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Apple is quietly working on ‘Apple GPT’ to rival OpenAI

It is believed that Apple is creating its large language model in competition with OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4, Google’s Bert and LaMDA, Meta’s LLaMa-1 and LLaMa-2, among others.

Whenever Apple launches a new product, its competitors, developers, and starry-eyed consumers take it very seriously. And with the veritable craze over artificial intelligence (AI) tools, it was only a matter of time before the iPhone creator came up with something explosive.

It is believed that Apple is creating its large language model (LLM) in competition with OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4, Google’s Bert and LaMDA, Meta’s LLaMa-1 and LLaMa-2, among others. It is also being learned that Apple has created a chatbot service… More.

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China built 600,000 5G base stations in three months when it took US two years to build 100,000

The technology is not aimed at streaming high-quality videos but is helping businesses become more competitive.

China built a whopping 600,000 5G base stations in the last three months as it raced to achieve its target of three million before the end of the year, the South China Morning Post.

5G is the terminology used to denote the fifth generation of mobile network technology that can support high-speed broadband internet with low latency. Unlike its predecessors, 5G mobile networks have massive network capacities and can deliver a uniform user experience.

‘World’s largest sundial’ could generate nearly 400,000 kWh of electricity every year

The project, called the Arch of Time, will stand 100 feet tall and generate enough solar power every year to offset 40 Texans’ home energy use.

Berlin architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an innovative new project for the city of Houston, Texas, that will generate nearly 400,000 kWh of electricity every year while acting as a public sundial.

The project, named the Arco del Tiempo (Arch of Time), will be a 100-foot-tall triumphal archway that will serve as the gateway to the city’s East End, part of the Second Ward district for the city. It will have a roof covered in photovoltaic modules to produce electricity as well.

New dual-resolution technique opens door for faster drone exploration

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new technique that could lead to faster and more efficient drone exploration.

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University has successfully developed a new dual-mapping technique that could help robots explore areas faster and more efficiently. By producing both a site’s high-and low-resolution map, this new technique enables robots to explore areas using only a fraction of the computing power typically needed for a similar task.

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Meta announces ‘new and improved’ LLaMa 2 in partnership with Microsoft

Microsoft also has a collaboration with OpenAI, which mostly develops closed-source LLMs.

Meta has partnered with Microsoft to launch an open-source large language model like ChatGPT. Called LLaMa 2, it was trained on 40% more data in comparison to LLaMa 1, which Meta had launched in February.

What sets it apart from its competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard is that it’s open source.

By collaborating with Meta, which has always been a proponent of open-source models, Microsoft has its… More.

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In a press release, Meta claims that LLaMa 2 has double the context length vs. LLaMa 1 and “outperforms” other LLMs like Falcon and MPT regarding reasoning, coding, proficiency, and knowledge tests.

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Elon Musk commits $1 billion toward building Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer

It should be ready by the end of 2024 but can we take Musk’s word at face value when it comes to deadlines?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has committed to spending a billion dollars to build the Dojo supercomputer over the next year, Bloomberg.

The FSD on Tesla is offered as a feature in “beta mode”, meaning it is far from being the advanced driver-assist system that Musk has declared it to be. Tesla has occasionally provided updates on the software, but many have pointed out the flaws in the design and how it cannot be trusted.

Stanford researchers claim ChatGPT’s performance and accuracy has decreased over time

Researchers compared performance of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.

It seems that the honeymoon phase for large language models (LLMs), introduced in the rush to make inroads in the generative AI space, is over. According to a study by researchers at Stanford and UC Berkeley, the performance of OpenAI’s LLMs has decreased significantly over time.

The researchers wanted to determine if these LLMs were improving, as they can be updated based on data, user feedback, and design changes.

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According to a study by researchers at Stanford and UC Berkeley, the performance of OpenAI’s LLMs has decreased significantly over time.

A strong commercial space industry secures America’s future

The United States remains the only nation to have landed humans on the Moon and returned them safely to Earth. It is among the greatest achievements in human history, and it has significantly contributed to America’s leadership on the world stage. As a young man I had the opportunity of working on the Apollo program as an inspector with McDonnell Douglas. It was an exciting experience, and I am both grateful and humbled to have been a part of it.

The success of the Apollo Missions led to other significant accomplishments like building reusable Space Shuttles to test the limits of human space flight, prolonged robotic exploration of Mars, deploying a space-based telescope that can see far beyond our solar system, and conducting scientific research on the International Space Station. In more recent years we’ve seen an explosion in commercial space activity which has culminated in private companies conducting successful human space launches. This too is a significant milestone.

Our investment in space is critical to our national security, scientific discovery, technological advancement, and economic competitiveness. So much of our modern-day life is dependent on space making a bank transaction, for example, or even a phone call, these days requires using some type of space-faring technology. And while NASA’s leadership of our space efforts will continue to be indispensable, the U.S. commercial space industry’s role in space exploration will grow larger and more critical. American companies must continue to lead the way.