MIT scientists have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) known as deep learning to identify compounds that can eradicate a drug-resistant bacterium linked to over 10,000 annual deaths in the US. The researchers showed that the compounds can eliminate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in lab and mouse models, with very low toxicity against human…
Google's AI research team has unveiled the ScaNN (Scalable Nearest Neighbors) vector search library, intended to address the growing need for efficient vector similarity search, a fundamental component of many machine learning algorithms. Current methods for calculating vector similarity are adequate for small datasets but as these datasets grow and new applications emerge, the requirement…
Researchers from MIT have identified a new class of antibiotics that could potentially target Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant bacterium accountable for over 10,000 deaths in the US annually. A significant contribution of the study is the understanding of the deep learning model that predicts antibiotic potency. The insights gained could aid in designing…
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and statistics are constantly advancing, pushing the limits of machine capabilities in learning and predicting. However, validation of emerging AI methods relies heavily on the availability of high-quality, real-world data. This is problematic as many researchers utilize simulated datasets, which often fail to completely represent the intricacies of natural situations.…
Creating AI agents capable of executing tasks autonomously in digital surroundings is a complicated technical challenge. Conventional methods of building these systems are complex and code-heavy, often restricting flexibility and potentially hindering innovation.
Recent developments have seen the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 and the Chain-of-Thought prompting system to make these agents…
Google's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) branch, DeepMind, has recently rolled out a new addition to its suite of tools, a JAX library known as Penzai. Designed to simplify the construction, visualization, and modification of neural networks in AI research, Penzai has been hailed as a revolutionary tool for the accessibility and manipulability of artificial intelligence…
Deep neural networks, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), have significantly advanced computer vision tasks. However, their deployment on devices with limited computing power can be challenging. Knowledge distillation has become a potential solution to this issue. It involves training smaller "student" models from larger "teacher" models. Despite the effectiveness of this method, the process of…
Researchers from MIT have developed artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled compounds that effectively combat Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant bacterium that causes over 10,000 deaths annually in the US, according to a study published in Nature. Utilising deep learning, a form of AI, the researchers were able to identify features that would enable the compounds to…
Large language models, such as BERT, GPT-3, and T5, while powerful in identifying intricate patterns, pose privacy concerns due to the risk of exposing sensitive user information. A possible solution is machine unlearning, a method that allows for specific data elimination from trained models without the need for thorough retraining. Nevertheless, prevailing unlearning techniques designed…