Month: December 2024
Happy New Year 2025
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Shallow Feedback Hollows You Out
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AI took giant strides in 2024, as AGI comes into view
Amid a year of high points, challenges remain. How will AI developers deal with a looming data shortage, for instance?
Research Suggests AI Models Can Deliver More Accurate Diagnoses Without Discrimination
Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work Methods 3.1 Positive-sum fairness 3.2 Application Experiments 4.1 Initial results 4.2 Positive-sum fairness Conclusion and References 5 Conclusion In this paper, we presented the notion of positive-sum fairness and argued that larger disparities are not necessarily harmful, as long as it does not come at the expense … Read more
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump critics claim they’re being censored on X
Conservative activists claim X is censoring them for being critical of its owner, Elon Musk. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Building Game Prototypes with LÖVE
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How AI Models Can Detect Lung Conditions Fairly
Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work Methods 3.1 Positive-sum fairness 3.2 Application Experiments 4.1 Initial results 4.2 Positive-sum fairness Conclusion and References 4.2 Positive-sum fairness Any classifier which has the exact same overall performance and exact same performance per protected subgroup (race) as the baseline, would be at coordinate (0,0). Any classifier that … Read more
Will Smith eating spaghetti and other weird AI benchmarks that took off in 2024
When a company releases a new AI video generator, it’s not long before someone uses it to make a video of actor Will Smith eating spaghetti. It’s become something of a meme as well as a benchmark: Seeing whether a new video generator can realistically render Smith slurping down a bowl of noodles. Smith himself … Read more
New Findings Show How Positive-Sum Fairness Changes the Performance of Medical AI Models
Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related work Methods 3.1 Positive-sum fairness 3.2 Application Experiments 4.1 Initial results 4.2 Positive-sum fairness Conclusion and References 4.1 Initial results According to traditional group fairness, in assessing the results of the four models shown in figure 3a one could conclude that: M2 improves the overall performance Our results … Read more
Vitalik Buterin donates $170K to Tornado Cash developers’ legal fund
Many in the crypto industry have criticized US authorities for sanctioning Tornado Cash smart contract addresses and charging developers with money laundering.
Crypto Crystal Ball 2025: Will VCs Go Crypto Crazy Again?
Venture capitalists are already swarming crypto again, in a potential replay of 2021. Some in the industry say that’s a bad thing.
Just Words (YC W24) Is Hiring
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A look back on my favorite episodes of TechCrunch’s Found podcast
TechCrunch’s Found podcast, which has brought listeners the stories behind the startups since April 2022, released its final episode today. I’ve been one of the hosts of Found since November 2022 and in that time have spoken to more than 75 founders about the startups they are building. These founders hail from many different backgrounds … Read more
Bitcoin price ‘stuck in a void between liquidity’ on NYE — Will 2025 open bring the volume?
Sellers continue to cap Bitcoin’s rallies into the intra-day highs as BTC trades in a “void between liquidity.”
10 crypto projects that delivered in 2024
In an industry often dominated by hype, these 10 projects successfully delivered protocol improvements or new products in 2024.
Solana adds $1B worth of stablecoins in December
The network now holds approximately $5 billion worth of stablecoins, mostly made up of USDC.
Investigation exposes pedophilia in the child-influencer industry
A New York Times investigation found that dozens of potential pedophiles have prolifically exploited the child influencer industry. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How Good Is PagedAttention at Memory Sharing?
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and 2.1 Transformer-Based Large Language Models 2.2 LLM Service & Autoregressive Generation 2.3 Batching Techniques for LLMs 3 Memory Challenges in LLM Serving 3.1 Memory Management in Existing Systems 4 Method and 4.1 PagedAttention 4.2 KV Cache Manager 4.3 Decoding with PagedAttention and vLLM 4.4 Application … Read more
9 Most Influential Crypto Cities in the World in 2024
Some old names and some new ones. Here’s a look at this year’s top influential crypto cities worldwide.
From RWA boom to Bitcoin yields: Top crypto trends to watch in 2025
From tokenization and AI-verified IDs to Bitcoin in DeFi, the crypto industry heads into 2025 with regulatory clarity on the horizon.
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024
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Elon Musk’s promises for Tesla in 2024, from robotaxis to Optimus bots
Elon Musk had an eventful 2024, what with his hard push into right-wing politics and leveraging his X social media platform and considerable influence to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. Putting politics aside for a moment, it’s worth focusing on another Musk pastime: making promises for Tesla. The Tesla CEO’s promises — and … Read more
These Crypto Industry Stars Shone Brightest in 2024
From crypto influencers to Telegram gaming trailblazers, meme coin maestros, and the masterminds behind this year’s NFT comeback.
VC Roundup: Crypto funding climbs to $13.6B in 2024, set to hit $18B in 2025
Declining interest rates and increased regulatory clarity are expected to fuel a surge in venture capital investment in crypto startups over the next 12 months.