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Deep-dive Molmo and PixMo With Hands-on Experimentation

Analytics Vidhya

The most powerful VLMs available today remain proprietary, limiting open research exploration. Open models often lag due to dependency on synthetic data generated by proprietary models, restricting true openness. Molmo, a sophisticated vision-language model, seeks to bridge this gap by creating high-quality multimodal capabilities built from open datasets and independent training methods.

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a16z VC Martin Casado explains why so many AI regulations are so wrong

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The problem with most attempts at regulating AI so far is that lawmakers are focusing on some mythical future AI experience, instead of truly understanding the new risks AI actually introduces.

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Using ChatGPT to Create YouTube Video Description and Titles

Analytics Vidhya

Since ChatGPT was released, it has significantly changed how people communicate, create content, and optimize their work for search engines. As creators try to make their YouTube videos more visible by optimizing for YouTube’s search features, they are using ChatGPT effectively. Creators can use ChatGPT’s writing tools to make their content more engaging and appealing […] The post Using ChatGPT to Create YouTube Video Description and Titles appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Between 2009 and 2012, Apple iPhones and iPod Touches included a feature called “Send to YouTube” that allowed users to upload videos directly to YouTube from the Photos app.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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AGI is coming faster than we think — we must get ready now

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Leading figures in AI, including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, suggest that “powerful AI” or even superintelligence could appear within the next two to 10 years, potentially reshaping our world.

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OpenAI's new "Orion" model reportedly shows small gains over GPT-4

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Language model development seems to have hit a ceiling. OpenAI's upcoming Orion model barely outperforms GPT-4, its predecessor, according to a new report. This slowdown affects the entire AI industry.

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Rust Trademark Policy Updates

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The Rust Foundation is an independent non-profit organization to steward the Rust programming language and ecosystem, with a unique focus on supporting the set of maintainers that govern and develop the project.

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80% Of Surveyed Businesses Don’t Have Plans For An AI-Related Crisis

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A fundamental best practice for managing crisis situations is to prepare for obvious—and not so obvious— risks. Business leaders who ignore potential threats could create a self-inflicted crisis for their companies.

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Standing desk might be as bad as sitting all day

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In recent years, standing has been touted as a remedy to a sedentary lifestyle, especially for desk workers who spend long hours seated at their screens.

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10 of the best web development courses you can take online for free

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Learn the fundamental skills for creating and maintaining websites. TL;DR: A wide range of web development courses are available to take for free on Udemy. Udemy hosts a massive range of online courses on everything from Microsoft Excel to ChatGPT.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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ReiserFS and the Art and Artist Problem

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Have you ever known someone whose technical brilliance was overshadowed by personal failings? This is the story of Hans Reiser, a software developer driven to create a superior Linux filesystem, but whose difficult personality got in the way.Then came the disappearance of his wife, Nina, in 2006. The investigation pointed to Reiser, ending with a murder conviction that shocked the.

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Best AI chatbots of 2024 tried and tested— here's how they compare

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The rapid rise of AI chatbots has transformed the way we interact with technology, offering tools that cater to a variety of needs.

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Web Locks API

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The Web Locks API allows scripts running in one tab or worker to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it. While held, no other script executing in the same origin can acquire the same lock, which allows a web app running in multiple tabs or workers to coordinate work and the use of resources.

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6 Jobs Artificial Intelligence Will Soon Render Obsolete

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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are prompting companies the world over to re-evaluate how they do business—and prompting …

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Chegg Is on Its Last Legs After ChatGPT Sent Its Stock Down 99%

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After seeing its stock fall 99%, there are doubts the online education company will be able to pay its debts.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Not A Threat To Music

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Many artists and creative professionals are concerned that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over more and more tasks. For instance, several major players have already used AI images in advertising campaigns, instead of hiring illustrators. "I understand that visual artists are worried, given that text-to-image technology works so well. But musicians want to make music.

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Studies into the effects of social media are being manipulated by big tech

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Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.

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Google Maps gets an AI upgrade to compete with Apple

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Google is readying an infusion of artificial intelligence into one of its most popular and longstanding products: the company's flagship navigation …

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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Bjorn: A powerful network scanning and offensive security tool for Raspberry Pi

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Bjorn is a powerful network scanning and offensive security tool for the Raspberry Pi with a 2.13-inch e-Paper HAT. It discovers network targets, identifies open ports, exposed services, and potential vulnerabilities. Bjorn can perform brute force attacks, file stealing, host zombification, and supports custom attack scripts.

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NVIDIA's Stunning Breakthrough in Humanoid Robotics Unveiled

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NVIDIA has achieved a major advancement in robotics with its Generalist Embodied Agent Research (GEAR) team, focused on creating versatile humanoid …

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The history of the epigraph from Appointment in Samarra (2022)

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The epigraph from John O'Hara's Appointment in Samarra was much of what I remembered from an earlier reading of the novel, but I realized today that I'd never looked into its background - the cited W. Somerset Maugham seeming an unlikely true origin for a tale about death in Samarra.

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Self-learning AI unveils NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 10, 2024 game

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The 2024 NFL season is halfway done and arguably the biggest surprise has been the Washington Commanders.

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.

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Evolving a NoSQL Database Schema

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In a NoSQL environment, Entity Manager organizes the physical distribution of data to support efficient query operations.

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Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Startup Anthropic To Partner With Palantir, AWS For US Defense

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Anthropic, a company that has positioned itself as a more safety-conscious alternative to OpenAI, has announced a partnership with Amazon Web …

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Thoughts on the Resiliency of Web Projects

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I just did a massive spring cleaning of one of my servers, trying to clean up what has become quite the mess of clutter.

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Beginner Coding in Python: Building the Simplest AI Chat Companion Possible

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If you've ever used any of the AI chatbots out there, you might wonder how they work and if you could build one yourself.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Welcome to the Antarctic Fire Department

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The Antarctic Fire Department is proudly supporting the advancement of world science through fire/rescue support services on the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and ultimately harshest continent on the planet - Antarctica.

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The Principles of Production AI

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Author(s): Charly Poly Originally published on Towards AI. One main observation can be made as we approach the end of 2024: AI Engineering is maturing, looking for a safer, more accurate, and reliable way to put RAGs and Agents into user’s hands. Prompting iterations now rely on evaluations, or “Evals,” a technique inspired by classical Software Engineering’s unit testing.

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Procrastination and the fear of not being good enough

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Hello, I am Swapnil. I'm a Software Engineer based in London.

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Revealing Secrets Of Large Language Models And Generative AI Via Old-Fashioned Markov Chain Mathematics

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In today’s column, I closely examine an innovative way of exploring the inner secrets of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) via using a rather old-fashioned mathematical modeling technique known as a Markov chain.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.