Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.
Google

Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.

Google, which distributes a large portion of ads on the web, tightened its restrictions on potentially misleading political ads in advance of national elections in the United States, India, and South Africa.

September 13, 20233 min read
LLMs Get a Life: The generative agents that mimic human behavior in a simulated town
Google

LLMs Get a Life: The generative agents that mimic human behavior in a simulated town

Large language models increasingly reply to prompts with a believably human response. Can they also mimic human behavior?

August 16, 20233 min read
LLMs Get a Life: The generative agents that mimic human behavior in a simulated town
Google

LLMs Get a Life: The generative agents that mimic human behavior in a simulated town

Large language models increasingly reply to prompts with a believably human response. Can they also mimic human behavior?

August 16, 20233 min read
The High Cost of Serving LLMs: How much does serving large language models at scale cost?
Google

The High Cost of Serving LLMs: How much does serving large language models at scale cost?

Amid the hype that surrounds large language models, a crucial caveat has receded into the background: The current cost of serving them at scale. As chatbots go mainstream, providers must contend with the expense of serving sharply rising numbers of users.

August 10, 20231 min read
The High Cost of Serving LLMs: How much does serving large language models at scale cost?
Google

The High Cost of Serving LLMs: How much does serving large language models at scale cost?

Amid the hype that surrounds large language models, a crucial caveat has receded into the background: The current cost of serving them at scale. As chatbots go mainstream, providers must contend with the expense of serving sharply rising numbers of users.

August 10, 20231 min read
Long-Range Weather Forecasts: This ML-based forecast simulator outperformed medium-range forecast systems.
Google

Long-Range Weather Forecasts: This ML-based forecast simulator outperformed medium-range forecast systems.

Machine learning models have predicted weather a few days ahead of time. A new approach substantially extends the time horizon. Remi Lam and colleagues at Google developed GraphCast, a weather-forecasting system based on graph neural networks (GNNs).

August 2, 20234 min read
Long-Range Weather Forecasts: This ML-based forecast simulator outperformed medium-range forecast systems.
Google

Long-Range Weather Forecasts: This ML-based forecast simulator outperformed medium-range forecast systems.

Machine learning models have predicted weather a few days ahead of time. A new approach substantially extends the time horizon. Remi Lam and colleagues at Google developed GraphCast, a weather-forecasting system based on graph neural networks (GNNs).

August 2, 20234 min read
AI Firms Agree to Voluntary Guidelines: U.S. companies agree to uphold a list of responsible AI commitments.
Google

AI Firms Agree to Voluntary Guidelines: U.S. companies agree to uphold a list of responsible AI commitments.

In the absence of nationwide laws that regulate AI, major U.S. tech companies pledged to abide by voluntary guidelines — most of which they may already be following.

July 26, 20232 min read
AI Firms Agree to Voluntary Guidelines: U.S. companies agree to uphold a list of responsible AI commitments.
Google

AI Firms Agree to Voluntary Guidelines: U.S. companies agree to uphold a list of responsible AI commitments.

In the absence of nationwide laws that regulate AI, major U.S. tech companies pledged to abide by voluntary guidelines — most of which they may already be following.

July 26, 20232 min read
Optimizer Without Hyperparameters: VeLO, the system that eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters
Google

Optimizer Without Hyperparameters: VeLO, the system that eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters

During training, a neural network usually updates its weights according to an optimizer that’s tuned using hand-picked hyperparameters. New work eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters.

July 19, 20233 min read
Optimizer Without Hyperparameters: VeLO, the system that eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters
Google

Optimizer Without Hyperparameters: VeLO, the system that eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters

During training, a neural network usually updates its weights according to an optimizer that’s tuned using hand-picked hyperparameters. New work eliminates the need for optimizer hyperparameters.

July 19, 20233 min read
Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.
Google

Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.

AI models that generate text, images, and other types of media are increasingly under attack by owners of copyrights to material included in their training data. Writers and artists filed a new spate of lawsuits alleging that AI companies violated their copyrights...

July 19, 20233 min read
Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.
Google

Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.

AI models that generate text, images, and other types of media are increasingly under attack by owners of copyrights to material included in their training data. Writers and artists filed a new spate of lawsuits alleging that AI companies violated their copyrights...

July 19, 20233 min read
Rising Calls for Regulation: Tech CEOs and governments aim for AI laws.
Google

Rising Calls for Regulation: Tech CEOs and governments aim for AI laws.

Amid growing worries about AI’s power, tech leaders and politicians alike are arguing for regulating the technology. Leaders of OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google spoke publicly in favor of regulation. Meanwhile, national governments proposed new guardrails for generative AI.

June 1, 20232 min read
Rising Calls for Regulation: Tech CEOs and governments aim for AI laws.
Google

Rising Calls for Regulation: Tech CEOs and governments aim for AI laws.

Amid growing worries about AI’s power, tech leaders and politicians alike are arguing for regulating the technology. Leaders of OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google spoke publicly in favor of regulation. Meanwhile, national governments proposed new guardrails for generative AI.

June 1, 20232 min read

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