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We Finally Know How Much It Cost to Train China’s Astonishing DeepSeek Model

DeepSeek found that it could improve the reasoning and outputs of its model simply by incentivizing it to perform a trial-and ...
Physics World

The pros and cons of reinforcement learning in physical science

David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle ...

Researchers Propose a Novel Representation Learning Framework to Address the Lack of Causal Characterization in Deep Learning Models

Recently, researchers introduced a new representation learning framework that integrates causal inference with graph neural networks—CauSkelNet, which can be used to model the causal relationships and ...
The Debrief

US Navy Scientists Teach Zero-Gravity Robot to Fly in Space Without Human Interference

US Naval Research Laboratory scientists have successfully trained an Astrobee zero-gravity robot to fly in space without human interference.

Is SFT Far Inferior to RL? The Timeless Razor Principle Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning in Large Model Training

To be precise, most of the large models deployed are "static" models that perform well on a series of tasks optimized during ...
EurekAlert!

Reinforcement learning is making a buzz in space

A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research team successfully conducted the first reinforcement learning (RL) control of ...
Reuters

DoorDash's planned takeover of Deliveroo to be reviewed under EU's simplified merger procedure

BRUSSELS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The planned $3.9 billion takeover of Deliveroo (ROO.L), opens new tab by U.S. meal delivery firm DoorDash (DASH.O), opens new tab will be reviewed under the European Union ...
VentureBeat

GEPA optimizes LLMs without costly reinforcement learning

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Researchers from the University of ...
MIT Technology Review

Why we should thank pigeons for our AI breakthroughs

The bird has never gotten much credit for being intelligent. But the reinforcement learning powering the world’s most advanced AI systems is far more pigeon than human. In 1943, while the world’s ...
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Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning releases statement on alleged child abuse incident at Bainbridge daycare

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) released a statement following an alleged child abuse incident at Little Blessings Childcare in Bainbridge on Monday, ...
The New York Times

What A.I. Really Means for Learning

A.I. is fueling a “poverty of imagination.” Here’s how we can fix it. By Meher AhmadJessica Grose and Tressie McMillan Cottom Produced by Vishakha Darbha Artificial intelligence is already showing up ...
PC World

Windows 11’s annoying post-installation prompts are being simplified

In the latest beta version of Windows 11 (via Neowin), Microsoft has simplified the installation process and, in doing so, addressed one of the most annoying aspects of the operating system’s setup.