The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released an updated draft definition of what constitutes open-source AI and says Meta’s models don’t qualify despite the company’s claims.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Google Research has released the Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset, a project that tracks building changes across the Global South from 2016 to 2023. This exceptionally…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Alibaba released more than 100 open-source AI models including Qwen 2.5 72B which beats other open-source models in math and coding benchmarks. Much of the AI…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
The 2024 Nature Index supplement on Artificial Intelligence, released this week, reveals a scientific world in the throes of an AI-driven paradigm shift. This annual report,…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
Microsoft has announced an energy deal to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Constellation Energy, the plant’s…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Welcome to this week’s roundup of AI news made by humans, for humans. This week, OpenAI told us that it’s pretty sure o1 is kinda safe.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 5 min read
A new survey has found that one in five general practitioners (GPs) in the UK are using AI tools like ChatGPT to assist with daily tasks…
By Sam Jeans · 5 min read
Around 50% of Americans believe in conspiracy theories of one type or another, but MIT and Cornell University researchers think AI can fix that. In their…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Scientists have developed a new machine learning system that could help preserve vaccines, blood, and other medical treatments. The research, published in Nature Communications, was led…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Benchmarks are struggling to keep up with advancing AI model capabilities and the Humanity’s Last Exam project wants your help to fix this. The project is…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
