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Google researchers have introduced Self-Play Preference Optimization (SPO), a simpler form of alignment than traditional RLHF. The researchers turned to game theory and figured out single-player self play dynamics that are robust to noisy preferences and give strong performance.
The Mixtral paper has been released. There is no discussion of pretraining datasets. Most of the things disclosed are well known, but there is an interesting new insight on the discussion of routing evaluation between experts.
Researchers have developed a new evaluation metric for text-to-3D generative models, addressing the limitations of current single-criterion metrics. This advanced method uses GPT-4V to create prompts and compare 3D assets. It aligns closely with human preferences and offers versatility by adapting to various user-defined criteria.
AI Toolkit is a header-only C++ library that provides tools for building the brain of your game's NPCs.
SpeechAgents is a multi-modal AI system capable of simulating human communication with remarkable authenticity. This system, powered by a multi-modal LLM, can handle up to 25 agents. It shows potential in creating dramas and audio novels through its ability to mimic human dialogues, complete with consistent content, realistic rhythms, and expressive emotions.
In a significant advancement for Vision Transformers (ViTs), researchers have improved the robustness of the Fully Attentional Network (FAN) models using a new self-emerging token labeling (STL) framework. This approach involves training a FAN token labeler to create meaningful patch token labels, followed by training a FAN student model.
This essay explores Robin Hanson's critique of AI risk discourse, focusing on the concept of "othering" AIs and the ethical implications of controlling or altering future AI and human values. Hanson argues that fearing AI as an "other" is a form of bias. Hanson's views may not sufficiently consider the risks of uncontrolled AI development and the challenges in aligning future AI values with human ethics.
This article introduces the "Anatomy Framework", a tool for assessing the disruptive potential of any innovation, including AI. It explores innovation from five layers: underlying infrastructure, core platform, applications, tools, and ecosystem enablers. It also discusses the role of startup and incumbent innovators and the medium of innovation (hardware vs. software).
Researchers have developed a new Multi-disciplinary Collaboration framework to improve Large Language Models' understanding and reasoning in the medical field. This approach involves AI agents role-playing working together to analyze, discuss, and reach consensus on medical topics.
This project introduces a one-shot method for editing human images that can make significant changes in pose and body shape while preserving the person's identity.
A personalized AI sales coach for each and every cold call.
The switch transformer from Google was one of the first successful Mixture-of-Experts models. It now is available with code on the HuggingFace platform.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Twitter account was hacked, resulting in a false announcement about the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF. SEC Chair Gary Gensler confirmed the account was compromised and the tweet was unauthorized. This was one of the most high-profile examples of an X account being compromised in relation to cryptocurrency. Despite the fake approval, it is widely expected that spot bitcoin ETFs will be approved today, with trading to begin tomorrow.
The open interest in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has hit a record high of $5.4 billion, surpassing the previous all-time high of $4.5 billion set in November 2021, indicating a significant increase in institutional investor participation. This surge in futures trading, coupled with high open interest from both asset managers and hedge funds, suggests heightened market activity and anticipation of potential Bitcoin ETF approvals.
Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, has launched Verify, an open-source protocol developed on Polygon's proof-of-stake blockchain. Verify is designed to authenticate original media content and combat AI-generated deepfakes. The tool allows publishers to register and cryptographically sign their content onchain, enabling consumers to easily identify and verify content from trusted sources.
The Xai gaming network, built as a "layer-3" network on Arbitrum, has started its first major token airdrop. It will distribute 125 million XAI tokens to eligible participants, including certain NFT owners and Sentry Node operators. The airdrop's total value currently sits at nearly $70 million. XAI's market cap stands at just over $154 million, with over 277 million tokens in circulation, including those from the airdrop.
An introduction to the top actions, protocols, and catalysts for growth for the Bitcoin L2 Stacks. It covers wallets, exchanges, staking services, tokens, upcoming protocols, NFTs, and much more. The thread analyzes opportunities for Stacks, making the prediction that Stacks will likely be a major player in BTCfi. It also provides several X accounts for people to follow to stay up-to-date on Stacks' developments.
A playbook for landing airdrops for top restaking protocols EtherFi, Kelp, and Renzo. It may be better to spread wallets across several projects as often the rules for airdrop eligibility favor smaller capitals. Always prefer to deposit slightly more than a round number, for example, deposit 1.1 ETH instead of 1 ETH. Readers should be aware that gas fees may sometimes be excessive as the airdrops are on the Ethereum network.
This article explores SocialFi, an emerging trend that merges social media with financial speculation, transforming user engagement and content monetization. It highlights innovative platforms like SAX and AlphaClub, which introduce new user roles and economic models with the aim of enhancing content quality and reshaping traditional social media dynamics.
This article discusses the cyclical relationship between apps and infrastructure in the evolution of crypto, highlighting how innovations like Bitcoin and Ethereum have successively spurred the development of new applications and supporting infrastructures. Currently, the focus is on creating a sophisticated crypto app infrastructure, including low-fee blockchains and embedded wallets, to pave the way for the next wave of consumer-oriented crypto applications in various domains.
Rodney Burton, also known as "Bitcoin Rodney," was arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for allegedly defrauding investors of over $7 million through the HyperVerse crypto investment scheme.
Celsius bankruptcy managers notified creditors that those who withdrew more than $100,000 in the 90 days prior to July 13, 2022 are liable to clawbacks.
Three-month developer retention in the Solana ecosystem increased from 31% to more than 50% over the course of 2023.
Dymension’s RollApps will require a data availability layer like Celestia to function properly, which is positive for Celestia.
The Rabbit R1 is a unique gadget designed to simplify everyday tasks by allowing users to interact with it in natural language, eliminating the need to use multiple smartphone apps. It functions as an "agent" AI, trained on common app interfaces, and can perform tasks like ordering rides, finding restaurants, or booking accommodations.
Blade is a design system created by Razorpay's design systems team that ensures consistency and efficiency across Razorpay's financial services platform, serving 10 million businesses in India. It allows designers and developers to collaborate seamlessly, addressing challenges in maintaining uniform user experiences.
Sony is showcasing new sideplates for the PlayStation 5 "slim" at CES 2024, offering blue, silver, and red color options. These sideplates feature a matte finish and can be added to disc and digital console versions. Overall, the design is receiving positive feedback for its nostalgic appeal.
The Responsible AI User Experience team at Google aims to apply responsible AI development practices to its user-centered user experience (UX) design process. The multidisciplinary team includes designers, engineers, researchers, and strategists who oversee the entire user-centered UX design process, prioritizing user problems with significant scale and severity to maximize GenAI's positive impact.
Today's business models aim toward user-centric and business-centric approaches when designing and developing a project, leading to an environmental disaster on our planet. Planet-centric design instructs us to switch focus from humans to the planet, from quantity to quality, short-term to long-term, and from market-fit to planet-fit.
A highly configurable data visualization kit made in Figma. It includes basics like Line, Pie/Donut, Gantt, and Bar/Column charts and advanced charts like Barbell, Lollipop, and Diverging charts.
Paste random or real data into text layers and components easily. Data Lab supports many sources, including Google Sheets, CSV, API, and JSON data.
svghub is an SVG library of over 70 custom-color squiggles, scribbles, shapes, and more.
There are few unified solutions for designing data-heavy interfaces. The Advanced Data Visualization library solves this problem, providing customizable charts to promote better communication between designers, analysts, and engineers.
We are witnessing an increase in rapid trend turnaround led by an increase in our interest in these trends. The looming visual trends ready to take over 2024 are Graphic windows, which uses frames as a graphic device, Kidcore with its doodles, cartoons, and artwork, Eerie softness full of dream-like weirdness, “Internet inspired” based on 90s game aesthetics, and an increased use of serif script fonts.
Design in the AI-powered era will be about communication, vision, and understanding rather than solitary pixel pushing. Our daily tasks will be less about creating individual artifacts and more about selecting, assembling, and styling the elements, curating the entire experience.
How the internet reshaped itself around Google’s search algorithms — and into a world where websites look the same.
SURREAL's sarcastic billboards embody a "can't be bothered" attitude that embraces imperfection. Featuring typos, Microsoft Word art, and hilariously primitive design, these ads deserve their self-proclaimed title of "laziest adverts of the year."
Research from Pendo suggests that 80% of added features are never or rarely used, even for established products. Often, UX researchers don't ask users to predict their future behavior since that information can be unreliable. Nevertheless, frameworks are available to assist in understanding user behavior and improving adoption rates.
What do 8 CEOs think is the most important thing they need to do? This is a great deep dive across a diverse set of CEOs giving their take on such a critical point. Their answers are varied and insightful.
Google has the data, infrastructure, talent, and customer touchpoints to win AI. However, we know they have had all the ingredients to win previous innovations, such as Google Assistant, and have not done so. Here’s a deep dive into Google and the opportunities that lay ahead for the company.
Make sure any VP you hire does the job themselves first before they hire anyone else. Period. This feels so right, especially in the post-AI, post-free-money world we live in.
Pragmatic advice for founders facing challenges with their product's market traction. It emphasizes the importance of engaging with users to understand their needs, reevaluating the target audience, refining messaging and positioning, and considering a pivot based on what's working. This is crucial for founders as it offers actionable steps for identifying and addressing core issues hindering their product's success, thereby aiding in making informed decisions to improve product-market fit.
For early-stage startups, the work of a Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) is usually covered by the founders or someone in sales. As you scale, and M&A becomes a conversation you start to have with your board - that’s when a CBDO becomes important. If you’re spending too much of your time as a founder on deals, due diligence, or anything M&A, get a CBDO.
Weberlo is a marketing attribution software that offers real-time cookieless tracking, maximizing ROAS through detailed ad tracking, and organic traffic analysis.
Empowering product teams with up-to-date competitor insights.
Automatically collect reviews from your app’s active users.