A team of researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a method to identify the transport proteins that specific drugs use to leave the digestive tract. This is particularly important because drugs that use the same transport protein can interfere with each other's function.
Understand the workings of these transporters could…
In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones, students at MIT Media Lab, built a tool for their class project aimed at aiding content moderation teams in companies like Twitter and YouTube. The duo was invited to demonstrate their invention at a cyberbullying summit at the White House. The night before the event, Dinakar found that…
The SEO community has been rocked by a massive data leak, believed to be over 2,500 pages of Google's internal documentation. Allegedly found by Rand Fishkin and Michael King, this documentation gives a glimpse into the closely-guarded algorithms that power Google Search. However, while these documents may indeed reveal Google's intricate workings, their legitimacy remains…
OpenAI recently announced the creation of a Safety and Security Committee, which is responsible for giving advice on vital security and safety decisions related to all OpenAI projects. The committee is composed of directors Bret Taylor (Chairperson), Sam Altman (OpenAI's CEO), Adam D’Angelo, and Nicole Seligman. Additionally, the committee includes Aleksander Madry (Head of Preparedness),…
A research paper by the University of Chicago suggests that GPT-4, a generalized AI model, could be more effective in predicting a company's future earnings than human experts. The researchers found that the AI model achieved an accuracy of 60% in its predictions, significantly higher than the 53% accuracy achieved by human analysts.
The experiment involved…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the graphic design industry by automating repetitive tasks and offering new methods for creativity. AI enables both trained and amateur designers to enhance their creative productivity, making graphic design more accessible. It provides unlimited creative potential, thus allowing designers to experiment with a variety of styles and mediums.
Various AI…
The accuracy of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Google's GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is vital, particularly when it comes to producing content that needs to be factually correct, such as educational content or news reports. However, despite their abilities, LLMs often generate plausible but incorrect information, a phenomenon known as "hallucination."
Google AI researchers have…
The Machine Economy, which consists of billions of decentralized interconnected devices, requires the management of numerous micro-transactions. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), such as blockchain, is essential for handling these transactions. While sharding is a common method used for DLT scalability, it often requires expensive cross-shard verification to prevent double spending. This can complicate scalability.
Researchers at…
Community Question Answering (CQA) platforms like Quora, Yahoo! Answers, and StackOverflow are popular online forums for information exchange. However, due to the variable quality of responses, users often struggle to sift through myriad answers to find pertinent information. Traditional methods of answer selection in these platforms include content/user modeling and adaptive support. Still, there's room…
