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Non-proliferation of AI, similar to nuclear weapons or human cloning, has been suggested as a way to make AI safer by limiting development to certain licensed companies and organizations. However, this approach would be difficult to enforce, and open-source AI models are already becoming more affordable and accessible. Non-proliferation could also concentrate power in a […]
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In this article, the authors discuss the development of a procedure for Int8 matrix multiplication for feed-forward and attention projection layers in transformers. This enables large language models to be used with significantly less GPU memory, while retaining full precision performance. The authors offer a two-part quantization procedure, LLM.int8(), using vector-wise quantization with separate normalization […]
Nature, a scientific journal, has announced that it will not be publishing any visual content created with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI). While Nature acknowledges the potential of AI, it believes that the use of such tools is not transparent and poses issues relating to consent, privacy, and intellectual-property protection. The journal will […]
Facebook Research introduces MusicGen, a single Language Model for conditional music generation. Unlike previous systems that require cascading several models, MusicGen operates over several streams of compressed discrete music representation and uses a single-stage transformer LM with efficient token interleaving patterns. It can generate high-quality music samples while being conditioned on textual description or melodic […]
The ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) serves as a central repository for exchanging the information necessary to authenticate electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents (eMRTDs) such as ePassports, electronic ID cards, and Visible Digital Seals. The primary identity document used in international travel, ePassports, is secured with an integrated closed circuit chip, offering security and facilitation […]
A recent review of NASA archives has shown that quarantine protocols launched during the Apollo 11 mission to secure Earth from any lunar-based microbial contamination were entirely inadequate. While NASA believed that its quarantine facilities in Houston would keep the samples and equipment brought back from the moon safe. A study in the science history […]
The author of this content is intentional about what they own and why, keeping only 192 items in their possession. They value certain possessions, such as a good pair of shoes, which provide comfort and reliability. When faced with the decision to throw away a pair of old, broken shoes, the author reached out to […]
Kera Desktop is an exciting new way to utilize your favorite operating system. With drawers carefully organized on the left and right, it’s easy to quickly access your favorite apps, files, and web pages. The illuminated edges save significant time, and non-disruptive notifications keep you informed without interfering with your work. Grid-styled menus and colored […]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, US university campuses saw a surge in information-retrieval studies that led to the development of digitised academic databases and catalogues that could be accessed online. Syracuse University was part of this wave with its Syracuse University Psychological Abstracts Retrieval Service (SUPARS) system, which allowed users to search a […]
Invidious, a project that provides an alternative to YouTube through open-source software, received an email from Google/YouTube requesting it be stopped. The email, however, is invalid as Invidious doesn’t use any part of the YouTube API and doesn’t do anything illegal. The author explains that Invidious isn’t their project, they don’t own the “Invidious” trademark, […]