Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Saturday, March 15, 2025
AI is the new digital, Accenture says in its latest Technology Vision 2025 report. This 25th edition of the company’s research, titled “AI: A Declaration of Autonomy,” frames AI as not only a pivotal technology but also a catalyst for entirely reshaping workflows and business processes.  AI will permeate every part of the enterprise, with its transformative ... Full article
Despite the hype around generative AI, studies show just a fraction of GenAI projects have made it into production. A big reason for this shortfall is the concern organizations have about the tendency for large language models (LLMs) to hallucinate and give inconsistent answers. One way organizations are responding to these concerns is by implementing ... Full article
In the race to develop increasingly powerful AI systems, there’s been a growing fascination with building machines that not only mimic human abilities but can even surpass them in certain areas. We’ve long been captivated by the idea of machines that can think, learn, and reason like us. However, as we push these systems to ... Full article
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, starts 2025 with a bold declaration for the future of artificial intelligence. According to Altman, OpenAI is now confident in its understanding of how to create AGI (artificial general intelligence) and is shifting focus toward the next frontier: superintelligence. OpenAI's latest model, o3, which was unveiled in December and is ... Full article
Editor's Note: In this note of reflection, Bill Gropp, Director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), takes us through a year of achievements at NCSA. From the launch of the DeltaAI supercomputer to groundbreaking partnerships in AI, healthcare, and quantum research, Gropp highlights NCSA's critical role in advancing innovation and collaboration, underscoring the center's ... Full article
Google Cloud has released its “AI Business Trends 2025” report with predictions for how AI will shape business in the coming year. The company has identified five key areas where enterprise AI will shine: multimodal AI, AI agents, assistive search, AI-powered customer experience, and AI-enhanced security.  Multimodal AI models can process information from text, images, ... Full article
We have witnessed the remarkable rise of GenAI in recent times. The technology has transformed the way we interact with machines, opening doors to possibilities that once seemed impossible. From creating realistic images to composing music and generating narratives, GenAI has reshaped industries and empowered creators. However, can GenAI beat or even match human creativity?  ... Full article
Generative AI has only been a major player in the tech landscape for a few transformative years, yet its rapid adoption has made a seismic impact. As we approach 2025, the question is no longer whether generative AI will shape the future, but how far it will go and in what new directions it will evolve.  ... Full article
The public release of ChatGPT in November 2022 set off a wave of hype over generative AI (GenAI) unlike anything seen in the technology sector since the introduction of the public Internet. Now, almost two years later, it’s clear that generative AI isn’t the magic bullet many envisioned, and Gartner has declared that GenAI has ... Full article
SandboxAQ announced it has raised $300 million in a new funding round at a $5.6 billion valuation. The Alphabet spinoff previously raised $500 million in its initial funding round in February 2023. The new funding will accelerate application development and adoption of SandboxAQ’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) and AI solutions, the company says. SandboxAQ’s LQMs ... Full article
The oil and gas industry is increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and improve efficiency. With the promise of purpose-built AI tools, companies aim to streamline operations and control costs with unprecedented precision.  Just a few years ago, achieving this level of optimization and granular control seemed out of reach, but advancements in ... Full article
Machine learning (ML) has the potential to transform decision-making in healthcare by leveraging vast amounts of data for predictive insights. However, a key challenge emerges when these models are trained on datasets that inadequately represent all demographic groups. A model that predicts a treatment plan for someone with a disease may be trained on a ... Full article
Customers have a lot of options when it comes to building their generative AI stacks to train, fine-tune, and run AI models. In some cases, the number of options may be overwhelming. To help simplify the decision-making and reduce that all-important time it takes to train your first model, Nvidia offers DGX Cloud, which arrived ... Full article
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a new AI framework that can quickly predict solutions to partial differential equations (PDEs) in scientific and engineering research.  Diffeomorphic Mapping Operator Learning, or DIMON, is a framework that solves PDEs using desktop computers at a rate that is thousands of times faster than a supercomputer. The research appears ... Full article
Tech companies are in a relentless pursuit to integrate AI into every aspect of their offerings, from enhancing existing products to launching entirely new AI-powered solutions. The competition in this space is fierce, with leading players racing to develop cutting-edge models that can secure their position as leaders in the next wave of technological innovation.  ... Full article
The expanding use of AI has dramatically increased energy requirements, encouraging leading technology companies to consider nuclear power as a viable and sustainable energy source. At the same time, advancements in nuclear energy are supplying the infrastructure needed to maximize AI’s capabilities.  The relationship between AI and nuclear technology can be described as symbiotic, with ... Full article
OpenAI has announced the release of its highly anticipated video generation model, Sora.  First previewed to select users in February, Sora allows users to create high-definition video clips using text prompts. Sora also generates video clips based on still images and can lengthen or fill in existing videos.  Sora is capable of generating videos with ... Full article
The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is shifting at a dizzying rate. What was once science fiction is now deeply woven into our everyday lives. AI is changing how we communicate, how we work, and even how we perceive the world around us. Along with remarkable technological advancements, the industry also witnessed a rise in regulatory ... Full article
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) announced it has been awarded an Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to provide IT support to research groups who will use Nvidia’s DGX Cloud platform.  SDSC, part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences at UC San Diego, says ... Full article
Amazon is implementing AI aggressively across its business in a bid to improve operational efficiency, delight customers, and ultimately make money. But adopting probabilistic systems that don’t always behave as expected and are prone to hallucinations also comes with risks. To help minimize AI-related risks, Amazon and its AWS subsidiary are turning to a time-tested ... Full article
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