The Creators of ‘Industry’ Know Banking Is a Rigged Game
The HBO drama about the Machiavellian world of high finance is an undeniable hit—and cocreators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay say “coke and boats” is just the beginning.
Transparency is often lacking in datasets used to train large language models, study finds
In order to train more powerful large language models, researchers use vast dataset collections that blend diverse data from thousands of web sources. But as these datasets are combined and recombined into multiple collections, important information about their origins and restrictions on how they can be used are often lost or confounded in the shuffle.
Meta leads open-source AI boom, Llama downloads surge 10x year-over-year
Several enterprises are tapping Meta’s Llama family of models, including AT&T, DoorDash, Goldman Sachs, Niantic, Zoom and KPMG.Read More
John McFall, the Astronaut Flag Bearer at the Paris Paralympics, Is Ready to Fly
A few hours before the opening ceremony, we spoke with the former sprinter, who today is the European Space Agency’s first para-astronaut.
Researchers find covert racism against people who speak African American English in LLMs
A small team of AI researchers with members from the Allen Institute for AI, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago, all in the U.S., has found that popular LLMs exhibit covert racism against people who speak African American English (AAE).
Bland AI scores $16M to automate enterprise phone calls with agents
Bland AI has emphasized its platform is intended for controlled enterprise environments rather than personal interactions.Read More
Martin Shkreli Made Copies of His $2 Million Wu-Tang Album—and Hid Them in ‘Safes All Around the World’
The one-of-a-kind album is apparently now anything but.
Universal accelerator finds faster answers to complex problems
A good machine-learning algorithm is a powerful research accelerator. Pair it with a computer simulation and it can sniff out mathematical shortcuts through the program, propelling scientists to faster insights about the effects of drugs on cells or the potential of rocket engines to send humankind to Mars and beyond.
Barbie Phone by HMD: An All-Pink Glittery Dumb Phone That Flips
You get a pink battery, pink charging cable, and a litany of shiny add-ons—stick-on gems, charms, and a beaded lanyard—to trick out HMD’s new Barbie-themed handset.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation
French authorities detained Durov to question him as part of a probe into a wide range of alleged violations—including money laundering and CSAM—but it remains unclear if he will face charges.