Language models (LMs) are a vital component of complex natural language processing (NLP) tasks. However, optimizing these models can be a tedious and manual process, hence the need for automation. Various methods to optimize these programs exist, but they often fall short, especially when handling multi-stage LMs that have diverse architectures.
A group of researchers…
Climate change experts are turning to an innovative approach to better predict extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change on specific locations. This new methodology "corrects" global climate models, combining machine learning with dynamical systems theory to bring the models' simulations much closer to expected real-world patterns. This approach can help policymakers effectively…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proven beneficial in improving business processes that were once labor-intensive, with sales funnels being one notable area. Since sales funnels depict the customer journey from product discovery to purchase, refining this process entails knowledge of customer behavior and preferences. AI has been instrumental in achieving this by providing valuable insights through…
The proliferation of AI assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant has significantly changed how individuals search and consume information, leading to the rise of voice search. It is estimated that around 55% of households will own a speaker by 2022. This development has compelled businesses to prioritize adjusting their Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies…
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has developed a way to test for instances when an AI language model is "unsure" of what it is generating or is "hallucinating". This term refers to when a language model creates responses that, while fluent and plausible, are inconsistent and not based in truth.
The concept…
Materials science is a field of study that focuses on understanding the properties and performance of various materials, with an emphasis on innovation and the creation of new material for a range of applications. Particular challenges in this field involve integrating large amounts of visual and textual data from scientific literature to enhance material analysis…
Materials science focuses on the study of materials to develop new technologies and improve existing ones. Most researchers in this realm use scientific principles such as physics, chemistry, and understanding of engineering. One major challenge in materials science is collating visual and textual data for analysis to improve material inventions. Traditional methods rarely combine both…
Large Language Models (LLMs) for Information Retrieval (IR) applications, such as those used for web search or question-answering systems, currently base their effectiveness on human-crafted prompts for zero-shot relevance ranking – ranking items by how closely they match the user's query. Manually creating these prompts for LLMs is time-consuming and subjective. Additionally, this method struggles…
In the field of information retrieval (IR), large language models (LLMs) often require human-created prompts for precise relevance ranking. This demands a considerable amount of human effort, increasing the time consumption and subjectivity of the process. Current methods, such as manual prompt engineering, are effective but still time-intensive and plagued by inconsistent skill levels. Current…
Natural language processing plays a crucial role in refining language models for specified tasks by training AI models on vast and detailed datasets. However, the creation of these extensive datasets is arduous and costly, often requiring substantial human effort, and has, thus, resulted in a gap between academic research and industrial applications. The major obstacle…
The Institute for Natural Language Processing (IMS) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, has made a significant contribution to the field of text-to-speech (TTS) technology with the introduction of ToucanTTS. Supported by PyTorch and Python, ToucanTTS brings to the table a language support encompassing more than 7,000 languages, marking a strong influence on the multilingual…
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new method that can make long-term predictions regarding the risk of extreme weather events more accurate. The new technique combines machine learning with dynamical systems theory to make better predictions about extreme weather events such as floods and tropical cyclones in specific areas.
Currently, policymakers…