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What is a small language model (SLM)?

A small language model (SLM) is a generative AI technology similar to a large language model (LLM) but with a significantly reduced size.

By Sean Kerner • Sept. 9, 2024

What is machine learning operations (MLOps)?

Machine learning operations (MLOps) is the development and use of machine learning models by development operations (DevOps) teams.

By Cameron Hashemi-Pour • Sept. 5, 2024

AI model optimization: How to do it and why it matters

Challenges like model drift and operational inefficiency can plague AI models. These model optimization strategies can help engineers improve performance and mitigate issues.

By Chris Tozzi • Sept. 4, 2024

Generative AI will force diversity in AI systems

In this podcast episode, David C. Williams, vice president of automation at AT&T, explains why vendors have no choice but to include diversity in their data sets.

By Esther Shittu • Sept. 3, 2024

IBM’s latest Z mainframe offers lessons in building AI systems

Studying the engineering behind IBM's mainframe architecture could help enterprises build higher reliability into the GPU clusters used to run AI applications.

By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 29, 2024

Google leader dives deep into AI agents

A technology fueled by generative AI is growing. Vendors like Google are providing products to help enterprises create their own agents. However, there are concerns.

By Esther Shittu • Aug. 28, 2024

GPUs vs. TPUs vs. NPUs: Comparing AI hardware options

Traditional CPUs struggle with complex ML and AI tasks, leading to today's specialized processors -- GPUs, TPUs and NPUs, each tailored to handle specific functions efficiently.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 27, 2024

AI PC

An AI PC is a personal computer equipped with hardware and software components to run artificial intelligence (AI) applications and tasks.

By Sean Kerner • Aug. 26, 2024

AI winter

AI winter is a quiet period for artificial intelligence research and development.

By Ben Lutkevich • Aug. 26, 2024

Grok-2 intro leads to questions about xAI model openness

The new versions of the model appear to be on par with models from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic, but the vendor has not released technical details or restricted its image generator.

By Esther Shittu • Aug. 14, 2024

How to use and run Jupyter Notebook: A beginner’s guide

Learn how to create your first project with Jupyter Notebook, a popular platform for presenting data science and machine learning work with interactive code, text and visuals.

By Chris Tozzi • Aug. 14, 2024

How and why to create an AI bill of materials

AIBOMs help developers and security teams by providing a transparent view of AI system components, improving supply chain security and compliance. Use this guide to get started.

By Nihad Hassan • Aug. 8, 2024

An explanation of generative design

Generative design transforms the creation process across many fields and excels in generating unbiased, efficient designs.

By Ben Lutkevich • Aug. 5, 2024

Physical AI explained: Everything you need to know

AI has lived in the digital world, limited to algorithms and software. Now, with physical AI, robotics and AI merge, creating new frontiers and challenges for us to explore.

By Andy Patrizio • Aug. 2, 2024

Apple gives developers access to iOS 18 with AI, new Siri

The beta release includes AI-generated summaries for apps like mail, messages and voicemail. It does not include the ChatGPT integration or Image Playground.

By Esther Shittu • July 30, 2024

What is a validation set? How is it different from test, train data sets?

A validation set is a set of data used to train artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of finding and optimizing the best model to solve a given problem.

By Alexander Gillis • July 29, 2024

What is anomaly detection? An overview and explanation

Anomaly detection is the process of identifying data points, entities or events that fall outside the normal range.

By George Lawton • July 29, 2024

What is machine translation?

Machine translation technology enables the conversion of text or speech from one language to another using computer algorithms.

By Fred Tabsharani • July 29, 2024

What are machine learning algorithms? 12 types explained

A machine learning algorithm is the method by which the AI system conducts its task, generally predicting output values from given input data.

By Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Ivy Wigmore • July 29, 2024

What is a perceptron?

A perceptron is a simple model of a biological neuron used in an artificial neural network.

By Robert Sheldon • July 26, 2024

Noom CEO on the need for AI in wellness and health

CEO Geoff Cook discusses the benefits of AI in the wellness industry, the need for humans and the possibility of AI technology in remedying the doctor shortage.

By Esther Shittu • July 25, 2024

Google intros Mistral Codestral as a service on Vertex AI

The cloud provider differentiates its GenAI stance by offering the code-generating LLM as a service on the Vertex AI Model Garden, along with Mistral Large 2.

By Esther Shittu • July 24, 2024

Microsoft 365 Copilot features and architecture explained

Microsoft's new assistant adds generative AI to the workplace, using various features and architectural components for automated suggestions, content creation and data insights.

By Marius Sandbu • July 24, 2024

An explanation of inception scores

Inception scores are a mathematical algorithm that measures the quality of AI-generated images.

By Sabrina Polin • July 24, 2024

Meta intros its biggest open source AI model: Llama 3.1 405B

The model is the biggest open source model yet, the tech giant claims. The social media company also upgraded its model context window to 128k and updated its AI assistant.

By Esther Shittu • July 23, 2024