Agents Ascendant: LLMs evolve with agentic workflows, enabling autonomous reasoning and collaboration
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Agents Ascendant: LLMs evolve with agentic workflows, enabling autonomous reasoning and collaboration

The AI community laid the foundation for systems that can act by prompting large language models iteratively, leading to much higher performance across a range of applications.

December 25, 20242 min read
When LLMs Propose Research Ideas: Stanford study finds AI matches human experts at writing research proposals
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When LLMs Propose Research Ideas: Stanford study finds AI matches human experts at writing research proposals

How do agents based on large language models compare to human experts when it comes to proposing machine learning research? Pretty well, according to one study.

December 18, 20243 min read
When LLMs Propose Research Ideas: Stanford study finds AI matches human experts at writing research proposals
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When LLMs Propose Research Ideas: Stanford study finds AI matches human experts at writing research proposals

How do agents based on large language models compare to human experts when it comes to proposing machine learning research? Pretty well, according to one study.

December 18, 20243 min read
Game Worlds on Tap: Genie 2 brings interactive 3D worlds to life
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Game Worlds on Tap: Genie 2 brings interactive 3D worlds to life

A new model improves on recent progress in generating interactive virtual worlds from still images.

December 11, 20242 min read
Game Worlds on Tap: Genie 2 brings interactive 3D worlds to life
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Game Worlds on Tap: Genie 2 brings interactive 3D worlds to life

A new model improves on recent progress in generating interactive virtual worlds from still images.

December 11, 20242 min read
Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem
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Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem

Rapid progress in generative AI comes with a hidden environmental cost: mountains of obsolete hardware.

December 4, 20242 min read
Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem
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Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem

Rapid progress in generative AI comes with a hidden environmental cost: mountains of obsolete hardware.

December 4, 20242 min read
Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money
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Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money

One of the world’s biggest payment processors is enabling large language models to spend real money.

December 4, 20241 min read
Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money
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Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money

One of the world’s biggest payment processors is enabling large language models to spend real money.

December 4, 20241 min read
Household Help: π0, a machine learning system for household robotics
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Household Help: π0, a machine learning system for household robotics

A new generation of robots can handle some household chores with unusual skill.

November 27, 20244 min read
Household Help: π0, a machine learning system for household robotics
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Household Help: π0, a machine learning system for household robotics

A new generation of robots can handle some household chores with unusual skill.

November 27, 20244 min read
Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders
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Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders

The largest manufacturer of AI chips told its Chinese customers it would stop fabricating their most advanced designs, further limiting China’s access to AI hardware.

November 20, 20242 min read
Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders
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Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders

The largest manufacturer of AI chips told its Chinese customers it would stop fabricating their most advanced designs, further limiting China’s access to AI hardware.

November 20, 20242 min read
Voter’s Helper: Perplexity’s AI-powered U.S. election hub assists voters with verified, real-time news and insights
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Voter’s Helper: Perplexity’s AI-powered U.S. election hub assists voters with verified, real-time news and insights

Some voters navigated last week’s United States elections with help from a large language model that generated output based on verified, nonpartisan information.

November 13, 20242 min read
Voter’s Helper: Perplexity’s AI-powered U.S. election hub assists voters with verified, real-time news and insights
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Voter’s Helper: Perplexity’s AI-powered U.S. election hub assists voters with verified, real-time news and insights

Some voters navigated last week’s United States elections with help from a large language model that generated output based on verified, nonpartisan information.

November 13, 20242 min read

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