Month: February 2025

Graph Neural Networks for Image Similarity: An Alternative to Hashing?

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Traditional hashing techniques like perceptual hashing (pHash) and locality-sensitive hashing (LSH) are widely used for image similarity detection. However, they often fail in real-world scenarios where images undergo transformations such as cropping, noise addition or color changes. Graph Neural Networks: A Smarter Approach to Image Similarity Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) provide a more robust alternative … Read more

Pelagoo’s Project: Solutions for Micro – Mobility and Health on Kalamos Island

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Transforming Remote Communities with Technology and Mediterranean Spirit In the heart of the Mediterranean, Kalamos Island faces the challenges that often come with remote living—access to efficient micro-mobility and healthcare are everyday concerns for the island’s residents and guests. Kalamos, known for its lush greenery and peaceful lifestyle, offers much to its residents. However, like … Read more

AI In Content Production: A Friend, Not Foe?

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I’ve been following the recent controversy over “The Brutalist,” the Oscar-nominated film directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody. Film editor Dávid Jancsó revealed that he trained AI using his own voice to refine actors’ Hungarian pronunciation. This sparked a vigorous debate about whether AI poses a larger threat to Hollywood’s future. As a … Read more

Can a Powerful AI Model Be Built on a Budget?

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A few weeks ago, DeepSeek’s announcement of a super-capable R1 model that combines high performance with low resource costs thrilled the entire tech community as well as the US stock market. R1 model is part of a growing trend—AI models trained using a technique called distillation. Essentially, distillation is an approach to training a smaller, … Read more

Do Large Language Models Have an Internal Understanding of the World?

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:::info Authors: (1) Raphaël Millière, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University (raphael.milliere@mq.edu.eu); (2) Cameron Buckner, Department of Philosophy, University of Houston (cjbuckner@uh.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. A primer on LLMs 2.1. Historical foundations 2.2. Transformer-based LLMs 3. Interface with classic philosophical issues 3.1. Compositionality 3.2. Nativism and language acquisition 3.3. Language … Read more

CEO of Crypto Media Outlet Spills The Beans on Establishing Authority in the Crypto Space

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Crypto thrives on accurate and timely information. At the same time, the industry is quite complex, and users often face data overload. For some media outlets, exploit this complexity with manipulated data – publishing paid forecasts of coin prices with low turnover and lack of transparency. As a result, this creates distrust and confusion among … Read more

Show Me Your Faith and I will Show You My Work

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In my previous piece, I outlined a roadmap for transforming Tonga into the Web3 Tech Hub of the Pacific, detailing a four-year journey toward financial sovereignty before seeking political office. Today, I want to address perhaps the most crucial element of this ambitious vision i.e. the mental and physical fortitude required to pursue transformative change … Read more

From Route 66 to Route AI: Charting the New Highways of Sovereign Data and Artificial Intelligence

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==From Eisenhower to Trump and Stargate; from roads and highways to AI, data, and sovereign control….== In 1956, the Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) gave rise to the interstate highway system, a revolutionary network of roads designed for the rapid movement of troops and supplies during wartime. Its significance, however, extended far beyond military strategy—it transformed … Read more