Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Rite Aid data breach investigations rarely make it onto a familys weekend todo list, yet a few minutes of paperwork today could translate into thousands of dollars of compensation tomorrow. A hacker working with the RansomHub gang slipped into the pharmacy chains network on June62024 and walked away with the personal information of 2.2million customers.
Hacker News
APRIL 21, 2025
Three years ago, I was part of a team responsible for developing and maintaining Kubernetes clusters for end user customers. A main source for downtime in customer environments occurred when image registries went down. The traditional way to solve this problem is to set up a stateful mirror, however we had to work within customer budget and time constraints which did not allow it.
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APRIL 21, 2025
Anthropic's groundbreaking study analyzes 700,000 conversations to reveal how AI assistant Claude expresses 3,307 unique values in real-world interactions, providing new insights into AI alignment and safety.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Meta is still grappling with keeping Facebook culturally relevant, an issue the company has been struggling with since at least 2022. Emails shared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission during Meta’s antitrust trial revealed the company’s internal discussions on the matter. Mark Zuckerberg expressed concerns that Facebook’s cultural relevance was decreasing, despite steady engagement in many places.
Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate
Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.
APRIL 21, 2025
When David Mesfin was producing his documentary on Black surfing culture, Wade in the Water , back in 2023, he had a problem. Like millions of other people since ChatGPT and other GenAI tools emerged in late 2022, Mesfin was experimenting and using these tools to generate imagery for the film. But the results were always the same: white surfers with darkened skin, says Mesfin, a creative director at ad agency Innocean.
ML @ CMU
APRIL 21, 2025
Play against Allie on lichess ! Introduction In 1948, Alan Turning designed what might be the first chess playing AI , a paper program that Turing himself acted as the computer for. Since then, chess has been a testbed for nearly every generation of AI advancement. After decades of improvement, today’s top chess engines like Stockfish and AlphaZero have far surpassed the capabilities of even the strongest human grandmasters.
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databricks
APRIL 21, 2025
Introduction Since our last roundup in February, Databricks AI/BI Dashboards and Genie have received even more exciting enhancements, making our native analytical offering more intuitive,
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
ASUS has released a patch for a critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 , affecting certain routers with AiCloud enabled. This flaw, rated 9.2/10, allows threat actors to execute functions on exposed devices remotely and without authorization via a custom-tailored request. AiCloud is a feature integrated into many ASUS routers, transforming the home network into a personal cloud server.
insideBIGDATA
APRIL 21, 2025
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Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Large language models are incredibly powerful, yet deeply mysterious. Despite their stunning fluency in everything from code to poetry, we still don’t fully understand how they represent meaning or generate responses. What actually happens inside that massive tangle of weights and tokens? A new research paper titled “ The Quantum LLM ” proposes a bold idea: maybe we can make sense of LLMs by borrowing the language of quantum mechanics.
Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage
There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.
IBM Data Science in Practice
APRIL 21, 2025
Explore how generative AI like Dvaita can defend your systemsor destroy themdepending only on the prompt. Learn how to govern LLMs before theyflip! Your Smartest Security Assistant. Your Most Obedient InsiderThreat. DVAITAThe Dual Role of AI in Cybersecurity Dvaita Sanskrit for duality doesnt wear a hoodie. It doesnt sleep. It doesntforget. It was built to defend your digital fortresstrained on logs, alerts, playbooks, and incident reports going back years.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Prompt injection is an emerging concern in the realm of cybersecurity, especially as AI systems become increasingly integrated into various applications. This nuanced attack vector particularly targets Large Language Models (LLMs), exploiting the way these models interpret user input. Understanding the mechanics behind prompt injection is crucial for organizations looking to safeguard their AI systems and maintain trust in their outputs.
KDnuggets
APRIL 21, 2025
Enhance language models with real-time document retrieval and dynamic knowledge integration using retrieval-augmented generation and LlamaIndex.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection on Instagram, expanding its use of artificial intelligence to identify underage users and automatically adjust their account settings. The feature, initially announced in 2024, will begin testing in the US starting today. Instagram’s AI system looks for signals indicating users are under 18, such as congratulatory messages from friends on birthdays or engagement patterns with content.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
Machine Learning Mastery
APRIL 21, 2025
This post is divided into seven parts; they are: - Core Text Generation Parameters - Experimenting with Temperature - Top-K and Top-P Sampling - Controlling Repetition - Greedy Decoding and Sampling - Parameters for Specific Applications - Beam Search and Multiple Sequences Generation Let's pick the GPT-2 model as an example.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
OpenAI’s o3 AI model scored lower on the FrontierMath benchmark than the company initially implied, according to independent tests by Epoch AI , the research institute behind FrontierMath. When OpenAI unveiled o3 in December, it claimed the model could answer 25% of FrontierMath questions, significantly outperforming other models. Epoch AI’s tests found that o3 scored around 10% on FrontierMath.
Towards AI
APRIL 21, 2025
Author(s): MKWriteshere Originally published on Towards AI. From Clippy to ChatGPT: The Thirty-Year Quest to Solve AIs Hardest ProblemImage Generated by Author Using Gpt-4o (Non-Member Link) In 1995, Gartner published its first Hype Cycle report a visual representation of how technologies evolve from innovation to widespread adoption. Right at the top of this inaugural curve, at the Peak of Inflated Expectations, sat Intelligent Agents.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
LLM jacking is a growing concern as the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) expand. As these models become increasingly integrated into various applicationsfrom customer service chatbots to content generation toolsthe potential for misuse becomes even more pronounced. This manipulation not only poses risks to individual users but also threatens the integrity of the AI systems that rely on these models.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Towards AI
APRIL 21, 2025
Author(s): Yuval Mehta Originally published on Towards AI. Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash In a world increasingly enamored by the shimmering promise of generative AI, its easy to forget the models that quietly power much of the technology we rely on every day. The glitz of ChatGPT crafting essays or DALLE spinning art from text has, for many, overshadowed the more unassuming forms of artificial intelligence those that dont talk, draw, or compose, but simply decide: Will this customer chu
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Classification thresholds are vital components in the world of machine learning, shaping how the outputs of predictive modelsspecifically their probabilitiestranslate into actionable decisions. While many users might default to a standard classification threshold, understanding the nuances behind these thresholds can significantly enhance model performance and lead to better outcomes, especially in challenging scenarios like class imbalance.
AWS Machine Learning Blog
APRIL 21, 2025
This post is co-written with Vikram Gundeti and Nate Folkert from Foursquare. Personalization is key to creating memorable experiences. Whether its recommending the perfect movie or suggesting a new restaurant, tailoring suggestions to individual preferences can make all the difference. But when it comes to food and activities, theres more to consider than just personal taste.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Hisense, a global leader in consumer electronics and home appliances, unveiled its latest AI-powered innovations at the 137th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, under the theme “AI Your Life.” The brand showcased its commitment to developing smarter, consumer-centric technologies that are intuitive, energy-efficient, and seamlessly interconnected.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Hacker News
APRIL 21, 2025
Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular collectives can lead to emergent physical traits.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, revealed that the company’s energy costs are significantly impacted by users being polite to its ChatGPT chatbot, with the extra processing burden resulting in “tens of millions of dollars” in expenses. The conversational AI has become so realistic that many users feel inclined to use polite language when interacting with it, not realizing the additional processing power required to handle phrases like “please” and “thank you.&#
APRIL 21, 2025
Countries are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to position themselves for a future that could look significantly different from
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
AI assistants have rapidly transformed the way we interact with technology, offering an array of functionalities that enhance productivity and convenience. From managing daily tasks to answering complex queries, these digital companions are embedded in our devices and routines. Their ability to understand and respond to human language is a testament to advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly natural language processing (NLP).
Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street
In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.
Hacker News
APRIL 21, 2025
Were introducing a new layer of verification a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. Additionally, independent organizations can verify accounts directly through our Trusted Verifiers feature.
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Regularization algorithms play a crucial role in enhancing the performance of machine learning models by addressing one of the most significant challenges: overfitting. When models become too complex, they tend to memorize the training data, which hampers their ability to generalize effectively to unseen data. This phenomenon often leads to poor performance in real-world applications.
Hacker News
APRIL 21, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit today against Uber, alleging the rideshare and delivery company charged consumers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent, failed to
Dataconomy
APRIL 21, 2025
Neural network tuning is a fascinating area within deep learning that can significantly impact model performance. By carefully adjusting various parameters, practitioners can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of their neural networks. This process not only improves results but also provides valuable insights into the models workings, making it a crucial aspect of machine learning projects.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
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