Machine Learning Research
More Factual LLMs: FactTune, a method to fine-tune LLMs for factual accuracy without human feedback
Large language models sometimes generate false statements. New work makes them more likely to produce factual output.
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Science
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.
Hardware
Nvidia Revs AI Engine: All about Nvidia’s new Blackwell architecture and B200 GPU
Nvidia’s latest chip promises to boost AI’s speed and energy efficiency.
Tech & Society
Microsoft Absorbs Inflection: Microsoft pays Inflection AI $650 Million, hires most of its staff
Microsoft took over most of the once high-flying chatbot startup Inflection AI in an unusual deal.
Machine Learning Research
Robo-Football From Simulation to Reality: Reinforcement learning powers humanoid robots to play football
Humanoid robots can play football (known as soccer in the United States) in the real world, thanks to reinforcement learning.
Tech & Society
U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts
The United States military is using computer vision to target enemy positions in the Red Sea and elsewhere.
Science
Cross-Species Cell Embeddings: AI enhances cell type discovery, identifies previously elusive “Norn cells”
Researchers used an AI system to identify animal cell types from gene sequences, including a cell type that conventional approaches had discovered only in the past year.
Tech & Society
One Agent, Many Environments: SIMA, a system that understands and plays diverse 3D video games
AI agents are typically designed to operate a particular software environment. Recent work enabled a single agent to take actions in a variety of three-dimensional virtual worlds.
Letters
Agentic Design Patterns Part 2, Reflection: Large language models can become more effective agents by reflecting on their own behavior.
Last week, I described four design patterns for AI agentic workflows that I believe will drive significant progress this year: Reflection, Tool use, Planning and Multi-agent collaboration.
The Batch Newsletter
One Agent For Many Worlds, Cross-Species Cell Embeddings, U.S. Deploys AI Targeting, Robo Football Gets Real
The Batch AI News and Insights: Last week, I described four design patterns for AI agentic workflows that I believe will drive significant progress this year...
Data Points
The latest in AI from Mar. 21 to Mar. 27, 2024
This week's top AI news and research stories featured an agent for many environments, an AI system to identify animal cell types from gene sequences, a system that analyzes satellite and geolocation data that has been used to identify targets in real-world conflicts...
Machine Learning Research
Cutting the Cost of Pretrained Models: FrugalGPT, a method to cut AI costs and maintain quality
Research aims to help users select large language models that minimize expenses while maintaining quality.