Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining...
Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining ground, can American players keep up? On this episode of […]
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
—Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M. Bender, professor...
As companies scale, the technology supporting operations can become a liability just as quickly as it becomes an asset. Disconnected systems, site-specific tools, spreadsheets, and manual workarounds can create data silos that make it harder to spot problems early, coordinate responses, and make dec...
Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not.
This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accel...
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At the end of September, President Trump signed an executive order that contained just one directive, ordering government agencies to rebrand what they had bee...