21 May

FAQ for our Monte Carlo Conformal Prediction • David Stutz

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Over the past months, I have given several talks about Monte Carlo conformal prediction and the problem of calibrating with uncertain ground truth, for example, stemming from annotator disagreement. Each time, the audience had great questions and ideas for extensions and interesting applications. In this article, I want to provide a sort of FAQ for our work. Are code and data available? Yes, code and data are on GitHub. Code includes both Monte Carlo conformal prediction as well as the plausibility regions from v1 of the paper. Can you derive the conformal $p$-values used in the paper? The connection of…
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Transcript: Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They’re All AIs
21 May

Transcript: Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They’re All AIs

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The transcript of How Do You Use ChatGPT? with Kevin Roose is below for paying subscribers. Subscribe now Timestamps Introduction: 00:01:11 The surprising allure of  relationships with AI personas: 00:03:47 The icks of AI dating and intimacy: 00:09:50 Risks of young people relying on AI for friendship: 00:14:05 Kevin screenshares a historical chat with an AI friend: 00:17:39 Why an AI persona makes for a better friend than ChatGPT: 00:21:46 Why Kevin thinks AI personas won’t substitute real friends just yet: 00:31:14 Kevin’s AI toolkit: 00:33:11  How Kevin thinks about using AI as part of his writing process: 00:41:15 Comparing…
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Introducing Databricks Assistant Autocomplete
21 May

Introducing Databricks Assistant Autocomplete

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We are excited to introduce Databricks Assistant Autocomplete now in Public Preview. This feature brings the AI-powered assistant to you in real-time, providing personalized code suggestions as you type. Directly integrated into the notebook and SQL editor, Assistant Autocomplete suggestions blend seamlessly into your development flow and allow you to stay focused in the editor. Boost Productivity with AI-generated Code SuggestionsDatabricks Assistant Autocomplete automatically provides fast code suggestions as you type in SQL and Python. AI code completion uses context from current and sounding code cells, Unity Catalog metadata, DataFrame data, and more to generate highly relevant suggestions as you type.SQL PythonGetting…
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T-Minus: How to not die on (the way to) Mars
21 May

T-Minus: How to not die on (the way to) Mars

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This is T-Minus, where we dig into the biggest developments in space, from new rocket launches to discoveries that advance our understanding of the universe and our place in it. Humanity is reaching new heights in space exploration. Make sure you’re part of the journey by subscribing here.In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told a crowd gathered at Rice University that the US wanted to put a person on the moon before the end of the decade because it was hard — but a challenge wasn’t all America was looking for with its moon mission.In that same speech, Kennedy also…
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Meta’s answer to GPT-4o? Meet Chameleon
20 May

Meta’s answer to GPT-4o? Meet Chameleon

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In the wake of OpenAI's recent announcement of GPT-4o, a new model that processes and generates text, audio, and images in real-time, it's clear that the race for multimodal AI is heating up. Not to be outdone, researchers at Meta AI (FAIR) have just released a fascinating new paper introducing Chameleon, a family of early-fusion foundation models that also seamlessly blend language and vision. In this post, we'll do a deep dive into the Chameleon paper, exploring how it pushes the boundaries of multimodal AI in different but equally exciting ways compared to GPT-4o. We’ll also speculate a bit on…
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The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister
20 May

The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister

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If you search “shrimp Jesus” on Facebook, you might encounter dozens of images of artificial intelligence (AI) generated crustaceans meshed in various forms with a stereotypical image of Jesus Christ. Some of these hyper-realistic images have garnered more than 20,000 likes and comments. So what exactly is going on here? The “dead internet theory” has an explanation: AI and bot-generated content has surpassed the human-generated internet. But where did this idea come from, and does it have any basis in reality? An example of a shrimp Jesus image on Facebook with no caption or context information included in the post.…
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Brazilian data and AI consultancy Indicium raises $40M for US expansion – SiliconANGLE
20 May

Brazilian data and AI consultancy Indicium raises $40M for US expansion – SiliconANGLE

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Brazilian data and artificial intelligence consultancy startup Indicium today announced that it had raised $40 million in new funding to expand its operations in the U.S. Founded in 2017, Indicium helps enterprises become “data-driven” using modern data stacks such as those provided by Amazon Web Services Inc., Databricks Inc., Google Cloud and Snowflake Inc. The company can support organizations at every stage of their journey, from strategy and execution to training, so they can become data-driven and AI-enabled. Indicium has successfully implemented its framework in more than 120 projects and deployed more than 200 AI and machine learning models in…
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I Make AI Fashion Models to Sell Real People Clothes
20 May

I Make AI Fashion Models to Sell Real People Clothes

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Last spring, the clothing brand Levi Strauss & Co. announced plans to introduce “customized AI-generated models” into its online shopping platforms. These “body-inclusive avatars” would come in a range of sizes, ages, and skin tones and would help Levi’s create a more “diverse” lineup in a way the company considered “sustainable.” A lot of (real) people were appalled. Why not give those jobs to actual humans of the sizes, ages, and skin tones Levi’s sought? Was “sustainable” just PR-speak for “cheaper”? Levi’s later affirmed its “commitment to support multicultural creatives behind and in front of the camera.” But it didn’t…
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Getting Started with NLP and spaCy course
20 May

Getting Started with NLP and spaCy course

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What students are saying I just got my dream job thanks to you and your courses. I can not tell you what this means to me, it's not a job for me, it's much more than that, ... I already had a great job, but this is exceptional. I still can not believe it, that I will be joining [cool tech company], working for a dream team, dream role, and most importantly, from now on, I will be working on Python till I die... You have changed my life Michael. I just hope one day I can meet you in…
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20 May

SambaNova Systems Welcomes Lip-Bu Tan as Executive Chairman

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SambaNova Systems, makers of the fastest models and most efficient chips, embedded within a full-stack AI platform, announces the appointment of Lip-Bu Tan, a semiconductor visionary, as its new Executive Chairman. This announcement comes as SambaNova experiences rocketship growth amidst surging interest in generative AI. “It will be an honor to guide SambaNova as Executive Chairman,” said Lip-Bu Tan. “The potential of this company is immense — SambaNova has differentiated itself by providing a privatized, full-stack AI platform that enterprises can own; the fastest, open models, most efficient chips, software and services. SambaNova is committed to ensuring customers can own…
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