A recent survey of academics worldwide has revealed a significant gap in computing power between researchers in universities and those in large technology companies. This disparity hinders the development of large language models and other AI research, with many academics lacking access to powerful graphics processing units (GPUs). The study suggests that academics could make…
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Five Canadian news media companies have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of regularly breaching copyright and online terms of use. The companies claim that OpenAI scraped large swaths of content without permission or compensation, using it to develop its products. OpenAI has responded, stating that its models were trained on…
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. The chatbot has evolved from a tool to hyper-charge productivity to a behemoth used by over 92% of Fortune 500 companies. OpenAI’s latest partnership with Apple for its upcoming generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, has further…
Alibaba’s Qwen team has released a new reasoning AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, which has 32.5 billion parameters and can consider prompts up to 32,000 words in length. The model performs better on certain benchmarks than OpenAI’s o1-preview and o1-mini models and is available for download under a permissive license. QwQ-32B-Preview has shown promising results in solving…
A new biography, “Ingenious,” sheds light on Benjamin Franklin’s scientific contributions, dispelling common misconceptions about his famous kite experiment and highlighting his approach to science as a joyful and humble pursuit. The book explores Franklin’s diverse interests, from electricity to geology, and his role as a founding father of the United States. As we reflect…
A team of researchers from Seoul National University, Stanford University, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has made a groundbreaking discovery in camera technology. They have developed a metasurface-based folded lens system that enables unprecedented manipulation of light, paving the way for the creation of slimline cameras for use in smartphones and augmented/virtual…
Malors Espinosa, a graduate student in mathematics at the University of Toronto, has devised a special type of math problem that challenges high school students to prove a nontrivial solution. The problem involves the Menger sponge, a fractal with a simple yet elegant construction. This problem is expected to inspire a new generation of mathematicians…
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. The chatbot has become an essential tool for businesses, with over 92% of Fortune 500 companies using it. However, OpenAI is facing internal drama, including the exit of co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, and a lawsuit from…
Anthropic, a leading AI startup, has secured an additional $4 billion from Amazon, solidifying their partnership and cementing Amazon’s position as a minority investor. The deal requires Anthropic to train its flagship generative AI models primarily on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division. This strategic move is expected to accelerate the development of…
Diplomatic tensions between India and Canada have led to a significant decline in the number of Indian students planning to study in Canada. The situation has also affected education and immigration consultants, who rely on these students for their livelihood. The Canadian government’s stricter immigration policies, including a cap on international student permit applications, have…
