Computational linguistics has seen significant advancements in recent years, particularly in the development of Multilingual Large Language Models (MLLMs). These are capable of processing a multitude of languages simultaneously, which is critical in an increasingly globalized world that requires effective interlingual communication. MLLMs address the challenge of efficiently processing and generating text across various languages,…
In recent years, there has been increasing attention paid to the development of Small Language Models (SLMs) as a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to Large Language Models (LLMs), which are resource-heavy and present operational challenges. In this context, researchers from the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University and Modelbest Inc. have…
The swift pace of global evolution has made the resolution of open-ended Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineering tasks, both rigorous and daunting. Software engineers often grapple with complex issues necessitating pioneering solutions. However, efficient planning and execution of these tasks remain significant challenges to be tackled.
Some of the existing solutions come in the form of AI…
Researchers from Meta/FAIR Labs and Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI have carried out a detailed exploration into the scaling laws for large language models (LLMs). These laws delineate the relationship between factors such as a model's size, the time it takes to train, and its overall performance. While it’s commonly held that larger models…
The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has witnessed a radical transformation following the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs). However, the prevalent Transformer architecture used in these models suffers from quadratic complexity issues. While techniques such as sparse attention have been developed to lower this complexity, a new generation of models is making headway…
Causal learning plays a pivotal role in the effective operation of artificial intelligence (AI), helping improve AI models' ability to rationalize decisions, adapt to new data, and visualize hypothetical scenarios. However, the evaluation of large language models' (LLM) proficiency in processing causality, such as GPT-3 and its variants, remains a challenge due to the need…
To overcome the challenges in interpretability and reliability of Large Language Models (LLMs), Google AI has introduced a new technique, Patchscopes. LLMs, based on autoregressive transformer architectures, have shown great advancements but their reasoning process and decision-making are opaque and complex to understand. Current methods of interpretation involve intricate techniques that dig into the models'…
Justin Solomon, an associate professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), employs modern geometric techniques to solve intricate problems often unrelated to shapes. Using these geometric methods, data sets can be compared and the high-dimensional space in which the…
The Greek mathematician Euclid is renowned for laying the groundwork of geometry more than 2,000 years ago. In present times, Justin Solomon, an Associate Professor at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is deriving inspiration from Euclid's fundamental theories and using modern geometric techniques to solve complex problems. Remarkably, these issues frequently bear…
Researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have leveraged machine learning to construct a digital simulator to enhance the precision of photolithography and bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. Photolithography, a crucial manufacturing process in computer chip production and optical device fabrication, suffers from slight deviations that can lead to shortcomings…
Photolithography, a technique used to etch precise features onto surfaces for the creation of computer chips and optical devices, is often inaccurately executed due to tiny deviations during manufacturing. In an attempt to bridge this gap between design and production, a team of researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed…
A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has advanced the development of computational models based on the structure and function of the human auditory system. Findings from the study suggest these models that are derived from machine learning could be used to improve hearing aids, cochlear implants and brain-machine interfaces.
The study, conducted by…