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New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise

Ars Technica

On Thursday, Inception Labs released Mercury Coder , a new AI language model that uses diffusion techniques to generate text faster than conventional models. Traditional large language models build text from left to right, one token at a time. Read full article Comments They use a technique called " autoregression."

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Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.

Ars Technica

One of the most frustrating things about using a large language model is dealing with its tendency to confabulate information , hallucinating answers that are not supported by its training data. Read full article Comments

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Why job postings may be attracting narcissistic candidates—without companies realizing it

Fast Company Tech

We decided to study job postings after noticing that the language used to describe an ideal candidate often included traits linked to narcissism. We call the two sets rule-follower and rule-bender language. Our current findings shed light on the importance of carefully crafting job posting language. Read the original article.

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iOS 18.4 is available now with new emoji, Apple News+ Food and priority notifications

Engadget

bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages. include a new Apple News+ Food section in the News app that collects recipes and food-oriented articles, including exclusive recipes for Apple News+ subscribers. Apple has released iOS 18.4, and visionOS 2.4,

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7 Tips for Standout Nonprofit Website Content in the Age of AI

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Everyone is talking about the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline the process of creating articles, stories, or posts. This article walks through seven tips. For instance, for this article, I used ChatGPT to brainstorm the sections to apply to the theme of this article.

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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs

Ars Technica

Lawsuits have been filed, accusing companies like TCL of using misleading language about whether their QLED TVs actually use QDs. In this article, we'll break down why new conspiracy theories about QLED TVs are probably overblown. Read full article Comments

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What Makes the Human Brain Unique? Scientists Compared It With Monkeys and Apes to Find Out

Singularity Hub

The feature driving this distinction was the arcuate fasciculus, a white matter tract connecting the frontal and temporal cortex and traditionally associated with processing language in humans. However, we found that focusing solely on language may be too narrow. Read the original article.

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