Tapping into whale talk: Open-source bio-logger captures underwater cetacean conversations

Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship ...

Stop using ChatGPT for everything: I use these AI models for research, coding, and more (and which I avoid)

Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow.
The New Yorker

Otto Soglow’s Spot Art

Soglow’s first New Yorker cartoon was published nine months into the magazine’s existence, and his increasingly spare ...
IEEE

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Computer Programming: Does It Enhance Learning, Motivation, and the Learning Environment?

Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is emerging as a transformative technology in higher education, particularly in programming instruction. However, its impact on learning, ...
IEEE

CAD-Llama: Leveraging Large Language Models for Computer-Aided Design Parametric 3D Model Generation

Abstract: Recently, Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved significant success, prompting increased interest in expanding their generative capabilities beyond general text into domain-specific ...
Live Science

Science history: Computer scientist lays out 'Moore's law,' guiding chip design for a half century — Dec. 2, 1964

At a low-key talk for a local professional society in 1964, computer scientist and chemist Gordon Moore laid out a prediction that would define the world of technology for more than 50 years. In the ...
The Hindu

Microsoft announces new small language model Fara-7B for computer use

Microsoft has announced a new small language model called Fara-7B, which can be used to perform agentic tasks directly on the user’s device. Termed as a Computer Use Agent (CUA) model, Fara-7B uses ...
Microsoft

Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use

In 2024, Microsoft introduced small language models (SLMs) to customers, starting with the release of Phi (opens in new tab) models on Microsoft Foundry (opens in new tab), as well as deploying Phi ...
The New York Times

I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.

Dr. Gruber is a marine biologist and the head of Project CETI. One afternoon in January 2024, off the island of Dominica in the Atlantic Ocean, a sperm whale named Pinchy and I drifted calmly at the ...