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The 7 Best Photography Books of 2024
From one family’s brush with a serial killer to a look at queer history through images, these were WIRED’s favorite photography books of the last year.
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Google DeepMind Introduces ‘SALT’: A Machine Learning Approach to Efficiently Train High-Performing Large Language Models using SLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are the backbone of numerous applications, such as conversational agents, automated content creation, and natural language understanding tasks. Their effectiveness lies in their ability to model and predict complex language patterns from vast datasets. However, developing LLMs presents a major challenge due to the immense computational cost of training. This involves…
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33 Best Family Board Games (2024): Catan, Labyrinth, Onitama
From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.
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Hugging Face Releases Picotron: A Tiny Framework that Solves LLM Training 4D Parallelization
The rise of large language models (LLMs) has transformed natural language processing, but training these models comes with significant challenges. Training state-of-the-art models like GPT and Llama requires enormous computational resources and intricate engineering. For instance, Llama-3.1-405B needed approx. 39 million GPU hours, equivalent to 4,500 years on a single GPU. To meet these demands…
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No one wants another chatbot. This is the AI we actually need
Fundamental advancements are still needed to turn today’s chatbots into something more — something that can sense when we’re stressed or overwhelmed, not just when we need another PDF summarized.
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IBM’s new enterprise AI models are more powerful than anything from OpenAI or Google
Bigger, better, and all open-source AI for enterprises: IBM releases its Granite 3.1 Large Language Models.
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Tokyo’s Best Video Game Arcades in Akihabara: Where to Go, What to Do
I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.
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Small model, big impact: Patronus AI’s Glider outperforms GPT-4 in key AI benchmarks
Patronus AI launches Glider, a breakthrough 3.8B parameter language model that rivals GPT-4’s evaluation capabilities while running on-device, offering transparent AI assessment with detailed explanations for developers and enterprises.Read More
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12 WIRED-Recommended Last-Minute Gift Ideas (2024)
If your Christmas tree is missing a present, these gifts will keep you on the nice list.
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The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment. Steven Niederer, a biomedical engineer at the Alan Turing Institute and Imperial College London, has a cardboard box filled with…