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Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
For the past three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a “mega API,” WIRED has learned.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) Launches OLMoTrace: Real-Time Tracing of LLM Outputs Back to Training Data
Understanding the Limits of Language Model Transparency As large language models (LLMs) become central to a growing number of applications—ranging from enterprise decision support to education and scientific research—the need to understand their internal decision-making becomes more pressing. A core challenge remains: how can we determine where a model’s response comes from? Most LLMs are…
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This algorithm wasn’t supposed to keep people in jail, but it does in Louisiana
“In God We Trust”. A new report from ProPublica published Thursday showed how the Louisiana government is using TIGER (Targeted Interventions to Greater Enhance Re-entry), a computer program developed by Louisiana State University to prevent recidivism, to approve or deny parole applications based on a score calculating their risk of returning to prison. Though the…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting 12 new subclasses next week
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8, which brings changes like 12 new subclasses, crossplay, and a photo mode, launches on April 15th, developer Larian Studios announced on Friday. The patch, set to be the game’s last major update, was originally announced in November 2024, so it’s been a long time coming (though Larian has been stress…
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YouTube’s new AI tool generates free background music for videos
YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated in a video posted on the company’s Creator Insider channel this week. In the video, the host, Lauren, shows a new tab in the…
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All the ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 Episodes Ranked
If world events aren’t satisfying your dystopia itch, here’s WIRED’s guide to the new season of ‘Black Mirror.’
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The US Is Turning a Blind Eye to Crypto Crimes
Under the Trump administration, federal authorities are declining to charge crypto firms with a range of offenses, raising questions about which rules apply—and who will enforce them.
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You can save up to $1,800 on Samsung’s last-gen Frame TV
Samsung’s Frame TV uses an anti-glare matte panel that makes it look more akin to a painting than a traditional TV. Now that Samsung has launched its 2025 lineup, including the high-end Frame Pro, we’re starting to see steep discounts land on the 2024 models. Right now, for example, Samsung’s 85-inch Frame TV — its…
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7 strategic insights business and IT leaders need for AI transformation in 2025
Enterprise Connect 2025 highlighted the necessity of practical and scalable tech solutions to unlock new levels of growth and innovation in an AI-powered world.
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This AI Paper from Salesforce Introduces VLM2VEC and MMEB: A Contrastive Framework and Benchmark for Universal Multimodal Embeddings
Multimodal embeddings combine visual and textual data into a single representational space, enabling systems to understand and relate images and language meaningfully. These embeddings support various tasks, including visual question answering, retrieval, classification, and grounding. The technology is especially important for AI models that interpret real-world content through visual and linguistic lenses, such as document…