The Daily Index — Tuesday, June 6, 2023 · TLDR Index

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TLDR AI

THE FALCON HAS LANDED IN THE HUGGING FACE ECOSYSTEM

Hugging Face has released Falcon, a new open-source framework for building and deploying large language models (LLMs). Falcon is designed to be fast, efficient, and scalable, and it can be used to train and deploy LLMs on a variety of hardware platforms, including CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs.

huggingface.co · 10 min

TLDR Web Dev

THE EVOLUTION OF REACT APIS AND CODE REUSE

React changed how we think about building UIs. As it continues evolving, it’s changing how we think about building applications. This article explores the evolution of React and the various code reuse patterns that have emerged. It digs into the underlying mental models that shaped them and the tradeoffs that came with them. Finally, it looks into where React is going in the future and what it might entail for web development moving forward.

frontendmastery.com · 12 min

TLDR Crypto

JPMORGAN TURNS TO BLOCKCHAIN FOR DOLLAR TRADES IN INDIA HUB

JPMorgan is partnering with six major Indian banks to pilot a blockchain platform for interbank dollar transactions in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The platform will leverage JPMorgan's Onyx blockchain solution to enable instant, round-the-clock settlements allowing GIFT City banks to operate effectively on their own time zones. This initiative supports New Delhi's efforts to establish GIFT City as an international financial center, competing with Singapore and Dubai.

archive.ph · 2 min

TLDR AI

APPLE NEVER MENTIONED AI, BUT THEY HAD LOTS OF IT

Between the transformer powered keyboard, the amazing AR goggles, and the plethora of hardware advancements Apple might be the silent leader in consumer AI.

arstechnica.com · 12 min

TLDR AI

GOOGLES UNLEASHES AI-POWERED MOBILE GMAIL

Google has unveiled the development of a new AI-driven function to make searching faster and easier for emails in Gmail on smartphones.

techtimes.com · 2 min

TLDR AI

GATEON: A NEW METHOD FOR BETTER CONTINUAL LEARNING

GateON is a new technique that helps neural networks learn a series of tasks without forgetting previous ones, a common problem known as 'catastrophic forgetting'. It achieves this by creating overlapping connections between tasks and protecting important knowledge from being overwritten. GateOn has a mechanism to re-activate 'fixed' neurons, making it a powerful tool for large-scale learning tasks, whether it's identifying hand-written numbers or understanding natural language.

arxiv.org · 20 min

TLDR AI

THE TECH INDUSTRY WAS DEFLATING. THEN CAME CHATGPT

The tech industry was deflating in 2022, but then ChatGPT came along and sparked a new AI boom. Venture capitalists have invested over $11 billion in AI start-ups since then, and companies from Moderna to Heinz have mentioned AI initiatives on recent earnings calls.

msn.com · 5 min

TLDR AI

AI DOES NOT HELP PROGRAMMERS

In this article, Bertrand Meyer argues that AI does not help programmers and that it is not a silver bullet for software development. He cites several reasons for this, including the fact that AI is not always accurate, can be difficult to integrate into existing workflows, and can be expensive to implement.

cacm.acm.org · 8 min

TLDR AI

GPT BEST PRACTICES

This guide shares strategies and tactics for getting better results from GPTs.

platform.openai.com · 15 min