AI research

Summary A recent paper from Alphabet’s AI company Google Deepmind shows that a simple tweak to prompts can significantly improve the accuracy of large language models. The technique taps into the human ability to abstract. Step-back prompting asks the LLM a general question before the actual task. This allows the system to retrieve relevant background …

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Summary Researchers from Metas AI Research (FAIR), HuggingFace, AutoGPT, and GenAI present the GAIA (General AI Assistants) AI benchmark, which measures AI performance on tasks that are easy for humans to solve. The benchmark is based on the hypothesis that a potential General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) must outperform humans even on tasks that are easy …

GPT-4 fails at simple tasks that humans can easily solve Read More »

Summary Recognizing correlations is one of the core capabilities of an AI model. Specialized language models use this to show connections between different areas of research. Markus J. Buehler, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presents a strategy called “MechGPT” that was developed specifically for the study of material failure. But MechGPT …

MechGPT opens up new research opportunities by connecting the dots between unlinked knowledge Read More »

Summary Microsoft researchers show Orca 2, a relatively small language model with improved reasoning capabilities that can compete with larger models in certain tasks. The research team argues that too much focus on imitation learning, where small models simply reproduce the output of larger models, could limit their potential. Instead, the team uses the “Orca …

Microsoft’s Orca 2 can beat LLMs 5-10 times its size thanks to a unique training method Read More »

Summary Deepmind’s new AI system plays board games like chess and go, but also cleans up at the poker table. Why this is a real challenge. Google Deepmind has a long history of developing AI systems for board and video games. Deepmind first came to prominence with artificial intelligence that mastered a series of Atari …

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Summary Generative AI for 3D models is making steady progress. The latest system comes from researchers in China and is the fastest yet. Researchers from MetaApp AI Research and several Chinese universities have developed MetaDreamer, a new tool for rapidly creating 3D models from text descriptions. The method is designed to overcome common problems in …

MetaDreamer generates 3D models from text in record time Read More »

Summary The nonprofit LAION has launched Open Empathic, an open-source project to equip AI systems with empathy and emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is critical to understanding and responding to human emotions in an increasingly AI-driven world, the team writes. The goal of its new project is to “revolutionize” the way AI interacts with humans and …

Open Empathic project aims to make AI more emotionally intelligent Read More »

Summary Large language models alone are unlikely to lead to AGI, says Sam Altman. Finding the solution is the next challenge for OpenAI. The CEO and co-founder of OpenAI gave a talk and answered questions as part of the 2023 Hawking Fellowship Award, which he accepted on behalf of the team. Questions from the Cambridge …

Scaling large language models is not enough Read More »

Summary Meta AI introduces Emu Video and Emu Edit for text-based image and video editing. The model is based on the Emu image model. Meta’s new video model can generate four-second videos from text and images. In terms of quality, the researchers say it is superior to commercial offerings such as Runway Gen-2 and Pika …

Meta AI’s Emu Video and Emu Edit generate and edit video using only text Read More »

Summary Google and Google Deepmind unveil Mirasol, a small AI model that can answer questions about video and set new records. To understand video, AI models need to integrate information from different modalities, such as video, audio, and text. However, today’s AI systems struggle to process diverse data streams and large amounts of data. In …

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