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  • Hacker News: Tao: Using test-time compute to train efficient LLMs without labeled data

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    Source URL: https://www.databricks.com/blog/tao-using-test-time-compute-train-efficient-llms-without-labeled-data Source: Hacker News Title: Tao: Using test-time compute to train efficient LLMs without labeled data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces a new model tuning method for large language models (LLMs) called Test-time Adaptive Optimization (TAO) that enhances model quality without requiring large amounts of labeled…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Function calling with Gemma

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/26/function-calling-with-gemma/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Function calling with Gemma Feedly Summary: Function calling with Gemma Google’s Gemma 3 model (the 27B variant is particularly capable, I’ve been trying it out via Ollama) supports function calling exclusively through prompt engineering. The official documentation describes two recommended prompts – both of them suggest that…

  • Hacker News: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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    Source URL: https://retr0.blog/blog/llama-rpc-rce Source: Hacker News Title: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed, technical exploration of exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability within the Llama.cpp framework, specifically focusing on a heap-overflow issue and its associated mitigations. It offers insights into the unique memory…

  • Slashdot: Software Engineer Runs Generative AI On 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/2253253/software-engineer-runs-generative-ai-on-20-year-old-powerbook-g4?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Software Engineer Runs Generative AI On 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A software engineer has successfully executed Meta’s Llama 2 generative AI model on a 20-year-old PowerBook G4, showcasing the potential of optimized code to utilize legacy hardware efficiently. This experiment highlights the…

  • Cloud Blog: Speed up checkpoint loading time at scale using Orbax on JAX

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/unlock-faster-workload-start-time-using-orbax-on-jax/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Speed up checkpoint loading time at scale using Orbax on JAX Feedly Summary: Imagine training a new AI / ML model like Gemma 3 or Llama 3.3 across hundreds of powerful accelerators like TPUs or GPUs to achieve a scientific breakthrough. You might have a team of powerful…

  • Hacker News: Instella: New Open 3B Language Models

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    Source URL: https://rocm.blogs.amd.com/artificial-intelligence/introducing-instella-3B/README.html Source: Hacker News Title: Instella: New Open 3B Language Models Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text introduces the Instella family of 3-billion-parameter language models developed by AMD, highlighting their capabilities, benchmarks, and the significance of their fully open-source nature. This release is notable for professionals in AI…

  • Hacker News: Understanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective

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    Source URL: https://github.com/sail-sg/understand-r1-zero Source: Hacker News Title: Understanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents a novel approach to LLM training called R1-Zero-like training, emphasizing a new reinforcement learning method termed Dr. GRPO that enhances reasoning capabilities. It highlights significant improvements in model performance through…

  • Hacker News: Meta pirated books to train its AI

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    Source URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/libgen-meta-openai/682093/ Source: Hacker News Title: Meta pirated books to train its AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ethical dilemmas faced by Meta employees while developing the Llama 3 AI model, particularly regarding the use of pirated material from Library Genesis (LibGen) for training purposes. It…

  • Hacker News: Google calls Gemma 3 the most powerful AI model you can run on one GPU

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    Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/627968/google-gemma-3-open-ai-model Source: Hacker News Title: Google calls Gemma 3 the most powerful AI model you can run on one GPU Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has unveiled Gemma 3, an updated AI model that enhances capabilities for developers creating applications across diverse platforms. This release emphasizes performance, particularly…

  • Cloud Blog: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: Two years of innovation and industry leadership

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/reflecting-on-two-years-of-alloydb/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: Two years of innovation and industry leadership Feedly Summary: Two years ago, on a mission to redefine enterprise-grade databases we released AlloyDB for PostgreSQL in production. We saw the immense popularity and flexibility of PostgreSQL — a database developers love for being open-source — and…