Aitomatic and the other collaborators under the Foundation Models workgroup of the AI Alliance unveiled a new semiconductor-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model earlier this month. Dubbed SemiKong, the large language model (LLM) is built on the domain-expert agents (DXA) architecture and has been trained on high-quality data about the industry. The model is expected to … Read more
[ad_1] When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades formed by parked vehicles and people. Then, when they came within … Read more
“There’s a dwindling middle,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which is responsible for administering TIMSS in this country. Carr said that this group of students is being pulled down to the bottom – a pattern she is seeing across different tests and different subjects since the pandemic. U.S. 4th-grade … Read more
[ad_1] It was a Christmas message that no one saw coming. On Dec. 25, President-elect Donald J. Trump went on his social media platform, Truth Social, to wish a “Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” Mr. Trump’s claim is false. The … Read more
Finding your reading niche can take time and a lot of trial and error, and growing a love for reading can’t be forced. “It can be hard for anybody of any age, but definitely for young people to find that book that they’re really excited about,” said Siva Ramakrishnan, the director of Young Adult Programs … Read more
If 2023 was all about the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its entry into mainstream tech conversations, 2024 became the year when AI began displaying its transformative capabilities. What started as a text-based chatbot fad that could respond to users in a human-like fashion, is today powering many major tech products and platforms … Read more
[ad_1] For decades, Syria was Iran’s closest Arab ally in the Middle East while the wealthy Persian Gulf monarchies were locked in a competition with Tehran for power and influence across the region. With the sudden overthrow of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, his close ally Iran has been sidelined. That presents an opportunity for … Read more
[ad_1] It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were removed just seven years later, under President Ronald Reagan. But that wasn’t the end of their story. They were picked up at … Read more
Jio Platforms is reportedly partnering with tech giants such as Nvidia intending to disrupt the Indian artificial intelligence (AI) space similar to how it disrupted the telecom sector with competitive pricing and access to unlimited mobile data. As per the report, Jio is working with multiple companies to co-develop native large language models (LLMs). With … Read more
“Those employers are really dang hard to find,” says Brittany Williams, chief partnerships officer at Edu-REACH — it stands for Rural Education Achievement for Community Hope — the nonprofit organization that now works to find apprenticeships for students in and around Hamlin, including at the high school Cook attended. A case of demand outrunning supply … Read more