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Source-Disentangled Neural Audio Codec (SD-Codec): A Novel AI Approach that Combines Audio Coding and Source Separation
Neural audio codecs have completely changed how audio is compressed and handled, by converting continuous audio signals into discrete tokens. This technique uses generative models trained on discrete tokens to produce complicated audio while maintaining the excellent quality of the audio. These neural codecs have significantly improved audio compression, making it possible to store and…
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KnowFormer: A Transformer-Based Breakthrough Model for Efficient Knowledge Graph Reasoning, Tackling Incompleteness and Enhancing Predictive Accuracy Across Large-Scale Datasets
Knowledge graphs (KGs) are structured representations of facts consisting of entities and relationships between them. These graphs have become fundamental in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and recommendation systems. By organizing data in this structured way, knowledge graphs enable machines to understand and reason about the world more efficiently. This reasoning ability is crucial for…
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Coming soon: Our 2024 list of 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch
MIT Technology Review set out last year to recognize 15 companies from around the world that demonstrated they have a real shot at meaningfully driving down greenhouse-gas emissions and safeguarding society from the worst impacts of climate change. We’re excited to announce that we took up the task again this year and will publish our…
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Nike’s NewCEO Has One Hell of a Challenge Ahead
A ruinous pandemic business strategy, declining innovation, exodus of talent, and a “worst sneaker of all time” accolade has laid the world’s biggest sports brand low.
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Lo que necesita saber sobre la gobernanza de la IA
“Puede utilizar la herramienta de inteligencia artificial (IA) que quiera para experimentar de la forma que quiera, utilizando los datos que quiera”, no ha dicho nunca ningún ejecutivo de empresa. Los líderes ejecutivos se centran en garantizar que los esfuerzos de IA se dirijan a las oportunidades de negocio, evitando al mismo tiempo los riesgos.…
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PDLP (Primal-Dual Hybrid Gradient Enhanced for LP): A New FOM–based Linear Programming LP Solver that Significantly Scales Up Linear Programming LP Solving Capabilities
Linear programming (LP) solvers are crucial tools in various fields like logistics, finance, and engineering, due to their ability to optimize complex problems involving constraints and objectives. Linear programming (LP) solvers help businesses maximize profits, minimize costs, and improve efficiency by identifying optimal solutions within defined constraints. They are based on the simplex and interior-point methods…
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How your IT experts become consultants (and charge you more)
I’m an industry pundit (IP). I might even be a Recognized Industry Pundit (RIP). Ever wonder what it takes to achieve this exalted state of rentable wisdom? Once upon a time I was a lowly IT manager. I say “lowly” because the IT function I was responsible for was one of those absolutely essential but…
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CDOs and CDAOs: Rethink your role or fade away
Chief data and analytics officers need to reinvent themselves in the age of AI or risk their responsibilities being assimilated by their organizations’ IT teams, according to a new Gartner report. Three-quarters of CDAOs who fail to make companywide influence and measurable business impact their top priorities by 2026 will be swallowed up by IT…
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Harnessing Collective Intelligence in the Age of Large Language Models: Opportunities, Risks, and Future Directions
Collective intelligence improves the effectiveness of groups, organizations, and societies by utilizing distributed cognition and coordination, often facilitated by technologies such as online prediction markets and discussion forums. While LLMs like GPT-4 introduce crucial discussions around understanding, ethics, and the potential for artificial general intelligence, their effects on collective intelligence processes—such as civic engagement and…
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What Really Happened While Filming Hodor’s Fateful ‘Game of Thrones’ Scene
In 2016, Game of Thrones fans online went wild when they found out the meaning of Hodor’s name. In this excerpt from his memoir Beyond the Throne, Kristian Nairn tells the surprising story of what happened while he filmed it.