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A team of researchers from Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, led by Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane, have made a groundbreaking discovery. For the first time, they have identified markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson’s disease in patients, on average, seven years before clinical presentation. This has been made possible through […]
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OpenAI has announced the availability of fine-tuning for its GPT-3.5 Turbo model, with fine-tuning for GPT-4 coming later this year. This update allows developers to customize models to better suit their specific use cases and run these custom models at scale. Early tests have shown that a fine-tuned version of GPT-3.5 Turbo can match or […]
Microsoft is introducing Python to Excel, allowing users to manipulate and analyze data from Python within the Excel environment. This feature will be available as part of Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query, without the need for additional software or add-ons. Through a partnership with Anaconda, Python libraries like pandas, statsmodels, and Matplotlib will be […]
Noiszy is a unique browser plugin that aims to disrupt the collection of personal data by creating meaningless web data, or “noise.” This clever tool operates within your browser, visiting and browsing the websites that you give permission to. When activated, Noiszy sends random and pointless data to these websites, effectively confusing algorithms and making […]
This web content provides simple (relatively) solutions for users to delve deeper into the content. Each folder should have its own readme.md file that explains the details. However, if that is not the case, the code itself contains extensive comments at the beginning and throughout. For those interested in compiling their own code, there are […]
The Kullback-Leibler divergence, also known as relative entropy, is a measure of how different one probability distribution is from another. It is not a metric, meaning it is not symmetric and does not satisfy the triangle inequality. The KL divergence is often used in information theory and has applications in various fields such as statistics, […]
OpenCopilot is an open-source AI Copilot platform that allows users to easily build and embed Copilots into their products. Many successful companies such as Github, Shopify, Brex, and Hubspot are utilizing Copilots to build LLM-based applications. However, building a Copilot that goes beyond a Twitter demo can be complex and time-consuming. Additionally, existing solutions like […]
Most Americans are forced to share their personal information with credit bureaus, which includes sensitive data like addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. This data supply chain has become a target for hackers who are selling access to violent criminals in online group chats. For just $15 in Bitcoin, criminals can obtain an individual’s […]
In her memoir Close to the Machine, Ellen Ullman delves into the programming process, from the initial beauty and structure of the code to the chaos that can arise. She highlights how programming becomes all-consuming, with the creation of the system becoming the ultimate goal. Ullman also explores the idea of life as a performance, […]
In a cleverly illustrated cartoon from 1919, cartoonist William Kerridge Haselden predicted the invention of the ‘pocket telephone’ along with its potential drawbacks. The cartoon hilariously depicted various scenarios where this futuristic device could become a personal annoyance and social nuisance, such as on a crowded train or during an important event like a concert […]