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In 2024, Python overtook JavaScript as the most used programming language on GitHub, according to the platform’s latest Octoverse report. The report, which studies public and open source activity on GitHub, found that AI is rapidly expanding as the global developer community grows. The rise of Python correlates with increasing communities of data scientists, AI …
A small but growing number of workers are becoming “super users” of AI tools like ChatGPT, using them daily to save time and gain skills on the job, according to a Washington Post article by Danielle Abril. These early adopters say AI helps them create content, prepare for meetings, analyze data, build spreadsheets, and even …
A new study by researchers from Technion, Google Research, and Apple reveals that large language models (LLMs) have a deeper understanding of truthfulness than previously thought. The researchers analyzed the internal representations of LLMs across various datasets and found that truthfulness information is concentrated in specific response tokens, VentureBeat reports. By training classifier models on …
Sam Lessin, a general partner at Slow Ventures, revealed on social media that his venture capital firm is successfully using Google’s AI application NotebookLM in place of a traditional customer relationship management (CRM) system. According to an article by VentureBeat’s Carl Franzen, Lessin uploaded 10 years worth of internal emails to NotebookLM and can now …
Meta is well-positioned to benefit from generative AI in digital advertising and content, argues Ben Thompson of Stratechery. Meta’s massive scale, troves of user data, and advanced ad infrastructure enable the company to generate unlimited variations of highly targeted ads and measure their effectiveness, likely boosting ad revenue and margins in the short term. In …
AI agents are rapidly moving from concept to reality, with the potential to automate and supplement human talent in the enterprise, according to Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran as reported by VentureBeat. Despite being in the early stages, autonomous agents are a hot topic in generative AI, requiring advancements in reasoning, memory, and multimodality to flourish. …
A study by AI at Wharton and GBK Collective found that generative AI adoption has rapidly increased among American businesses, with weekly usage by leaders doubling from 37% to 72% in the past year. The research, which surveyed over 800 enterprise decision-makers, also revealed a 130% surge in AI spending since 2023, with more than …
In an interview with Bloomberg, Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas expressed excitement about the rapid pace of AI development, predicting it will advance much faster than the internet did, with dramatic changes likely within 5-10 years. Haas, who recently led Arm to a successful $4.87 billion IPO, said the chip designer’s growth is mainly limited …
Anthropic’s recently released Claude Computer Use feature allows Claude to control a computer by taking screenshots, running bash commands, and more. However, this also introduces severe prompt injection risks, as Claude could be exploited to run malicious code autonomously. A post on ”Embrace the Red” demonstrated this by the author crafting a malicious webpage that …
A study by Andreas Liesenfeld and Mark Dingemanse from Radboud University’s Center for Language Studies reveals that many AI companies, including Google, Meta, and Microsoft, engage in “open washing” by mislabeling their products as open source. The researchers surveyed 45 text and text-to-image models and found that while a handful of lesser-known models meet the …