Month: October 2024

Why is ChatGPT so bad at math?

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You might’ve noticed that ChatGPT — and AI in general — isn’t good at math. There’s a reason, and it has to do with how modern AI is built. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The lawmaker behind California’s vetoed AI bill, SB 1047, has harsh words for Silicon Valley

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The lawmaker behind California’s recently vetoed AI bill, SB 1047, is going down swinging. For months, Silicon Valley debated whether SB 1047 would have a chilling effect on California’s AI boom or would protect against catastrophic harms from advanced AI systems. The answer never became clear, since California governor Gavin Newsom decided it was the … Read more

Tesla’s sales are finally picking up

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Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images After two straight quarters of declines, Tesla’s vehicle sales are finally on the upswing. Tesla reported producing 469,796 vehicles over the three-month period that ended in September, a 9.1 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2023. The company also reported delivering 462,890 vehicles to customers during … Read more

Apparate: Early-Exit Models for ML Latency and Throughput Optimization – Challenges

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:::info Authors: (1) Yinwei Dai, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (2) Rui Pan, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (3) Anand Iyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; (4) Ravi Netravali, Georgia Institute of Technology. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation and 2.1 Model Serving Platforms 2.2 Early-Exit Models 2.3 Challenges 3 Design 3.1 … Read more

Ring is finally adding 24/7 recording to its security cameras

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Ring is bringing the much-requested feature to its smart security platform starting on November 5th. | Image: Ring Smart home security company Ring announced today that it’s bringing 24/7 continuous video recording (CVR) to its smart security cameras. This will allow a camera to record continuously rather than just when it detects motion, which is … Read more

Venmo is getting payment scheduling

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Users can also schedule one-time or recurring payment requests to each other. | Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge Venmo is making it easier to send repeat payments to friends and family or schedule specific payments and payment requests ahead of time. The new P2P feature allows Venmo users to schedule these as one-offs … Read more

Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation

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Toyota is doubling down on Joby Aviation with a $500 million investment into the California-based company that’s developing electric air taxis. Toyota’s total investment in Joby, which includes a $394 million capital injection back in 2020, is now $894 million. The funds will be used to help Joby complete the lengthy Type 2 certification process … Read more