artificial neural networks
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Meta’s Next Big Open Source AI Dump Will Reportedly Be a Code-Generating Bot
Meta’s language-centric LlaMA AI will soon find itself in the company of a nerdier, coding wiz brother. The company’s next AI release will reportedly be a big coding machine meant to compete against the proprietary software from the likes of OpenAI and Google. The model could see a release as soon as next week. According…
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Listen to Werner Herzog Read a Book of AI Poetry
An AI chatbot wrote a collection of poetry, and when its human co-authors needed someone to narrate the audio-book, Werner Herzog was the only reasonable option. It’s the only saving grace of our dull, slow-moving apocalypse: sometimes, as we stare into the abyss, Herzog stares back. “They had an understanding that I wasn’t the best…
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Google Is Really, Really Thirsty
Waste is sort of the thesis statement of modern economics, and big tech is no different. Google recently published its 2023 Environmental Report which sheds some light on its water consumption—and a more aggressive foray into artificial intelligence could make it worse. The company revealed in the report, published on Monday, that its data centers…
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Crypto’s Biggest Federal Villain Says AI Could Help Cause the Next Big Financial Crisis
Tech hype comes in waves, and while the focus constantly changes (first crypto, then metaverse, and now AI), some things—like tech’s critics—remain the same. SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been the crypto community’s public enemy no. 1 for a few years now, but now he’s offering his somewhat caustic assessment on Silicon Valley’s latest heartthrob:…