Large Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have shown remarkable abilities to perform a wide range of tasks by utilizing language thinking. One way to improve these models' performance is by fine-tuning them with specified visual instruction data, enabling them to follow precise visual directions. However, this approach relies heavily on supervised learning from pre-collected data and isn't…
The increasing demand for financial data analysis and management has propelled the expansion of question-answering (QA) systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These systems improve customer service, aid in risk management, and provide personalized stock recommendations, thus requiring a comprehensive understanding of financial data. This data's complexity, domain-specific terminology, market instability, and decision-making processes make…
Video understanding, a branch of artificial intelligence research, involves equipping machines to analyze and comprehend visual content. Specific tasks under this umbrella include recognizing objects, reading human behavior, and interpreting events within a video. This field has applications across several industries, including autonomous driving, surveillance, and entertainment.
The need for such advances arises from the challenge…
The rapid growth of digital text in different languages and scripts presents significant challenges for natural language processing (NLP), particularly with transliterated data where performance often degrades. Current methods, such as pre-trained models like XLM-R and Glot500, are capable of handling text in original scripts but struggle with transliterated versions. This not only impacts their…
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have led to the development of a pioneering methodology, known as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which fuses the capabilities of retrieval-based technology with generative modeling. This process allows computers to create relevant, high-quality responses by leveraging large datasets, thereby improving the performance of virtual assistants, chatbots, and search systems.
One of…
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), which enable direct communication between the brain and external devices, have significant potential in various sectors, including medical, entertainment, and communication. Decoding complex auditory data like music from non-invasive brain signals presents notable challenges, mostly due to the intricate nature of music and the requirement of advanced modeling techniques for accurate reconstruction…
The Python Testbed for Federated Learning Algorithms (PTB-FLA) is a low-code framework developed for the TaRDIS project of the EU Horizon 2020. With the intent to streamline the development of decentralized and distributed applications for edge systems, it is constructed in pure Python, allowing it to be lightweight and easily installed, specifically fitting for small…
Bisheng is an innovative open-source platform released under the Apache 2.0 License, intended to expedite the creation of Large Language Model (LLM) applications. It is named after the creator of movable type printing, representing its possible impact on advancing knowledge distribution via intelligent applications. Bisheng is designed uniquely to accommodate both corporate users and technical…
Autonomous robotics has observed remarkable advancements over the years, having been prompted by the demand for robots to execute intricate tasks in dynamic environments. Central to these advancements is the development of robust planning architectures that enable robots to plan, perceive, and carry out tasks autonomously. One such architecture is OpenRAVE, an open-source software architecture…
Google AI researchers are working towards generating high-quality synthetic datasets while ensuring user privacy. The increasing reliance on large datasets for machine learning (ML) makes it essential to safeguard individuals' data. To resolve this, they use differentially private synthetic data, new datasets that are completely artificial yet embody key features of the original data.
Existing privacy-preserving…