Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Friday, October 18, 2024
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As part of a blockbuster deal between two tech giants, Accenture and NVIDIA have expanded their partnership to form the NVIDIA Business Group to train 30,000 Accenture employees on NVIDIA's full AI technology stack.  The training's goal is to equip Accenture employees with the knowledge and skills to help global clients reinvent processes and scale ... Full article
Mark Zuckerberg recently released a video of himself using a leg press machine at a gym on his personal Instagram. However, this wasn’t just any regular workout clip - the leg press machine and its surroundings transformed into several imaginative versions throughout the video, including a neon futuristic gym, an ancient Roman setting, and even ... Full article
DataPelago last week emerged from stealth with a new virtualization layer that it says will allow users to move AI, data analytics, and ETL workloads to whatever physical processor they want, without making code changes, thereby bringing potentially large new efficiency and performance gains to the fields of data science, data analytics, and data engineering, ... Full article
ETH Zürich recently celebrated the launch of the AI-optimized “Alps” supercomputer with a scientific symposium focused on the future possibilities of scientific AI thanks to increased compute power and a flexible architecture designed to tackle some of the largest scientific endeavors.  The new research infrastructure, which debuted on September 14, is housed at the Swiss ... Full article
Liquid AI, a startup co-founded by former researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), has introduced a new series of Liquid Foundation Models (LFMs) that aim to transform the AI landscape. What sets these models apart is their groundbreaking architecture, which breaks away from the transformer model used in most of today's ... Full article
Across the globe, more than 7,000 rare and undiagnosed diseases have been identified. Although each condition affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 individuals, their collective impact is significant, affecting around 300 million people worldwide. The toll on human lives and the economy is immense, as most patients endure prolonged suffering without effective solutions. Despite the ... Full article
There’s been a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the potential for generative AI to take people’s jobs. The capability of large language models (LLMs) to answer questions and handle digital tasks when prompted has caught people’s attention, for better and for worse. But what are the odds that LLMs actually will replace ... Full article
In this insightful interview, I spoke with Rick Kirchner, Vice President of Engineering at Colder Products Company (CPC), to explore the critical role of liquid cooling systems in modern computing architectures, particularly for AI applications. As part of our Executive Debrief series, we delve into the necessity of liquid cooling for high-performance computing and AI, ... Full article
IBM and NASA have developed a new AI foundation model for a wide range of climate and weather applications, with contributions from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The new open-source model, named Prithvi WxC, is built to tackle both short-term weather forecasting and long-term climate projections with flexibility and scalability. In keeping ... Full article
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has sparked significant concern and anxiety regarding the implications of AI technology, particularly regarding the potential for an existential threat posed by advanced AI.  According to the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), addressing the potential existential threat posed by AI must be considered a global priority, on par ... Full article
Cars today are safer than ever, thanks to sophisticated technology designed to help drivers. Features like adaptive cruise control and lane-departure warnings are increasingly standard equipment, with many models getting advanced options like surround-view cameras and heads-up displays that show relevant driving and navigation information directly on the windshield. Before becoming CEO of enterprise AI ... Full article
The rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) has fueled significant advancement in AI, enabling these systems to analyze text, generate summaries, suggest ideas, and even draft code. However, despite these impressive capabilities, challenges remain, particularly with the phenomenon of "hallucination," where LLMs deliver factually incorrect or nonsensical output.  To address this issue, Google has ... Full article
Glean’s recent Series E funding round, raising $260M, marks a pivotal moment in the company’s trajectory, with the capital infusion aimed at significantly accelerating its AI expansion and driving further innovation in the space.  This new funding brings Glean’s valuation to $4.6B, a notable increase from the $2.2B valuation achieved earlier this year in its ... Full article
With the unprecedented investments that are pouring into artificial intelligence, countries and companies are racing to harness the transformative potential of technology. Amid this rapid advancement, the challenges of balancing innovation with security and regulation become increasingly crucial. AIWire had the opportunity to interview Moshe Tanach, the CEO and Co-Founder of NeuReality. We discussed the ... Full article
AI is transforming healthcare by aiding in disease diagnosis, treatment, and drug development. From accelerating the drug discovery pipeline to identifying new treatments for chronic non-communicable diseases, AI is revolutionizing the way we approach medical challenges. Ensuring responsible AI testing is crucial to maintaining accuracy, fairness, and patient safety in these transformative healthcare solutions. David ... Full article
As fans of this publication will already know, AI is everywhere. We hear about it in the news, at work, and in our daily lives. It’s such a revolutionary technology that even established events focusing on HPC specifically are broadening their scope to include AI. This is certainly the case for the 85th HPC/AI User ... Full article
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