The Super Weight in Large Language Models

Recent works have shown a surprising result: a small fraction of Large Language Model (LLM) parameter outliers are disproportionately important to the quality of the model. LLMs contain billions of parameters, so these small fractions, such as 0.01%, translate to hundreds of thousands of parameters. In this work, we present an even more surprising finding: …

Driving Content Delivery Efficiency Through Classifying Cache Misses

By Vipul Marlecha, Lara Deek, Thiara Ortiz The mission of Open Connect, our dedicated content delivery network (CDN), is to deliver the best quality of experience (QoE) to our members. By localizing our Open Connect Appliances (OCAs), we bring Netflix content closer to the end user. This is achieved through close partnerships with internet service providers …

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Optimize RAG in production environments using Amazon SageMaker JumpStart and Amazon OpenSearch Service

Generative AI has revolutionized customer interactions across industries by offering personalized, intuitive experiences powered by unprecedented access to information. This transformation is further enhanced by Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), a technique that allows large language models (LLMs) to reference external knowledge sources beyond their training data. RAG has gained popularity for its ability to improve …

A guide to converting ADK agents with MCP to the A2A framework

The evolution of AI agents has led to powerful, specialized models capable of complex tasks. The Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) – a toolkit designed to simplify the construction and management of language model-based applications – makes it easy for developers to build agents, usually equipped with tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for …

Centaur: AI that thinks like us—and could help explain how we think

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have developed an artificial intelligence model that can simulate human behavior with remarkable accuracy. The language model, called Centaur, was trained on more than ten million decisions from psychological experiments—and makes decisions in ways that closely resemble those of real people. This opens new avenues for understanding human cognition and improving …