Subj : OpenAI o3 ¨, Apple Face ID doorbell ¨, TikTok open sources algo¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Dec 23 2024 11:35:37 --q3pS6gaY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OpenAI's latest models are now available for public safety testing and re= search access. o3-mini will offer low, medium, and high processing speeds= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR= =20 TLDR 2024-12-23 =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS OP= ENAI ANNOUNCES O3 AND O3-MINI, ITS NEXT SIMULATED REASONING MODELS (3 MIN= UTE READ) [4]=20 OpenAI's latest AI 'reasoning models', o3 and o3-mini,= are now available for public safety testing and research access. The mod= el family was called 'o3' rather than 'o2' to avoid potential trademark= conflicts with British telecom provider O2. o3-mini will offer low, me= dium, and high processing speeds, with the higher compute settings produc= ing better results. It outperforms o1 on the Codeforces benchmark.=20 = APPLE REPORTEDLY DEVELOPING NEW SMART HOME DOORBELL WITH SUPPORT FOR FAC= E ID (2 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 Apple is rumored to be working on a new sma= rt home doorbell with advanced facial recognition. It will be able to int= egrate wirelessly with smart home locks and allow people to automatically= unlock their doors with just a face scan. Apple is expected to expand it= s reach in the smart home market significantly next year. It plans to rel= ease a new smart home control device that will attach to walls and pote= ntially a speaker base.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHN= OLOGY WE'RE ABOUT TO FLY A SPACECRAFT INTO THE SUN FOR THE FIRST TIME= (4 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The Parker Solar Probe will make its closest = approach yet to the Sun on Christmas Eve. It will fly into the solar atmo= sphere for the first time. It is estimated that the probe's heat shield w= ill have to endure temperatures in excess of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Th= e mission is aimed at finding the birthplace of solar wind.=20 THE RI= SK OF CANCER FADES AS WE GET OLDER, AND WE MAY FINALLY KNOW WHY (3 MINUTE= READ) [7]=20 While the risk of cancer rises in our 60s and 70s, it dro= ps past the age of around 80. A study in older mice found that they had h= igher levels of a protein that caused cells to act as if they were defici= ent in iron, which in turn limited their regeneration rates, restricting= both healthy growth and cancerous tumors. The same processes were foun= d to be occurring in human cells too. Cell growth capabilities were boost= ed when levels of the protein were artificially lowered or iron was artif= icially increased.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIE= NCE MONOLITH (GITHUB REPO) [8]=20 Monolith is a deep learning fra= mework for large scale recommendation modeling. It features collisionless= embedding tables, which guarantees unique representation for different I= D features, and real time training, which captures the latest hotspots an= d helps users to discover new interests rapidly. Monolith supports batch/= real-time training and serving.=20 BUILDING EFFECTIVE AGENTS (18 MINU= TE READ) [9]=20 The most successful implementations of large language m= odels across industries were built with simple, composable patterns rathe= r than with complex frameworks or specialized libraries. This article gui= des readers on how to build effective AI agents. AI agents are systems = that dynamically direct their own processes and tool usage. They maintain= control over how they accomplish tasks. Most applications won't need age= nts - they are the best option when flexibility and model-driven decision= -making are needed at scale.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81=20 MISCELLANEOUS T= HE NEXT GREAT LEAP IN AI IS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND CRAZY EXPENSIVE (16 MINUT= E READ) [10]=20 OpenAI's GPT-5 project is expensive and behind schedule= .. It isn't clear when, or if, it will work. Microsoft had expected to see= the model around mid-2024. There may not be enough data to train the mod= el to make it smart enough. OpenAI recently turned to a technique called= 'reasoning' to make its large language models smarter. It just release= d a new reasoning model smarter than anything else the company has releas= ed before, but there is still no word on when GPT-5 is coming.=20 GOO= GLE CEO SUNDAR PICHAI SAYS SEARCH GIANT HAS SLASHED MANAGER ROLES BY 10% = IN EFFICIENCY DRIVE (2 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 Google has slashed a tenth = of its managerial roles since last year. Some of the managers were shifte= d to individual contributor roles and are no longer responsible for other= employees. The company had identified 'durable cost savings' as one of i= ts key goals for the year. 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Big Tech & Startups

OpenAI announces o3 and o3-= mini, its next simulated reasoning models (3 minute read)

OpenAI's latest AI 'reasoning models', = o3 and o3-mini, are now available for public safety testing and research ac= cess. The model family was called 'o3' rather than 'o2' to avoid potential = trademark conflicts with British telecom provider O2. o3-mini will offer lo= w, medium, and high processing speeds, with the higher compute settings pro= ducing better results. It outperforms o1 on the Codeforces benchmark.
Apple reportedly developing= new smart home doorbell with support for Face ID (2 minute read)

Apple is rumored to be working on a new= smart home doorbell with advanced facial recognition. It will be able to i= ntegrate wirelessly with smart home locks and allow people to automatically= unlock their doors with just a face scan. Apple is expected to expand its = reach in the smart home market significantly next year. It plans to release= a new smart home control device that will attach to walls and potentially = a speaker base.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

We're about to fly a spacec= raft into the Sun for the first time (4 minute read)

The Parker Solar Probe will make its cl= osest approach yet to the Sun on Christmas Eve. It will fly into the solar = atmosphere for the first time. It is estimated that the probe's heat shield= will have to endure temperatures in excess of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Th= e mission is aimed at finding the birthplace of solar wind.
The Risk of Cancer Fades as= We Get Older, And We May Finally Know Why (3 minute read)

While the risk of cancer rises in our 6= 0s and 70s, it drops past the age of around 80. A study in older mice found= that they had higher levels of a protein that caused cells to act as if th= ey were deficient in iron, which in turn limited their regeneration rates, = restricting both healthy growth and cancerous tumors. The same processes we= re found to be occurring in human cells too. Cell growth capabilities were = boosted when levels of the protein were artificially lowered or iron was ar= tificially increased.
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Programming, Design & Data Science

Monolith (GitHub Repo)

Monolith is a deep learning framework f= or large scale recommendation modeling. It features collisionless embedding= tables, which guarantees unique representation for different ID features, = and real time training, which captures the latest hotspots and helps users = to discover new interests rapidly. Monolith supports batch/real-time traini= ng and serving.
Building effective agents (= 18 minute read)

The most successful implementations of = large language models across industries were built with simple, composable = patterns rather than with complex frameworks or specialized libraries. This= article guides readers on how to build effective AI agents. AI agents are = systems that dynamically direct their own processes and tool usage. They ma= intain control over how they accomplish tasks. Most applications won't need= agents - they are the best option when flexibility and model-driven decisi= on-making are needed at scale.
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Miscellaneous

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The Next Great Leap in AI I= s Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive (16 minute read)

OpenAI's GPT-5 project is expensive and= behind schedule. It isn't clear when, or if, it will work. Microsoft had e= xpected to see the model around mid-2024. There may not be enough data to t= rain the model to make it smart enough. OpenAI recently turned to a techniq= ue called 'reasoning' to make its large language models smarter. It just re= leased a new reasoning model smarter than anything else the company has rel= eased before, but there is still no word on when GPT-5 is coming.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sa= ys search giant has slashed manager roles by 10% in efficiency drive (2 min= ute read)

Google has slashed a tenth of its manag= erial roles since last year. Some of the managers were shifted to individua= l contributor roles and are no longer responsible for other employees. The = company had identified 'durable cost savings' as one of its key goals for t= he year. Google this year has also slashed hundreds of jobs across multiple= divisions, including ad sales, core engineering, and the hardware division= responsible for the Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit.
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Quick Links

Google proposes multiple ch= anges to its strategy following antitrust ruling (3 minute read)

Google has responded to the Justice Dep= artment's suggestions to curb its monopoly in the search business with a pr= oposal that allows flexibility in browser deals and preloading search engin= es while ensuring compliance measures.
How bloom filters made SQLi= te 10x faster (5 minute read)

Bloom filters required minimal memory o= verhead, went well with SQLite's simple implementation, and worked within a= n existing query engine.
Palantir and Anduril report= edly building a tech consortium to bid on defense contracts (1 minute read)=

Palantir and Anduril are talking to tec= h companies, including SpaceX, OpenAI, Saronic, and Scale AI, about forming= a consortium to bid on Pentagon contracts to challenge the dominance of 'p= rime' defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing.
Are Amazon's Drones Finally= Ready for Prime Time? (17 minute read)

Amazon hopes to one day deliver million= s of packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using its drone delivery s= ervice.
How to Make LLMs Shut Up (5= minute read)

A clustering technique helped Greptile = reduce the number of comments that its AI was generating.
In praise of the hundred pa= ge idea (3 minute read)

100 pages is about the perfect size for= a book - it lets ideas be substantial, but not substantiated to death.

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