Turns out, the secret to unlocking the full potential of large language models (LLMs) isn’t some groundbreaking algorithm or a billion-dollar supercomputer. It’s sampling. Yes, sampling. The same thing you do when you’re indecisively staring at a menu. 🤷♂️ A new paper from UC Berkeley and Google reveals that generating multiple responses to a prompt and letting the LLM pick the best one—through...
LexisNexis, the legal research giant, has decided that bigger isn’t always better. Their new AI assistant, Protégé, is proof that sometimes, less is more—especially when it comes to billable hours. 🕴️ Small Models, Big Ambitions Protégé isn’t your run-of-the-mill ChatGPT wannabe. Instead of throwing a bloated LLM at every legal problem, LexisNexis opted for a leaner, meaner approach. They’re...
Anthropic just gave Claude a much-needed upgrade: real-time web search. About damn time. While OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been surfing the web like a digital nomad, Claude’s been stuck in 2021, relying on outdated training data like it’s still rocking a flip phone. But now, paid users in the U.S. can finally ask Claude about today’s news instead of last year’s memes. The AI Arms Race Just Got Spicier 🔥...
Nvidia’s latest AI model, Cosmos-Transfer1, is here to make robot training so realistic it’s almost unsettling. Forget clunky simulations that look like they were rendered on a potato—this thing generates photorealistic environments that could fool your dog. And yes, it’s open-source, because apparently, Nvidia wants everyone to have a crack at building Terminators in their garage. What’s the Big...
The Vatican, a place where history and holiness collide, has now teamed up with Microsoft and Minecraft Education to bring St. Peter’s Basilica into the digital age. Because nothing says “sacred preservation” like blocky AI tools and pixelated Bernini sculptures. AI for Cultural Heritage? Sure, Why Not In Peter Is Here: AI for Cultural Heritage, students get to play digital caretakers of one of...
Operative Games just dropped their AI-driven storytelling platform, and if you’re thinking, “Oh great, another AI gimmick,” you’re not alone. But let’s give credit where it’s due—this one’s got some serious pedigree. Founded by Jon Snoddy (ex-Disney R&D) and Jon Kraft (Pandora’s founding CEO), it’s clear they’re not messing around. The StoryEngine: AI That Actually Adapts? Their proprietary...
WilsonAI just snagged $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to build what they’re calling an “AI paralegal.” Sounds fancy, right? But let’s cut through the buzzwords and see if this is the next big thing or just another overhyped chatbot in a suit. The Pitch: AI That Doesn’t Just Sit There WilsonAI’s co-founder, Alex Wang, claims their AI isn’t just another glorified search engine. Instead, it’s...
Let’s face it: healthcare tech is a graveyard of overpromised AI solutions. Enter Nimblemind.ai, the latest contender to throw $2.5 million at the problem of clinical data chaos. The pitch? Structuring and leveraging healthcare data for AI applications. Sounds groundbreaking, right? Or just another shiny object for investors to chase? The Promise: AI-Ready Data or Just Another Buzzword...
Ah, the tech world’s latest love story: Palantir and Databricks are tying the knot in a strategic partnership. Because, you know, what the world needs right now is another AI-powered enterprise solution promising to “revolutionize” everything while quietly vacuuming up your data. What’s the Deal? Palantir, the shadowy overlord of enterprise AI, and Databricks, the data-wrangling darling of the ML...
Financial crime detection has always been a bit of a dumpster fire. Banks spend billions chasing false positives, and the only thing more suspicious than the transactions are the systems designed to catch them. Enter Oracle, armed with AI and a promise to clean up this mess. Let’s see if they’re the hero we need or just another vendor selling snake oil. The Problem: False Positives and Billion...