industries like legal, healthcare, or technical… Read more

The new feature includes safeguards to detect and block attempts to generate content featuring public figures without authorization.Read More Read more

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available as a beta for developers to try out now. It can view a screen, move a cursor, click buttons, and even input text. It’s not perfect, but neither are you! Read more

When Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell ’06 won the National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award, the country’s top honor for early-career researchers, she sat on a panel with her two fellow awardees, surrounded by the academic luminaries on the National Science Board. The atmosphere was formal, even weighty, but when asked by a board member… Read more

One of the things I’ve come to value deeply about the MIT community is the near-universal willingness to name a problem, measure it, design a solution, and keep iterating until it’s right. It’s an approach that has worked for a long time, and it’s one we’ll continue to rely on. As we step into the… Read more

On June 6, 1944, the Allies deposited nearly 160,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy, France, in what still stands as the largest land invasion by sea in world history. D-Day would, of course, prove to be a critical milestone leading to the Allied victory in World War II. But were it not for the… Read more

When Anthony Jones ’08 reminisces about his childhood, he thinks of clams. Growing up on the reservation of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, about an hour from Seattle, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his brothers—fishing, digging clams, and gathering oysters on the beach. Those idyllic childhood memories wouldn’t have been possible,… Read more

The most effective way to prevent death when someone has overdosed on opioids is to administer a drug called naloxone: It binds to opioid receptors, sometimes restoring normal breathing in minutes. But people often don’t receive it in time if at all, especially if they overdose while they are alone. Now mechanical engineer Giovanni Traverso… Read more