AI companions can relieve loneliness – but here are 4 red flags to watch for in your chatbot ‘friend’
26 May

AI companions can relieve loneliness – but here are 4 red flags to watch for in your chatbot ‘friend’

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It’s been seven years since the launch of Replika, an artificially intelligent chatbot designed to be a friend to human users. Despite early warnings about the dangers of such AI friends, interest in friendships and even romantic relationships with AI is on the rise. The Google Play store shows more than 30 million total downloads of Replika and two of its major competitors since their respective launches. With one in four people around the world reporting being lonely, it is no wonder so many are drawn to the promise of a friend programmed to be “always here to listen and…
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Democrats will be defending a slim Senate majority in 2024. Here’s a look at the states where both parties are fighting for control of the chamber.
26 May

Democrats will be defending a slim Senate majority in 2024. Here’s a look at the states where both parties are fighting for control of the chamber.

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In the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats defied political expectations by holding on to their Senate majority, with every incumbent securing reelection and then-Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman flipping the open seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.The upper chamber in January 2023 then shifted from its previous 50-50 split — with Senate control in 2021 and 2022 resting on Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking abilities — to a 51-49 majority led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. And despite Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switching from the Democratic Party to register as an Independent late in 2022,…
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How a Leading Venture Capital Firm is Building GenAI with Databricks
26 May

How a Leading Venture Capital Firm is Building GenAI with Databricks

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Successfully building GenAI applications means going beyond just leveraging the latest cutting-edge models. It requires the development of compound AI systems that integrate data, models, and infrastructure in a flexible, scalable, and production-ready way. This entails access to both open source and proprietary models, vector databases, the ability to fine-tune models and query structured data, create endpoints, prepare data, manage costs, and monitor solutions.In this blog, we’ll walk through the GenAI transformation for a leading venture capital firm (referred to as "VC" throughout the blog) that is also an investor in Databricks. In addition to driving innovation internally, this VC…
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Unstructured
26 May

Unstructured

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Briefings highlight generational AI scaleups, startups, and projects. I was fortunate to have chatted with co-founder & CEO Brian Raymond. Read on to learn more about his unconventional path from constitutional design expert to AI, how Unstructured came to be, and why it is a generational company. Unstructured simplifies the process of converting unstructured data into a format usable for AI, specifically focusing on Large Language Models (LLMs). Users simply upload raw files containing natural language to Unstructured's API and receive back clean data, bypassing the need for custom Python scripts, regular expressions, or open-source OCR packages.Why Unstructured is a…
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Evaluating LLMs is a minefield
26 May

Evaluating LLMs is a minefield

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We have released annotated slides for a talk titled Evaluating LLMs is a minefield. We show that current ways of evaluating chatbots and large language models don't work well, especially for questions about their societal impact. There are no quick fixes, and research is needed to improve evaluation methods.The challenges we highlight are somewhat distinct from those faced by builders of LLMs or by developers interested in comparing between LLMs for adoption. Those challenges are better understood and tackled by evaluation frameworks such as HELM. You can view the annotated slides here.The slides were originally presented at a launch event for…
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AI and analytics convergence key theme at Alteryx Inspire – SiliconANGLE
26 May

AI and analytics convergence key theme at Alteryx Inspire – SiliconANGLE

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When generative artificial intelligence burst into the scene in 2022, experts predicted it would harness data to serve specific use cases, such as analytics and domain-specific insight generation. With solutions companies now fully saddled on the gen AI horse, what are the big data landscape signals on the status quo and future expectations? “[Inspire] is our flagship user conference where the future of analytics and AI converge,” said Paula Hansen (pictured), president and chief revenue officer of Alteryx Inc. “At Alteryx, we’re fortunate to call 49% of the global 2000 our customers. This is the event for all of them to learn the latest and greatest and…
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Are weight-loss meds the next wonder drugs?
26 May

Are weight-loss meds the next wonder drugs?

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This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox by subscribing here.If the COVID-19 vaccines were the most significant FDA approvals of the 2020s so far, GLP-1 agonists to treat obesity are a strong runner up.Though these drugs have been used to treat type 2 diabetes for nearly two decades, it wasn’t until 2021 that the FDA approved one of them — Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) — as a treatment for obesity. Clinical trials showed that people lost 10-20% of their body weight.This was huge.…
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Unveiling MongoDB.Local: Setting the stage for next-gen AI applications – SiliconANGLE
26 May

Unveiling MongoDB.Local: Setting the stage for next-gen AI applications – SiliconANGLE

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At MongoDB Inc.’s flagship developer conference in New York City last year, I spoke with Chief Executive Dev Ittycheria, who offered his take on the burgeoning generative artificial intelligence wave. Ittycheria predicted that as developers began to experiment with new AI tools, including those within MongoDB’s developer data platform, they’d see productivity gains and would be able to build revolutionary new kinds of applications. This week, MongoDB returns with its annual New York City developer conference, MongoDB.local NYC 2024, which kicks off its world tour of events across 23 cities. I sat down with Ittycheria again recently to hear his…
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NTT expands use of racing data to improve fan experiences
26 May

NTT expands use of racing data to improve fan experiences

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Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can attend here. NTT said its is expanding its innovative use of racing data to improve fan experiences across the NTT Indy Car Series, including this year’s Indianapolis 500.   NTT is the parent company of NTT Data, and they serve together as official technology partner ofIndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), the Indianapolis 500, and NASCAR Brickyard weekend.   Through 140-plus sensors on each racecar, NTT Data captures and…
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