Advanced Computing in the Age of AI | Saturday, April 27, 2024
While AI tools are incredibly useful in a variety of industries, they truly shine when applied to solving problems in scientific and medical discovery. Researching both the world around us and the bodies we inhabit has consistently resulted in better lives for everyone, and AI tools offer a great leap forward for these efforts. Much ... Full article
There are huge volumes of data being generated in the field of science. However, the full potential of the data can only be realized if scientists can analyze ever-increasing amounts of data. The recent advances in the field of AI offer an opportunity to tackle this challenge.  Forschungszentrum Jülich, together with its partner institutions within ... Full article
At first glance, glass and crystal may look similar, however, when viewed under a microscope, their structures are significantly different. While crystals have perfectly ordered and repeating patterns of atoms, glass has a fluid-like disordered structure.  In the world of Physics, the glass phase is considered as a special form of matter. On short timescales, ... Full article
Amazon Web Services (AWS) added to its AI holdings today with new Amazon Bedrock offerings that are positioned to assist companies with developing generative AI applications and experiences. With large organizations like the New York Stock Exchange and Ryanair relying heavily on Amazon Bedrock services, it's clear that this platform holds a lot of value. ... Full article
Earth Day was originally conceived as a day of reflection. Our planet’s life-sustaining properties are unlike any other celestial body that we’ve observed, and this day of contemplation is meant to provide all of us with a reminder that it is our solemn duty to protect all that Earth has provided for us. While there ... Full article
As we find ourselves on the brink of a technological revolution, the need for efficient and sustainable computing solutions has never been more critical. A computer system that can mimic the way humans process and store data could be of immense value. It has the potential to enhance the capabilities of AI models in terms ... Full article
The race is on to create the best AI tool. While the likes of Google and ChatGPT are already deeply invested in the field, other companies have lagged behind. As of this Thursday, Meta is no longer one of those companies. Meta – which is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – is ... Full article
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents some of the most challenging demands in information technology, especially concerning computing power and data movement. As a result of these challenges, high-performance computing (HPC) has become a crucial enabler in the AI ecosystem, offering key technologies for meeting performance requirements and providing an active user community that pushes AI to its ... Full article
As AI tools find their way into just about every aspect of modern life, the question remains as to how society can ensure this technology is developed and used responsibly. The efficiency of AI offers many advantages, but it could also introduce new problems. Issues specifically dealing with privacy, data governance, transparency, explainability, fairness, security, ... Full article
The first round of data from a global study by Market Research Institute International (MRII) reveals that market researchers are feeling positive about GenAI’s potential to enhance job performance through better efficiency, insights generation, and accuracy.  The MRII study is based on a survey of 369 market research professionals from around the globe. The survey ... Full article
Google’s latest developments in AI have left the community wanting more. The rollout to Gemini came with image generation issues that CEO Sundar Pichai called “completely unacceptable”. However, the search giant is making strides towards improving its grasp on the exploding AI market. The twin announcements out of the BioIT World Conference & Expo are ... Full article
Adobe Inc. has unveiled new GenAI features for Premiere Pro, its flagship video editing platform. The GenAI tools are powered by Adobe's Firefly AI model, a product of Adobe Creative Cloud, that enables users to generate vector graphics, create images, add styles and textures to text, and do a lot more with just simple text ... Full article
As the AI revolution marches on, it is vital to continually reassess how this technology is reshaping our world. To that end, researchers at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) put out a yearly report to track, distill, and visualize data specific to the world of AI. With today’s release of HAI’s seventh annual AI ... Full article
Scientists have an image problem. Each year, over a million scientific articles are published, most of which contain complex figures with multiple embedded images, graphs, and illustrations woven throughout the text. Sadly, effectively searching and extracting these images for use by deep learning models has proven challenging. To solve this issue, scientists at the U.S. ... Full article
The AI landscape is rapidly evolving and countries are adapting to this change. Those countries that are actively investing in AI are in a better position to leverage the power of this transformation technology to foster an environment of economic growth and innovation while curbing the risks of AI.  The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, ... Full article
Fine-tuning plays a vital role in the construction of valuable AI tools. This process of refining pre-trained models with more targeted datasets can allow users to vastly increase a model’s understanding of content, allowing the user to augment existing knowledge for a specific task. Although this process can take time, it is often three times ... Full article
The rapid proliferation of GenAI is continuing to transform how we interact with AI/ML. GenAI is now taking different forms of multimodality, where it has the capability to process and interpret multiple sensory inputs simultaneously. These multimodal applications need specialized AI chips that are optimized to process diverse data types and handle the complexity of ... Full article
Europe’s push into AI is intensifying, with Paris-based startup Mistral AI landing a major coup. Just months after raising a staggering $484 million at a $2 billion valuation, the generative AI company has announced that its latest large language model, Mistral Large, is now available on Amazon Web Services' Bedrock platform. Mistral's rapid ascent has ... Full article
Hope springs eternal on Opening Day. Every team starts with a perfect record and dreams of winning the World Series in six months. For the Texas Rangers, defending their championship will require the proper mix of hard work, determination, and luck. Oh, and data–lots and lots of data. The Texas Rangers worked hard, both on ... Full article
The surge in demand for GenAI has created a pressing need for AI-powered data centers that have the capabilities to handle complex AI models and process large data volumes. Data centers must be able to scale seamlessly to accommodate increasing workloads.  According to a report by The Information, Microsoft and OpenAI are discussing a project ... Full article
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