Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are highly proficient in text generation tasks including summarization and question answering. However, a common problem is their tendency to generate “hallucinations,” which refers to the production of factually incorrect or contextually irrelevant content. This problem becomes critical when it occurs despite the LLMs being given correct facts,…
Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 have shown impressive capabilities in generating text for summarization and question answering tasks. But these models often “hallucinate,” or produce content that is either contextually irrelevant or factually incorrect. This is particularly concerning in applications where accuracy is crucial, such as document-based question answering and summarization, and where…
The positioning and tracking of a sensor suite within its environment is a critical element in robotics. Traditional methods known as Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) confront issues with unsynchronized sensor data and require demanding computations, which must estimate the position at distinct time intervals, complicating the handling of unequal data from multiple sensors.
Despite…
Transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and LLaMA are highly effective in tasks requiring specialized knowledge and complex reasoning. However, their massive computational and storage requirements present significant challenges in wider applications. One solution to this problem is quantization, a method that converts 32-bit parameters into smaller bit sizes, which greatly improves storage efficiency…
Researchers at MIT have developed a computational method to hasten the process of generating optimized versions of proteins, using only a small amount of data. The researchers have generated proteins with mutations capable of improving Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and a protein used to deliver DNA for gene therapy from an adeno-associated virus (AAV).
The process…
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Large language models (LLMs) are pivotal in advancing artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Despite their impressive capabilities in understanding and generating human language, LLMs still grapple with the issue of improving the effectiveness and control of in-context learning (ICL). Traditional ICL methods often suffer from uneven performance and significant computational overhead due to the…
Large Language Models (LLMs) have seen substantial progress, leading researchers to focus on developing Large Vision Language Models (LVLMs), which aim to unify visual and textual data processing. However, open-source LVLMs face challenges in offering versatility comparable to proprietary models like GPT-4, Gemini Pro, and Claude 3, primarily due to limited diverse training data and…
The power of Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) has shown great potential in furthering artificial general intelligence. These models are enhanced with visual abilities by harnessing vast amounts of vision-language data and aligning vision encoders. Despite this, most open-source LMMs are focused primarily on single-image scenarios, leaving complex multi-image scenarios mostly untouched. This oversight is significant…
Computer vision is a rapidly growing field that enables machines to interpret and understand visual data. This technology involves various tasks like image classification, object detection, and more, which require balancing local and global visual contexts for effective processing. Conventional models often struggle with this aspect; Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) manage local spatial relationships but…
Protein engineering is a complicated process, typically involving the random mutation of a natural protein with a desirable function, repeated until an optimal version of the protein is developed. This process has proven successful for proteins like the green fluorescent protein (GFP), but this isn't the case for all proteins. Researchers at MIT have developed…
Machine learning, especially deep neural networks (DNNs), plays a significant role in cutting-edge technology today, such as autonomous vehicles and smartphones. However, because of their nonlinear complexity and other factors like data noise and model configuration, they often draw criticism for their opacity. Despite developments in interpretability, understanding and optimizing DNN training processes continues to…