AI2 drops biggest open dataset yet for training language models

[ad_1] Language models like GPT-4 and Claude are powerful and useful, but the data on which they are trained is a closely guarded secret. The Allen Institute for AI (AI2)…

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Roblox faces a new class action lawsuit alleging it facilitates child gambling

[ad_1] In a new class action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California this week, two parents accuse Roblox of illegally facilitating child gambling. While gambling is not allowed…

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Pitch Deck Teardown: DeckMatch’s $1M seed deck

[ad_1] I recently wrote about DeckMatch’s $1 million seed round. Given that the tool evaluates pitch decks, it’s only fair that I offered to evaluate its pitch deck, too. The…

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Threads app’s latest update gives more prominence to reposts

[ad_1] Threads haven’t launched a web version yet, but the app has shipped a new update to give more prominence to reposts on the social network. Meta has changed two…

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Tumblr is rolling out a new web interface, and it looks a lot like X (formerly Twitter)

[ad_1] Tumblr is officially rolling out a new look for its web browser after testing it with select users over the past month. The new navigation interface looks a lot…

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Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads

[ad_1] Consumer interest in Cruise and Waymo’s competing robotaxi services surged following a vote last week by the California Public Utilities Commission that allowed the two companies to expand and…

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Arthur releases open source tool to help companies find the best LLM for a job

[ad_1] Arthur, a machine learning monitoring startup, has benefited from the interest in generative AI this year, and it has been developing tools to help companies work with LLMs more…

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Acronym’s new computer with Asus is bonkers, but that’s the point

[ad_1] How do you critique functional art? Do you base your assessment on its capability or the resolution at which it solves a problem? Is it more important that it…

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Researchers are helping robots teach themselves to open dishwashers and doors

[ad_1] You’ve surely seen all of those videos of robots opening and walking through doors. The dirty little secret is that most or all of them involved a good bit…

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Work exchange earns you a free pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

[ad_1] Just about one month to go until TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 kicks off in San Francisco on September 19-21. If you don’t have a pass yet, here’s a painless  way…

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