MIT researchers have developed a machine learning-based technique that can rapidly calculate the structures of fleeting transition states during chemical reactions. Identifying and understanding these quasi-instantaneous moments, when molecules have collected enough energy to proceed with reaction, is crucial to fields such as catalyst design and natural system research. With traditional quantum chemistry-based techniques, it…
An innovative technique introduced by MIT researchers could offer greater control to artists who create animations for films and video games. The researchers' method revolves around generating mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates. These coordinates determine how 2D and 3D shapes can stretch, bend and move in space.
This new technique is distinctive in its…
Across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of drivers deliver innumerable parcels daily, with most deliveries taking a few days. Coordinating such a enormous supply chain in a predictable and timely manner is a challenging problem in operations research, particularly optimizing the last leg of delivery routes, which is often the costliest due to factors such…
Distributed deep learning for extensive language models (LLMs) continues to make considerable advancements, primarily since the unveiling of ChatGPT in 2022. These models continue to grow with billions or trillions of parameters, which often cannot fit within a single acceleration device or node due to memory constraints. Hence, customers must distribute their workloads across hundreds…
The internet is an ecosystem with a rich diversity of content, both enlightening and damaging. The problems of misinformation, fake news, deepfake images, and videos have all worsened due to the rise of AI, making internet navigation a potentially harrowing experience. The malign influence of AI on internet information pollution isn’t easily attributable to a…
The much-anticipated Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 20, 2024, has stirred several discussions within the crypto community. While historically, halvings (a process in which the reward for mining Bitcoin is halved, theoretically controlling inflation) have resulted in increases in Bitcoin’s value following each event, questions remain about whether this trend will continue in 2024.
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Artificial Intelligence's powerful autoregressive (AR) large language models (LLMs), like the GPT series, have made significant progress in achieving general artificial intelligence (AGI). These models use self-supervised learning to predict the next token in a sequence, allowing them to adapt to a diverse range of unseen tasks through zero-shot and few-shot learning. This adaptability makes…
Climate change is an impending threat to planet earth and the life on it. Luckily, the integration of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) into related fields offers promising solutions to predict and deal with its impacts more efficiently. ML aids in countering climate challenges by enhancing data analysis, forecasting, system efficiency, and driving…