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Week Summary
Technology
  • Earth has captured a temporary 'second moon,' a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, which will orbit until November 2024.
  • Research indicates that larger AI chatbots are increasingly prone to generating incorrect answers, raising concerns about their reliability.
  • Meta's Chief Technical Officer discussed advancements in AR and VR technologies, particularly focusing on the Orion AR glasses.
  • The author reflects on their experience with Rust, proposing several changes to improve the language's usability and safety features.
  • The Tor Project and Tails OS have merged to enhance their efforts in promoting online anonymity and privacy.
  • OpenAI is undergoing leadership changes, with key executives departing amid discussions about restructuring and the company's future direction.
  • Git-absorb
  • The concept of critical mass explains how significant changes occur when a threshold of acceptance is reached, impacting technology and society.
  • WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources due to ongoing legal disputes, raising concerns about security for WP Engine customers.
  • PostgreSQL 17
  • Hotwire Native is a web-first framework that simplifies mobile app development, allowing developers to reuse HTML and CSS across platforms.
  • Radian Aerospace is progressing on a reusable space plane, completing ground tests and aiming for full-scale flights by 2028.
  • A groundbreaking diabetes treatment using reprogrammed stem cells has enabled a patient to produce insulin independently for over a year.
  • Apple is developing a new home accessory that combines features of the iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod, expected to launch in 2025.
  • SpaceX's Starlink service is set to surpass 4 million subscribers, reflecting rapid growth and significant revenue projections.
  • TinyJS is a lightweight JavaScript library that simplifies dynamic HTML element creation and DOM manipulation for developers.
  • New dual-domain strip attention mechanism boosts image restoration performance.

    Dual-domain strip attention mechanism is a new method that significantly improves image restoration tasks.

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    AI Engineering
    Tuesday, March 5, 2024
  • KnowAgent boosts large language models' planning skills with explicit action knowledge integration.

    KnowAgent introduces a novel strategy for boosting large language models' planning skills by integrating explicit action knowledge. The approach helps LLMs perform better in complex tasks by guiding them through more logical planning trajectories.

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    AI Engineering
  • Microsoft's DeepSpeed update enables faster inference with 6-bit parameters.

    The powerful DeepSpeed training library from Microsoft has an update that allows models to use 6 bits per parameter. This can speed up inference well over 2x.

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    MicrosoftDeepSpeedAI Engineering
  • ViewFusion algorithm improves multi-view image generation in diffusion models.

    ViewFusion is a new algorithm designed to improve how diffusion models generate images from new perspectives, ensuring that the images remain consistent across different views.

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    ViewFusionAI Engineering
  • Breakthrough in training large models on small GPUs with Axolotl.

    Last week, a breakthrough was made in training large models on small GPUs. This config shows how to use these technologies to train Mixtral on consumer hardware.

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    AxolotlAI Engineering
  • New method for object recognition across RGB, near-infrared, and thermal spectrums improves accuracy.

    This project introduces a new method for identifying objects in images taken from various spectrums like RGB, near-infrared, and thermal imaging, focusing on object-centric information to overcome background noise and improve recognition accuracy.

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    AI Engineering
  • LLM4Decompile uses large language models for decompiling binary code.

    Decompile binary code with large language models.

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    LLM4DecompileAI Engineering
  • GroupContrast innovates 3D representation learning with semantic-aware contrastive learning.

    GroupContrast redefines self-supervised 3D representation learning by integrating segment grouping with semantic-aware contrastive learning.

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    GroupContrastAI Engineering
  • New training method boosts Visual Geo-localization performance for AI applications.

    Researchers have developed a new two-stage training method to improve Visual Geo-localization (VG), enhancing its performance in applications like autonomous driving, augmented reality, and SLAM.

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    AI Engineering
  • AgentWrite enables LLMs to generate texts over 20,000 words by breaking tasks into smaller parts.

    AgentWrite is a method that breaks down lengthy tasks into smaller parts, allowing models to produce coherent outputs exceeding 20,000 words.

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    AgentWriteAI Engineering
Month Summary
Technology
  • OpenAI is considering a new subscription model for its upcoming AI product, Strawberry, while also restructuring for better financial backing.
  • Telegram founder
  • The startup landscape is shifting towards more tech-intensive ventures, with a focus on specialized research and higher capital requirements.
  • Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully completed its second flight, testing new systems for future supersonic travel.
  • announced the uncrewed return of Boeing's Starliner, with future crewed missions planned for 2025.
  • OpenAI's SearchGPT aims to compete with Google Search by providing AI-driven information retrieval, though it currently faces accuracy issues.
  • Tesla is preparing to unveil its autonomous robotaxi technology at an event in Los Angeles, indicating ongoing challenges in achieving full autonomy.
  • The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia for potential antitrust violations related to its AI chip market dominance.
  • Apple plans to use OLED screens in all iPhone 16 models, moving away from Japanese suppliers and introducing new AI features.
  • Amazon S3 has introduced conditional writes to prevent overwriting existing objects, simplifying data updates for developers.
  • Chinese scientists have developed a hydrogel that shows promise in treating osteoarthritis by restoring cartilage lubrication.
  • Nvidia's CEO is working to position the Nvidia as a comprehensive provider for data center needs, amidst growing competition from AMD and Intel.
  • OpenAI
  • Nvidia Blackwell
  • Amazon is set to release a revamped Alexa voice assistant in October, powered by AI models from Anthropic's Claude, and will be offered as a paid subscription service.