Nice! The attention mechanism chapter might be the scariest one, but I think it gets more fun and rewarding after this one! (But lots of people told me that they esp. like the attention chapter…we will see )
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Claude GUI Agentic Capabilities Study Reveals Benchmark Limitations
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On this topic, an interesting study about Claude's agentic capabilities with GUI: https://
arxiv.org/abs/2411.10323 → Current benchmarks are too static and academic
→ Claude is bad at self-correcting mistakes
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Academic Paper on Language Model Optimization Omits Key Citation
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Interestingly, they don't cite RLOO anywhere https://
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Privacy Research Centered on Love and Intimacy at CCC
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Anyone spending the brief liminal window between Christmas and Georgian new year in Hamburg, with the hackers, at CCC? I am! And I'll be presenting new research and a new talk . What happens when we put love and intimacy at the center of our understanding of privacy, and
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IndiaAI Launches Public Naming Contest for Datasets Platform
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Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) through IndiaAI Mission invites YOU to name the IndiaAI Datasets Platform (IDP). This platform will streamline access to vital datasets & Models for AI research & development, boosting innovation in India. Click here: https://
mygov.in/task/suggests-
name-indiaai-datasets-platform-contest/
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LLaVA-o1: Visual Language Model with Advanced Reasoning Capabilities
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Introducing LLaVA-o1: The first visual language model capable of spontaneous, systematic reasoning, similar to GPT-o1!
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India AI Cyber Guard Hackathon Webinar November 2024
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Join the #IndiaAICyberGuardAIHackathon! Upcoming Webinar to Help You Succeed! Advanced AI Insights for Cybersecurity – IndiaAI Cyberguard AI Hackathon Date: November 18, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM IST Link: [ https://
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AI Partnership Drives Talent Growth in India
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This partnership will not only contribute to the growth of AI talent in India but will also allow industry partners to engage with promising young minds and stay at the forefront of AI innovation. Apply now:
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ChatGPT outperforms doctors in diagnosis accuracy study
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Interesting small-scale study on accuracy of diagnosing illness: – Human doctors: 74%
– Human doctors using ChatGPT: 76%
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Qwen Models: Underestimated Performance and NeurIPS Challenge Success
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Qwen models are great. They are notoriously underestimated but have consistently performed well. I recall that most, if not all, of the winning solutions in the LLM Efficiency Challenge at NeurIPS last year were based on a Qwen model. I should make a tutorial some time