Tag: innovation

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: December in LLMs has been a lot

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/20/december-in-llms-has-been-a-lot/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: December in LLMs has been a lot Feedly Summary: I had big plans for December: for one thing, I was hoping to get to an actual RC of Datasette 1.0, in preparation for a full release in January. Instead, I’ve found myself distracted by a constant barrage…

  • Hacker News: The era of open voice assistants has arrived

    Source URL: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/ Source: Hacker News Title: The era of open voice assistants has arrived Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights the introduction of an open-source voice assistant, Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, prioritizing privacy and customization for users. It emphasizes its capabilities, design features, and the community-driven nature…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Artificial Intelligence in 2030

    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/dealbook/artificial-intelligence-in-2030.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Artificial Intelligence in 2030 Feedly Summary: At the DealBook Summit, ten experts in artificial intelligence discussed the greatest opportunities and risks posed by the technology. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a discussion at the DealBook Summit involving experts in artificial…

  • The Register: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/house_ai_policy_requests/ Source: The Register Title: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests Feedly Summary: Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter After 10 months of work, the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the US house of Congress has unveiled its report,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Is AI progress slowing down?

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/19/is-ai-progress-slowing-down/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Is AI progress slowing down? Feedly Summary: Is AI progress slowing down? This piece by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor is the single most insightful essay about AI and LLMs I’ve seen in a long time. It’s long and worth reading every inch of it – it…

  • Cloud Blog: What’s new for Google Cloud databases — December 2024

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/whats-new-for-databases-december-2024/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: What’s new for Google Cloud databases — December 2024 Feedly Summary: As the year winds down and we gather around the (digital) fireplace, the excitement around Google Cloud databases is ramping up! It’s been a busy season of innovation and customer success, and we’ve got a sack full…

  • Cloud Blog: Find sensitive data faster (but safely) with Google Distributed Cloud’s gen AI search solution

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/hybrid-cloud/on-prem-generative-ai-search-with-google-distributed-cloud-rag/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Find sensitive data faster (but safely) with Google Distributed Cloud’s gen AI search solution Feedly Summary: Today, generative AI is giving organizations new ways to process and analyze data, discover hidden insights, increase productivity and build new applications. However, data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and low-latency requirements can be…

  • Cloud Blog: How Google Cloud can help customers achieve compliance with NIS2

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-google-cloud-can-help-customers-achieve-compliance-with-nis2/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Google Cloud can help customers achieve compliance with NIS2 Feedly Summary: With the European Commission’s adoption of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2.0, or NIS2, Europe is taking an essential step forward in its strategy to protect consumers, businesses, and government organizations from escalating threats in…

  • Hacker News: A Replacement for Bert

    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/blog/modernbert Source: Hacker News Title: A Replacement for Bert Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses the introduction of ModernBERT, an advanced encoder-only model that surpasses older models like BERT in both performance and efficiency. Boasting an increased context length of 8192 tokens, faster processing…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Is the Tech Industry Nearing an A.I. Slowdown?

    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/technology/artificial-intelligence-data-openai-google.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Is the Tech Industry Nearing an A.I. Slowdown? Feedly Summary: Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress? AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses…