Efficient Mitigation of Bus Bunching through Setter-Based Curriculum Learning

Efficient Mitigation of Bus Bunching through Setter-Based Curriculum Learning

arXiv:2405.15824v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Curriculum learning has been growing in the domain of reinforcement learning as a method of improving training efficiency for various tasks. It involves modifying the difficulty (lessons) of the environment as the agent learns, in order to encourage more optimal agent behavior and higher reward states. However, most curriculum learning methods currently involve discrete transitions of the curriculum or predefined steps by the programmer or using automatic curriculum learning on only a small subset training such as only on an adversary. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to curriculum learning that uses a…
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New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature

New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature

Berkeley-based startup Profluent has trained an AI to imagine new, never-before-seen CRISPR proteins — opening the door to gene editors with capabilities beyond what we’ve found in the wild. They’re also making a brand new CRISPR system open source, so any scientist can now start leveraging an AI-designed gene editor to advance their research. The background: In nature, bacteria evolved CRISPR as a defense against viruses, but in the lab, we can program CRISPR systems to make precise edits to any gene, which has proven to be hugely useful in medicine, agriculture, and more.Current CRISPR gene editors can make edits in…
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AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?

AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?

In March, we saw the launch of a “ChatGPT for music” called Suno, which uses generative AI to produce realistic songs on demand from short text prompts. A few weeks later, a similar competitor – Udio – arrived on the scene. I’ve been working with various creative computational tools for the past 15 years, both as a researcher and a producer, and the recent pace of change has floored me. As I’ve argued elsewhere, the view that AI systems will never make “real” music like humans do should be understood more as a claim about social context than technical capability.…
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Snowflake documents huge growth in AI projects – SiliconANGLE

Snowflake documents huge growth in AI projects – SiliconANGLE

Leveraging its unique perspective on how customers manage data on its platform, Snowflake Inc. today released a report on the changes it’s seen over the past year in data and tools usage as artificial intelligence has grabbed its customers’ attention. The analysis of more than 9,000 Snowflake accounts found that AI use cases now dominate, with usage of the Python language, tags, unstructured data and purpose-built AI development tools all showing double- and triple-digit growth. Python is now the overwhelming favorite language for AI and analytics development, with usage growing by 571% over the past 12 months. Close behind is…
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Sequence Length Scaling in Vision Transformers for Scientific Images on Frontier

Sequence Length Scaling in Vision Transformers for Scientific Images on Frontier

[Submitted on 17 Apr 2024] Authors:Aristeidis Tsaris, Chengming Zhang, Xiao Wang, Junqi Yin, Siyan Liu, Moetasim Ashfaq, Ming Fan, Jong Youl Choi, Mohamed Wahib, Dan Lu, Prasanna Balaprakash, Feiyi Wang View a PDF of the paper titled Sequence Length Scaling in Vision Transformers for Scientific Images on Frontier, by Aristeidis Tsaris and 11 other authors View PDF Abstract:Vision Transformers (ViTs) are pivotal for foundational models in scientific imagery, including Earth science applications, due to their capability to process large sequence lengths. While transformers for text has inspired scaling sequence lengths in ViTs, yet adapting these for ViTs introduces unique challenges.…
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GitHub elevates the generative AI coding experience with Copilot Workspace – SiliconANGLE

GitHub elevates the generative AI coding experience with Copilot Workspace – SiliconANGLE

Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub today announced a new generative artificial intelligence-powered development environment called Copilot Workspace, which builds on the capabilities of its original AI-powered coding tool to help reduce the time it takes to get started on new projects. Unveiled in a blog post authored by GitHub Chief Executive Thomas Dohmke, Copilot Workspace is designed to help developers by reducing the time they need to spend reading through an existing codebase to work out how to get started on a new project. They can use natural language to brainstorm ideas, plan, build, test and run their code, and do it…
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DuanzAI: Slang-Enhanced LLM with Prompt for Humor Understanding

DuanzAI: Slang-Enhanced LLM with Prompt for Humor Understanding

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As tech evolves at full tilt, power skills are critical for IT leaders

As tech evolves at full tilt, power skills are critical for IT leaders

Presented by Skillsoft IT leaders need to be tech ninjas, but in today’s blazing-fast tech revolution, the key to conquering their careers lies in the power of soft skills. To learn about the right blend of tech and soft skills required to motivate teams, deliver business results and more, don’t miss this VB Spotlight. Watch free on demand! Power skills are the evolution of what we used to call soft skills, and they’re no longer a nice-to-have. They’re the non-technical abilities that help people make better decisions, be more flexible, resolve problems more effectively and communicate better with their teams,…
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Computer vision researcher develops privacy software for surveillance videos

Computer vision researcher develops privacy software for surveillance videos

Computer vision can be a valuable tool for anyone tasked with analyzing hours of footage because it can speed up the process of identifying individuals. For example, law enforcement may use it to perform a search for individuals with a simple query, such as "Locate anyone wearing a red scarf over the past 48 hours." With video surveillance becoming more and more ubiquitous, Assistant Professor Yogesh Rawat, a researcher at the UCF Center for Research in Computer Vision (CRCV), is working to address privacy issues with advanced software installed on video cameras. His work is supported by $200,000 in funding…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer

Here’s an open secret: Every cheap streaming stick kind of sucks. Yes, it’s great that people can access so many shows and movies with devices that cost less than $50. It’s great that the best of them no longer force you to suffer through constant lag and performance hiccups, too. But over time, the Faustian bargain we make with these things becomes increasingly obvious. We save cash upfront, then we repay our debt through a shoddy user experience.I’ve been thinking about this since buying Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max a couple of months ago. It’s a good example of…
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