Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Trained on … Read more

Hallucinations by Design (Part 2): The Silent Flaws of Embeddings & Why Your AI Is Getting It Wrong

==Caption==: The two characters look different but share a striking similarity in posture, expression, and background—almost like they are “embeddings” of different sentences that end up close together. READ PART-1 here (https://hackernoon.com/hallucination-by-design-how-embedding-models-misunderstand-language) Last month, I shared how embedding models hallucinate when handling simple language variations like negation and capitalization. The response was overwhelming – seems … Read more

Thousands of federal health workers are losing their jobs in the US

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona in August 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Drastic “reductions in force” are upending agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). … Read more

APX Lending gains exemptive relief from Canadian Securities Administration

APX Lending, a crypto-backed loan company, has gained exemptive relief from the Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) to offer crypto-backed loans without requiring traditional dealer registration or prospectus filings. “Over the last 2 years, APX developed a […] regulatory framework in collaboration with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to facilitate this, as no such framework previously … Read more

Harness the power of MCP servers with Amazon Bedrock Agents

AI agents extend large language models (LLMs) by interacting with external systems, executing complex workflows, and maintaining contextual awareness across operations. Amazon Bedrock Agents enables this functionality by orchestrating foundation models (FMs) with data sources, applications, and user inputs to complete goal-oriented tasks through API integration and knowledge base augmentation. However, in the past, connecting … Read more

All of the updates about OpenAI

What was once a humble research lab has transformed into one of the biggest consumer technology companies of all time. OpenAI, founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) — AI systems with human-level intelligence — has transformed dramatically since launching ChatGPT, which was once considered to be “the fastest-growing consumer application in history.” … Read more

OpenAI’s $40B Raise Calms Market Jitters, Sends CoreWeave and AI Tokens Higher

CoreWeave (CRWV) shares rose more than 38% on their third day of trading debut after raising nearly $1.5 billion from its IPO following OpenAi’s announcement of a record-breaking $40 billion funding round on Monday. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup went public on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday afternoon. The stock dropped below its IPO price … Read more

NFL swaps first-down chains for Sony’s 8K cameras

Starting with this year’s football season, the NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain — a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to quickly and accurately determine whether the ball traveled 10 yards for a first down. The Hawk-Eye … Read more

How Neighborhood Data Improves Legal Document Classification

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Task, Datasets, Baseline RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference 4.1. Methods 4.2. Experiments RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training 5.1. Methods 5.2. Experiments RQ 3: Cross-Domain Generalizability Conclusion Limitations Ethics Statement Bibliographical References 4.2. Experiments 4.2.1. Implementation Details We follow the hyperparameters for baseline … Read more

How AI Can Better Categorize Legal Documents by Learning from Similar Texts

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Task, Datasets, Baseline RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference 4.1. Methods 4.2. Experiments RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training 5.1. Methods 5.2. Experiments RQ 3: Cross-Domain Generalizability Conclusion Limitations Ethics Statement Bibliographical References 5. RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training We leverage the … Read more

Improving Legal Document Labeling by Comparing Similar Sentences

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Task, Datasets, Baseline RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference 4.1. Methods 4.2. Experiments RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training 5.1. Methods 5.2. Experiments RQ 3: Cross-Domain Generalizability Conclusion Limitations Ethics Statement Bibliographical References 4. RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference In this section, … Read more

Leveraging Deep Learning for Legal Text Analysis

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Task, Datasets, Baseline RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference 4.1. Methods 4.2. Experiments RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training 5.1. Methods 5.2. Experiments RQ 3: Cross-Domain Generalizability Conclusion Limitations Ethics Statement Bibliographical References 2. Related Work Rhetorical Role Labeling Initial efforts of RRL aimed … Read more

Datasets and Models Used to Analyze Legal Documents

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Task, Datasets, Baseline RQ 1: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Inference 4.1. Methods 4.2. Experiments RQ 2: Leveraging the Neighbourhood at Training 5.1. Methods 5.2. Experiments RQ 3: Cross-Domain Generalizability Conclusion Limitations Ethics Statement Bibliographical References 3. Task, Datasets, Baseline Data We experiment on four datasets – … Read more

New AI Methods Help Machines Understand Legal Text Better

:::info Authors: (1) Santosh T.Y.S.S, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (santosh.tokala@tum.de); (2) Hassan Sarwat, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (hassan.sarwat@tum.de); (3) Ahmed Abdou, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (ahmed.abdou@tum.de); (4) Matthias Grabmair, School of Computation, Information, and … Read more

Ethereum prints 4 consecutive red monthly candles, but data points to an ETH/BTC bottom

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), registered four consecutive red monthly candles after the altcoin dropped 18.47% in March. The altcoin’s current market structure reflects a sustained bearish trend not seen since the bear market of 2022. With each monthly close taking place below the previous month’s low, analysts are beginning the debate about whether ETH … Read more

How to Build on Blockchain Using Fireblocks’ New Developer APIs

Developers often juggle multiple tools, deal with fragmented data sources, and navigate intricate technical requirements. Fireblocks is simplifying this process with a powerful new suite of APIs that streamline blockchain interactions. Here’s what you can do with  this new set of APIs to enhance your blockchain applications. Step 1: Manage Asset Data with the Assets … Read more

Keanu Reeves is coming back for John Wick 5

Though John Wick definitely seemed dead by the end of his last high stakes adventure, that no longer appears to be the case. During its presentation at this year’s CinemaCon, Lionsgate announced that it has greenlit production on yet another John Wick feature that will see Keanu Reeves return to reprise his role as the … Read more

GoMining launches $100M Bitcoin mining fund for institutional investors

GoMining, a platform that allows users to mine Bitcoin (BTC) through data centers, is launching a $100 million Bitcoin mining fund for institutional investors. Custodied by Bitgo, the fund promises annual distributions from mining yield and a strategy that focuses on Bitcoin rewards and reinvestment. GoMining’s Alpha Blocks Fund comes as more companies have added … Read more

Crypto Advocate Kristin Smith to Exit Blockchain Association for New Solana Group

Kristin Smith, the longtime chief executive of the Blockchain Association, a leading lobbying group for crypto policy in Washington, is leaving next month to take a role as president of the new Solana Policy Institute, according to a Tuesday announcement. “I am incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished together and confident that the organization’s future … Read more

Hyundai’s Insteroid is an EV one-off for gamers

Hyundai has revealed a gaming-inspired “Insteroid” concept EV in Seoul that takes its tiny all-electric Inster and gives it an over-the-top street racing makeover. The automaker’s cutesy compact SUV was handed off to Hyundai’s European design team with the goal of merging “gaming influences with extensive customization,” according to a press release. The Insteroid gives … Read more