AI Tools Take Aim at Assessing Multiscale Design in the Classroom

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Prior Work and 2.1 Educational Objectives of Learning Activities 2.2 Multiscale Design 2.3 Assessing Creative Visual Design 2.4 Learning Analytics and Dashboards Research Artifact/Probe 3.1 Multiscale Design Environment 3.2 Integrating a Design Analytics Dashboard with the Multiscale Design Environment Methodology and Context 4.1 Course Contexts 4.2 Instructor interviews … Read more

AI Analysis Appears to Improve How Teachers Evaluate Student Design Projects, Study Finds

:::info Authors: (1) Ajit Jain, Texas A&M University, USA; Current affiliation: Audigent; (2) Andruid Kerne, Texas A&M University, USA; Current affiliation: University of Illinois Chicago; (3) Nic Lupfer, Texas A&M University, USA; Current affiliation: Mapware; (4) Gabriel Britain, Texas A&M University, USA; Current affiliation: Microsoft; (5) Aaron Perrine, Texas A&M University, USA; (6) Yoonsuck Choe, … Read more

AI: Quantum Computing Requires Conceptual Brain Science Research

The biggest weakness of quantum computing is that it completely ignored conceptual brain science. n n The success of artificial intelligence from whatever it was to what it has become for productivity and social activities is [in part] because of theoretical neuroscience. Even though the architectures are mathematical, they borrowed theories from the brain, and … Read more

Why Scaling AI to Billions Is Near Impossible

Artificial intelligence seems simple when you look at clean datasets, benchmark scores, and well-structured Jupyter notebooks. The real complexity begins when an AI system steps outside the lab and starts serving billions of people across the world in different cultures, languages, devices, and network conditions. I have spent my career building these large scale systems … Read more

Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump

Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President … Read more

Stop Relying on Vector Search Alone: Build a Hybrid RAG System with Knowledge Graphs and Local LLMs

Standard RAG pipelines are hitting a wall. Here is how to break through by combining Vector Search with Knowledge Graphs. If you have built a “Chat with your Data” bot using standard RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), you know the problem: Vector databases are great at finding keywords, but they are terrible at understanding relationships. If I ask, “How … Read more

Kubernetes Adds Predictable Pod Replacement for Jobs in v1.34 Release

Kubernetes has become the go-to platform for running not just long-lived services, but also batch workloads like data processing, ETL pipelines, machine learning training, CI/CD pipelines, and scientific simulations. These workloads typically rely on the Job API, which ensures that a specified number of Pods run to completion. Until now, Kubernetes has had limited flexibility when a Job’s … Read more

How We Migrated a Billion-Record Database With Zero Downtime

Businesses can’t afford any downtime, especially when users demand speed and constant availability. But what happens when the database supporting your application gets choked from your application’s traffic? This was the situation we encountered while scaling a system with over a billion user records. Therefore, this article describes how we migrated a production database with … Read more

Rust 1.78.0: What’s In It?

The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.78.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, you can get 1.78.0 with: $ rustup update stable If you don’t have it already, you can get … Read more