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  • Hacker News: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings

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    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/blog/static-embeddings Source: Hacker News Title: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This blog post discusses a new method to train static embedding models significantly faster than existing state-of-the-art models. These models are suited for various applications, including on-device and in-browser execution, and edge…

  • Slashdot: PowerSchool Data Breach Victims Say Hackers Stole ‘All’ Historical Student and Teacher Data

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/15/1456240/powerschool-data-breach-victims-say-hackers-stole-all-historical-student-and-teacher-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: PowerSchool Data Breach Victims Say Hackers Stole ‘All’ Historical Student and Teacher Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent cyberattack on PowerSchool, an edtech provider used by U.S. school districts, has compromised a significant amount of personal data for students and teachers. This incident highlights…

  • The Register: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/babel_fish_translations/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages Feedly Summary: Babel Fish like ML model emerges after training on 4.5 million hours of multilingual spoken audio Meta has developed a machine learning model its researchers claim offers near-instant speech-to-speech translation between around 36 languages.… AI Summary and…

  • The Register: AI frenzy continues as Macquarie commits up to $5B for Applied Digital datacenters

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/ai_macquarie_applied_digital/ Source: The Register Title: AI frenzy continues as Macquarie commits up to $5B for Applied Digital datacenters Feedly Summary: Bubble? What bubble? Fears of an AI bubble have yet to scare off venture capitalists and private equity firms from pumping billions of dollars into the GPU-packed datacenters at the heart of the…

  • The Register: Foundation model for tabular data slashes training from hours to seconds

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/foundation_model_tabular_data/ Source: The Register Title: Foundation model for tabular data slashes training from hours to seconds Feedly Summary: Good ol’ spreadsheet data could benefit from ‘revolutionary’ approach to ML inferences Move over ChatGPT and DALL-E: Spreadsheet data is getting its own foundation machine learning model, allowing users to immediately make inferences about new…

  • Hacker News: Transformer^2: Self-Adaptive LLMs

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    Source URL: https://sakana.ai/transformer-squared/ Source: Hacker News Title: Transformer^2: Self-Adaptive LLMs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the innovative Transformer² machine learning system, which introduces self-adaptive capabilities to LLMs, allowing them to adjust dynamically to various tasks. This advancement promises significant improvements in AI efficiency and adaptability, paving the way…

  • Hacker News: Don’t use cosine similarity carelessly

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    Source URL: https://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/01/dont-use-cosine-similarity/ Source: Hacker News Title: Don’t use cosine similarity carelessly Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the complexities and limitations of using cosine similarity in AI, particularly in the context of vector embeddings derived from language models. It critiques the blind application of cosine similarity to assess…

  • Hacker News: Show HN: Value likelihoods for OpenAI structured output

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    Source URL: https://arena-ai.github.io/structured-logprobs/ Source: Hacker News Title: Show HN: Value likelihoods for OpenAI structured output Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the open-source Python library “structured-logprobs,” which enhances the understanding and reliability of outputs from OpenAI’s Language Learning Models (LLM) by providing detailed log probability information. This offers valuable…

  • Cloud Blog: Unlock multimodal search at scale: Combine text & image power with Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/combine-text-image-power-with-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Unlock multimodal search at scale: Combine text & image power with Vertex AI Feedly Summary: The way users search is evolving. When searching for a product, users might type in natural-sounding language or search with images. In return, they want tailored results that are specific to their query.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Simon Willison And SWYX Tell Us Where AI Is In 2025

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/14/where-ai-is-in-2025/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Simon Willison And SWYX Tell Us Where AI Is In 2025 Feedly Summary: Simon Willison And SWYX Tell Us Where AI Is In 2025 I recorded this podcast episode with Brian McCullough and swyx riffing off my Things we learned about LLMs in 2024 review. We also…