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Apple reportedly gives up on its AR video glasses project
Apple’s N107 smart glasses would’ve connected to a Mac as a portable virtual screen. While Mark Zuckerberg and Meta press forward with augmented glasses projects buoyed by its million-selling set of smart Ray-Bans, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that Apple just pulled the plug on an AR glasses project. Codenamed N107, they’re described as something…
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How to stop your MacBook from turning on when you open the lid
No, please stay off until I say so! In 2016, Apple started including an auto power-on feature for its new MacBook models that activated when you opened the notebook lid or plugged in USB-C power when the lid was open. This is a cool little convenience if you donât want the added step of pressing…
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Curiosity-Driven Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback CD-RLHF: An AI Framework that Mitigates the Diversity Alignment Trade-off In Language Models
Large Language Models (LLMs) have become increasingly reliant on Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) for fine-tuning across various applications, including code generation, mathematical reasoning, and dialogue assistance. However, a significant challenge has emerged in the form of reduced output diversity when using RLHF. Research has identified a critical trade-off between alignment quality and output…
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DeepSeek might not be such good news for energy after all
In the week since a Chinese AI model called DeepSeek became a household name, a dizzying number of narratives have gained steam, with varying degrees of accuracy: that the model is collecting your personal data (maybe); that it will upend AI as we know it (too soon to tell—but do read my colleague Will’s story…
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Observo AI Raises $15M for Agentic AI-Powered Data Pipelines
AI models require vast amounts of training data, and once deployed, these models fuel an ever-growing wave of operational telemetry including logs, metrics, traces, and more. This overload has pushed traditional observability and security systems to their limits. According to Nancy Wang, Product Builder at Mercor and Former GM at AWS Data Protection, “For years,…
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Business leaders are embracing AI, but their employees are not so sure
Not understanding generative AI’s potential value and a ‘lack of clarity on ROI’ are among the obstacles reported in this Accenture survey.
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OpenAI’s o3-Mini Is a Leaner AI Model That Keeps Pace With DeepSeek
On the heels of DeepSeek R1, the latest model from OpenAI promises more advanced capabilities at a cheaper price.
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Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It
A WIRED investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.
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Meta turns to solar — again — in its data center-building boom
The announcement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains the company’s ambitious AI strategy, which will require hefty capital investments in data centers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Deepseek’s AI model proves easy to jailbreak – and worse
In one security firm’s test, the chatbot alluded to using OpenAI’s training data.