The Daily Index — Monday, May 22, 2023 · TLDR Index

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DID SCIENTISTS ACCIDENTALLY INVENT AN ANTI-ADDICTION DRUG?

Semaglutide is a weight loss drug that has recently skyrocketed in popularity. Some people taking the drug have found that they have lost interest in a whole range of addictive and compulsive behaviors. Scientists have been testing whether drugs similar to semaglutide can curb substance abuse with promising results. The class of drugs may be altering the brain's fundamental reward circuitry. Researchers are now running clinical trials to see whether semaglutide can help people quit drinking and smoking.

archive.ph · 10 min

TLDR AI

A SUPER LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR: THE MLONGT5 STORY

Researchers built a powerful tool called mLongT5 that can understand and translate long texts in multiple languages. It outperforms other similar tools in tasks like summarizing text and answering questions in various languages.

arxiv.org · 4 min

TLDR Web Dev

WHAT IS API-FIRST?

API-first is a product-centric approach to developing APIs. It views the role of APIs as discrete products rather than integrations subsumed within other systems. This blog post discusses the benefits of this approach in terms of developer experience, flexibility, and interoperability. It also looks at the challenges and methods of adopting the approach in your organization.

tyk.io · 10 min

TLDR Crypto

SANCTIONED CRYPTO MIXER TORNADO CASH HIJACKED BY HACKERS

Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service, was overtaken via a hostile hacking operation. A malicious actor created 1.2 million counterfeit votes, surpassing the 700,000 legitimate ones, enabling them to seize complete control of Tornado Cash's governance. Following this exploit, the attacker withdrew and sold 10,000 TORN. Consequently, crypto exchange Binance temporarily halted TORN deposits and the token's value dropped 44%. Tornado Cash, used extensively for money laundering including by North Korean hackers, according to the US Treasury Department, which sanctioned Tornado Cash last year, has facilitated over $8 billion in transactions since its inception in 2019.

archive.ph · 2 min

TLDR Founders

SAY WHAT? ADD SURPRISE WORDS FOR MUST-CLICK TITLES (100 EXAMPLES)

Easy guide to better titles and more clicks.

archive.is · 6 min

TLDR AI

DRAGGAN: A USER-INTERACTIVE METHOD FOR IMAGE MANIPULATION

Researchers have developed a tool named DragGAN, which allows users to modify images precisely by dragging any point in the image to a target location, enabling changes in pose, shape, expression, and layout. It outperforms existing image manipulation methods, proving its efficiency not only in creating realistic results but also in tracking changes, even when manipulating real images.

vcai.mpi-inf.mpg.de · 3 min

TLDR AI

FINE-TUNING APPROACH

Authors have designed a new way to teach language models to understand and plan in the real world by using a virtual simulator to give them 'embodied experiences.' This new method significantly improves the models' abilities and makes smaller models perform as well as, or even better than, larger models like ChatGPT.

arxiv.org · 13 min

TLDR AI

APPLE RESTRICTS USE OF CHATGPT

Apple has restricted use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology.

archive.ph · 2 min

TLDR AI

THE AI HEALTHCARE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN

AI is revolutionizing healthcare with applications in predicting patient health outcomes, personalizing treatment, and automating tasks. However, these benefits come with challenges like data privacy, data requirement, and algorithmic bias that must be addressed for successful implementation.

freethink.com · 5 min