Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Thursday, April 3, 2025
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Last week’s GTC 2025 show may have been agentic AI’s breakout moment, but the core technology behind it has been quietly improving behind the scenes. That progress is being tracked across a series of coding benchmarks, such as SWE-bench and GAIA, leading some to believe AI agents are on the cusp of something big. It ... Full article
China’s multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure gold rush is now unraveling, according to a new investigative report from Caiwei Chen, a reporter covering technology topics related to China at MIT Technology Review. “Just months ago, a boom in data center construction was at its height, fueled by both government and private investors. However, many newly built facilities ... Full article
Thanks to AI’s nonstop improvement, it’s becoming difficult for humans to spot deepfakes in a reliable manner. This poses a serious problem for any form of authentication that relies on images of the trusted individual. However, some approaches to countering the deepfake threat show promise. A deepfake, which is a portmanteau of “deep learning” and ... Full article
Artificial intelligence might be transforming industries, but the workforce needed to support that transformation has yet to catch up. Recent research from Bain & Company shows a growing disconnect between executive ambition and available talent in the AI space. While AI job postings have increased by 21% annually since 2019, and pay has risen by ... Full article
Since its launch in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become the most widely used AI chatbot globally. Its rapid adoption places it alongside major search engines and social media platforms, establishing it as a key player in the digital landscape. According to some estimates, ChatGPT usage has surpassed 400 million weekly active users. What started ... Full article
A new fully AI-driven weather prediction system now allows researchers to use just a desktop computer to produce weather forecasts that are tens of times faster and require thousands of times less computing power compared to traditional systems. The new model, named Aardvark Weather, is the result of an international collaboration among researchers from the ... Full article
Fast and accurate access to critical data can be the difference between a timely product launch and costly delays. Engineers regularly work with massive amounts of structured and unstructured information—ranging from technical specifications and prototype testing results to regulatory documentation and market analyses. Sifting through isolated repositories, legacy databases, and email archives often leads to ... Full article
Sleep scientists have long sought to decode the mystery of our nightly shuteye, sifting through brain waves, heartbeats, and breathing patterns to understand the various stages we drift through.  Now, a new AI model built by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai could shine a light into sleep patterns like never ... Full article
The GTC 2025 happening in San Jose, Calif., has become one of the marquee events in the tech world. It has grabbed the attention of everyone from industry leaders and developers to AI enthusiasts and even those who remain skeptical about AI’s potential.  A highlight of the event is the keynote address, which was delivered ... Full article
Nvidia used its GTC conference today to introduce new GPU superchips, including the second generation of its current Grace Blackwell chip, as well as the next generation, dubbed the Vera Rubin. Jensen Huang, the company’s founder and CEO, also touted new DGX systems and discussed how the power crunch is driving Nvidia to use photonics ... Full article
At its GTC event in San Jose today, Nvidia unveiled updates to its AI infrastructure portfolio, including its next-generation datacenter GPU, the NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra. Expanding on the Blackwell architecture introduced last year, Nvidia is integrating its new Blackwell Ultra GPUs into two DGX systems: the NVIDIA DGX GB300 and the NVIDIA DGX B300. The ... Full article
As artificial intelligence reshapes the modern world, its influence is reaching every corner of life. The AI landscape is evolving at a dizzying pace, pushing industries and societies into an unrelenting race to adapt and innovate. Organizations are racing to leverage AI’s capabilities, and the emergence of GenAI has only amplified this competition. The swift ... Full article
All eyes are on Nvidia this week as the chip manufacturer gears up for its biggest event of the year – the GPU Technical Conference (GTC). Starting this Monday in San Jose, CA, the week-long conference is highly anticipated. Investors, analysts, tech enthusiasts, and representatives from other leading companies are eagerly awaiting updates on Nvidia’s ... Full article
While subjects such as OpenAI, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek grab the headlines, practical applications are often subtle in their impact, take time to develop, and may get lost in the background noise. The examples provided below illustrate the growing importance of AI. They also show that human ingenuity, work, and time are required to develop important ... Full article
VAST Data is quietly assembling a single unified platform capable of handling a range of HPC, advanced analytics, and big data use cases. Today it unveiled a major update to its VAST Data Platform engine aimed at enabling enterprises to run retrieval augmented generation (RAG) AI workloads at exabyte scale. When solid state drives went ... Full article
Intel announced that its board of directors has appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a technology veteran with deep semiconductor industry experience, as chief executive officer, effective March 18. He succeeds Interim Co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle (MJ) Johnston Holthaus. Tan was previously on Intel’s board of directors (BOD) but stepped down in August of 2024, citing “This is a ... Full article
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