Tag: MIT

PostgreSQL and Databricks founders join forces for DBOS to create a new type of operating system

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Is it time for a new type of operating system? The founders of DBOS think so. Back in 1986, Michael Stonebraker started the open-source PostgreSQL database project, which to this day remains one of the […]

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Why does AI have to be nice? Researchers propose ‘Antagonistic AI’

When interacting with today’s large language models (LLMs), do you expect them to be surly, dismissive, flippant or even insulting?  Of course not — but they should be, according to researchers from MIT and the University of Montreal. These academics have introduced the idea of Antagonistic AI: That is, AI systems that are purposefully combative, […]

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How enterprises are using gen AI to protect against ChatGPT leaks

ChatGPT is the new DNA of shadow IT, exposing organizations to new risks no one anticipated. IT and cybersecurity leaders need to find a way to capitalize on its speed without sacrificing security. OpenAI reports that enterprise adoption is surging, with over 80% of Fortune 500 companies’ employees and departments having accounts. Enterprise workers are […]

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Open source AI voice cloning arrives with MyShell’s new OpenVoice model

Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Startups including the increasingly well-known ElevenLabs have raised millions of dollars to develop their own proprietary algorithms and AI software for making voice clones — audio programs that mimic the voices of users. But […]

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Why attackers love to target misconfigured clouds and phones

Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Data breaches tripled between 2013 and 2022, exposing 2.6 billion personal records in the past two years, with 2023 on its way to being a record year. These findings are from a recent report […]

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Why attackers love to target misconfigured clouds and phones

Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Data breaches tripled between 2013 and 2022, exposing 2.6 billion personal records in the past two years, with 2023 on its way to being a record year. These findings are from a recent report […]

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The Sick Hypocrisy of the Republican Investigation Into College Campuses

But the retreat might be about more than just a legislative migraine. In recent years, Republican officials have become increasingly incensed by a lack of action by their party on Capitol Hill, voicing anxieties about returning to the campaign trail empty-handed. “One thing. I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing. One. That […]

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The Real Problem With Those College Presidents? Gross Incompetence.

Why? Let us count the ways. First, speakers traditionally work their way up, slowly building relationships, doing favors, raising money. Jordan has surely done some of that, but it’s not his real calling card. His real calling card is that he’s a right-wing media star who has made himself memorable and notable with his obnoxious […]

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How can AI better understand humans? Simple: by asking us questions

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More Anyone who has dealt in a customer-facing job — or even just worked with a team of more than a few individuals — knows that every person on Earth has their own unique, sometimes […]

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MIT’s copilot system can set the stage for a new wave of AI innovation

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More MIT scientists have developed a deep learning system, Air-Guardian, designed to work in tandem with airplane pilots to enhance flight safety. This AI copilot can detect when a human pilot overlooks a critical situation […]

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DeepMind UniSim simulates reality to train robots, game characters

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More Researchers at Google DeepMind, in collaboration with UC Berkeley, MIT, and the University of Alberta, has developed a new machine learning model to create realistic simulations for training all kinds of AI systems.  “The […]

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StreamingLLM shows how one token can keep AI models running smoothly indefinitely

One of these issues is consistently high quality performance over time during a single conversation with a user — where the LLM provides responses that are as helpful, fast, and relevant in the middle of the conversation and at the very end as it does at the beginning, no matter how long that conversation lasts […]

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Enterprise workers gain 40 percent performance boost from GPT-4, Harvard study finds

A Harvard-led study has found that using generative AI helped hundreds of consultants working for the respected Boston Consulting Group (BSG) complete a range of tasks more often, more quickly, and at a higher quality than those who did not use AI. Moreover, it showed that the lowest performers among the group had the biggest […]

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