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TOON, or Token-Oriented Object Notation, is a new format designed to reduce token usage when passing information to large language models (LLMs), thereby reducing cost. Passing data to LLMs is essential to provide the context needed so that it understands what is being asked of it. That data might be a simple chat message, like…
People use their brains differently today than they did 30 years ago. In 1995, we all had to learn and retain knowledge. Referencing books and even using Microsoft Encarta was slow and cumbersome. And then Google arrived. In the early 2000s, we learned fewer things and retained less knowledge, but we started to learn and…
It’s been a while since I last offered my perspective on the world of AI. A lot has happened so this will be a big one… The key takeaways: Agents The most significant and exciting changes in AI revolve around giving large language models the ability to not only chat back to you but to…
This is the 4th state of artificial intelligence nation. You can read the previous editions here: AI in the last few months has been all about the Benjamins. Cash is invading AI faster than ever, except where it isn’t, and that place will surprise you. Open AI Update Since the last SOTAIN, Open AI is…
It was a struggle to find any content for State of the AI Nation 3. Nothing has really happened in the space over the last few months….. Pahaha! Microsoft Let’s start with Microsoft. I’ve been unashamedly critical of Microsoft over the past few years, and frankly they’ve earned every scathing word. The multi-trillion-dollar company is…
There is a storm coming for artificial intelligence relating to the use of copyrighted materials for training. Just because something is “publicly accessible” doesn’t make it OK to use in deep learning model-training and it might be time for some deep-unlearning.
The first steps are always the hardest, where do you even begin with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)?
This series of blogs will take you from complete novice to ML Guru in almost no time at all. Although you might feel like you’re too late to start, now is actually a great time to begin your ML learning journey.
On 4th May 2023, a leaked memo from a Google employee declared that the company “has no moats” when it comes to AI (artificial intelligence). A moat, in business strategy circles at least, means a competitive advantage that you can use to protect your business model. It means different things in castle design – in…