Science
Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.
A deep learning system detected breast cancer in mammograms as well as experienced radiologists, according to a landmark study.
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Letters
Does AI Understand the World?: There's no scientific test for understanding, but there is evidence that large language models understand the world to some extent.
Do large language models understand the world? As a scientist and engineer, I’ve avoided asking whether an AI system “understands” anything. There’s no widely agreed-upon, scientific test for whether a system really understands — as opposed to appearing to understand —
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Medical AI Advances, Chatbots Work the Drive-Thru, ChatGPT Racks Up Server Fees, Image Generators Get an Upgrade
The Batch - AI News & Insights: Do large language models understand the world? As a scientist and engineer, I’ve avoided asking whether an AI system “understands” anything.
Machine Learning Research
Diffusion Transformed: A new class of diffusion models based on the transformer architecture
A tweak to diffusion models, which are responsible for most of the recent excitement about AI-generated images, enables them to produce more realistic output.
Tech & Society
Robots Work the Drive-Thru: Drive-thru fast-food restaurants are rolling out chatbots to take orders.
Chatbots are taking orders for burgers and fries — and making sure you buy a milkshake with them. Drive-thru fast-food restaurants across the United States are rolling out chatbots to take orders.
Machine Learning Research
Long-Range Weather Forecasts: This ML-based forecast simulator outperformed medium-range forecast systems.
Machine learning models have predicted weather a few days ahead of time. A new approach substantially extends the time horizon. Remi Lam and colleagues at Google developed GraphCast, a weather-forecasting system based on graph neural networks (GNNs).
Culture
K-Pop Sings in Many Tongues: K-Pop hit song recorded in 6 languages using deep learning
A Korean pop star recorded a song in six languages, thanks to deep learning. Midnatt (better known as Lee Hyun) sang his latest release, “Masquerade,” in English, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese — none of which he speaks fluently.
Tech & Society
Cloud Computing Goes Generative: Amazon simplifies generative AI for cloud computing customers.
Amazon aims to make it easier for its cloud computing customers to build applications that take advantage of generative AI. Amazon Web Services’ Bedrock platform is offering new generative models, software agents that enable customers to interact...
Tech & Society
Ukraine’s Homegrown Drones: Ukrainian drone industry takes flight amid conflict
The war in Ukraine has spurred a new domestic industry. Hundreds of drone companies have sprung up in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country early last year.
Letters
Generative AI = Huge Opportunities: Businesses, governments, and investors worldwide want to take advantage of generative AI. Developers, it's your time to shine!
Last week, I returned home from Asia, where I spoke at Seoul National University in Korea, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Tokyo in Japan and visited many businesses.
The Batch Newsletter
Drones of War, Generative AI in the Cloud, K-Pop in Many Tongues, Better Weather Forecasts
The Batch - AI News & Insights: Last week, I returned home from Asia, where I spoke at Seoul National University in Korea, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Tokyo in Japan and visited many businesses.
Machine Learning Research
Stratego Master: DeepNash, the RL system that plays Stratego like a master
Reinforcement learning agents have mastered games like Go that provide complete information about the state of the game to players. They’ve also excelled at Texas Hold ’Em poker, which provides incomplete information, as few cards are revealed.