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The Great Chatbot Debate: Do They Really Understand?
The large language models (LLMs) that power today’s chatbots have gotten so astoundingly capable, AI researchers are hard pressed to assess those capabilities—it seems that no sooner is there a new test than the AI systems ace it. But what does that performance really mean? Do these models genuinely understand our world? Or are they…
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Why DOGE is killing the agency that keeps banks from ripping you off
Today, I’m talking to Rohit Chopra. He was the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) until the end of January, when President Donald Trump fired him and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began trying to dismantle the agency. The CFPB has been around for just under 15 years now. Congress created…
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Why hundreds flock to play with decades-old computers
Over a weekend in April each year, the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall Township, New Jersey host the Vintage Computer Festival East, which welcomes hundreds of attendees to a former army base to check out a bunch of vintage hardware â not only on display, but also currently in working order. ââThat’s one…
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Understanding RAG Part IX: Fine-Tuning LLMs for RAG
Be sure to check out the previous articles in this series: •
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Big Tech’s tax bill is on the table in tariff talks
The United Kingdom is preparing to respond to the series of tariffs President Donald Trump has introduced since taking office. New taxes on everything from pure-bred horses to bourbon are on the table, but the Labour government seems more interested in a conciliatory approach, and it’s considering sacrificing a popular tax on American tech companies…
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What’s on your desk, Allison Johnson?
Allison Johnson is the smartphone reviewer for The Verge, along with, as she says, “a bit of telecom on the side, which means I am a professional phone user.” She came to The Verge from DPReview, where she covered digital cameras and smartphone cameras. That looks like a cozy space. Where in your home is…
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How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age
Around 2009, Dweezil Zappa ran into a space problem. He was busy touring the US, performing some songs written by his father, Frank. Recreating those signature âpeculiar sounds,â as Zappa calls them, required lugging around a massive rig â roughly the size of two large refrigerators â held together by more than 200 connections and…
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HDMI 2.2 vs. HDMI 2.1: What You Need to Know
A new HDMI spec is coming, but don’t worry about replacing your home theater.
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This AI Paper Introduces a Machine Learning Framework to Estimate the Inference Budget for Self-Consistency and GenRMs (Generative Reward Models)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant advancements in reasoning capabilities across diverse domains, including mathematics and science. However, improving these reasoning abilities at test time remains a challenge researchers are actively addressing. The primary focus lies in developing methods to scale test-time compute effectively while maximising reasoning performance. Current methodologies include generating multiple chains-of-thought…
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Oppo’s Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone
Oppo’s new Find X8 Ultra is the latest entrant in the ongoing competition between Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo to produce the world’s best camera phone. But unlike its rivals, Oppo has decided that bigger might not be better. Let’s be clear: the Find X8 Ultra isn’t a small phone by any means, with a 6.82-inch…