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Nvidia has unveiled a new generation of artificial intelligence chip
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Nvidia has unveiled a ne=
w generation of artificial intelligence chip
architecture called Rubin. T=
he company only just announced its
upcoming Blackwell model in March - th=
ose chips are still in
production and expected to ship to customers later=
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Nvidia has unveiled a new generation of artificial intelligence chip arc=
hitecture called Rubin. It only just announced its Blackwell model in March=
Nvidia announces new AI chi=
ps months after latest launch as market competition heats up (1 minute read=
)
Nvidia has unveiled a new generation of=
artificial intelligence chip architecture called Rubin. The company only j=
ust announced its upcoming Blackwell model in March - those chips are still=
in production and expected to ship to customers later in 2024. Nvidia has =
pledged to release new AI chip models on a one-year rhythm. The less-than-t=
hree-month turnaround from Blackwell to Rubin underscores the competitive f=
renzy in the AI chip market.
|
SpaceX Aims to Launch Cellu=
lar Starlink Service This Fall (3 minute read)
SpaceX has revealed plans to launch its=
Starlink system for phones this fall in a filing about the FCC's new rules=
on supplying satellite connectivity to US carriers. The company says that =
the FCC's current framework for supplying satellite connectivity to phones =
is too restrictive and has urged the agency to loosen the aggregate limit o=
n radio frequencies for cellular satellites, specifically the =E2=80=9Cone-=
size-fits-all aggregate out-of-band power flux-density.=E2=80=9D It backs r=
eplacing the restriction with more granular band-specific limits. SpaceX's =
rivals have lobbied the Commission to maintain the restriction to protect a=
gainst potential radio interference.
|
|
Science & Futuristic Technology
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What would you do with a ro=
botic third thumb? (6 minute read)
'The Third Thumb' is a 3D-printed robot=
ic wearable designed to enhance users' biological capabilities. Controlled =
by users' toes, the robotic thumb sits on the side of the palm opposite use=
rs' biological thumbs, resembling a sixth elongated finger. It is operated =
through a pair of sensors under each big toe - pressure applied by the righ=
t toe moves the thumb side to side, while pressure from the left toe moves =
it up and down. The device can be used to complete tasks that would ordinar=
ily be difficult or impossible to perform with just a thumb and fingers. A =
video demonstrating what The Third Thumb can do is available in the article=
..
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AI is cracking a hard probl=
em =E2=80=93 giving computers a sense of smell (6 minute read)
Smell in humans is experienced through =
about 400 types of receptors in the nose. Scientists are using machine lear=
ning to help computers learn what certain molecules or sets of molecules sm=
ell like to humans. Machine learning is key to digitizing smells because it=
can learn to map the molecular structure of an odor-causing compound to te=
xtual odor descriptors. Dataset sizes have grown significantly in the past =
few years, allowing researchers to finally apply machine learning to machin=
e olfaction. The technology has promising applications such as personalized=
perfumes and fragrances, better insect repellents, novel chemical sensors,=
early detection of diseases, and more realistic augmented reality experien=
ces.
|
|
Programming, Design & Data Science
|
An interview with the most =
prolific jailbreaker of ChatGPT and other leading LLMs (13 minute read)
Pliny the Prompter posted a jailbreak f=
or OpenAI's newest foundation model, GPT-4o, just a few hours after it was =
released. The jailbreak allowed users to get the model to output explicit c=
opyrighted lyrics, instructions for making banned items, strategic plans fo=
r attacks, and medical advice based on X-rays. Pliny has been finding jailb=
reaks for leading large language models for around 9 months. This article c=
ontains an interview with the prompter where they discuss what motivates th=
em, their approach to jailbreaking a new model, legal ramifications from AI=
jailbreaking, jailbreaking ethics, and more.
|
What We've Learned From A Y=
ear of Building with LLMs (45 minute read)
Building with AI is now more accessible=
than ever, but it can still be difficult to build products and systems tha=
t are effective beyond a demo. This guide teaches readers how to build succ=
essful products with large language models. It draws from the authors' expe=
riences of building applications with LLMs over the past year. The guide di=
scusses tactics, operations, and strategies for building with LLMs.
|
|
The Internet's Final Fronti=
er: Remote Amazon Tribes (20 minute read)
SpaceX's Starlink has been making the i=
nternet accessible to previously isolated tribes in Brazil since 2022. This=
article looks at what happened to the Marubo tribe, a community that has p=
reserved its way of life for hundreds of years through isolation, after it =
gained access to the internet. While everyone in the tribe was happy when t=
he technology arrived as the internet brought clear benefits, such as the a=
bility to chat with faraway loved ones and call for help in emergencies, pe=
ople in the tribe feel things have gotten worse. The internet has become es=
sential to the tribe, but at a cost.
|
The Art of Scaling Taste (2=
4 minute read)
Startups can survive extremely competit=
ive environments by having good taste. Taste is how a business differentiat=
es itself when attention is scarce and choice is abundant. Knowing what to =
make is just as important as the ability to make it. MSCHF is a business th=
at has managed to scale its taste without compromising on it. This article =
looks at how the company releases so many products while staying through to=
its original vision, how it keeps its team creative and engaged, and lesso=
ns from the company that can be applied by anyone.
|
|
=E2=80=98Little Tech' sets =
its sights on Washington (12 minute read)
Garry Tan, the president and CEO of Y C=
ombinator, is trying to build a lobbying operation that fights on behalf of=
Little Tech due to concerns that federal regulations meant to mitigate the=
potential harms of AI will instead help tech giants maintain their lead on=
the technology, boxing out smaller players.
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