China's Z.ai claims it trained a model using only Huawei hardware

Chinese outfit Zhipu AI claims it trained a new model entirely using Huawei hardware, and that it’s the first company to ...
Autoblog

Amazon Has a V12 Model Engine Kit on Sale for Just $33

Everybody knows about Lego sets, but not everyone can afford them. Thankfully, there are other brands that also produce high-quality building sets. For instance, this Mould King model engine kit is ...
The Conversation

The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

Niral Shah does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Clutch’s Model Car Kit Lets You Take the “Spacegrass” Trip Without Leaving Your Desk (or Planet)

Sometimes a piece of band merch comes out that’s just… *chef’s kiss* spectacular. Such is the case with the latest drop from Clutch, our favorite spacefaring Earth rockers from Maryland. Starting ...
TechCrunch

Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models for code and text

With so much money flooding into AI startups, it’s a good time to be an AI researcher with an idea to test out. And if the idea is novel enough, it might be easier to get the resources you need as an ...
MIT Technology Review

DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember

Instead of using text tokens, the Chinese AI company is packing information into images. An AI model released by the Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI ...
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Interrupting encoder training in diffusion models enables more efficient generative AI

A new framework for generative diffusion models was developed by researchers at Science Tokyo, significantly improving generative AI models. The method reinterpreted Schrödinger bridge models as ...
CNBC

Microsoft starts testing AI model that could escalate competition with OpenAI

Microsoft's MAI-1-preview model is the software company's first model trained internally from start to finish, executive Mustafa Suleyman said. The company is testing it on a public website and is ...
Foreign Affairs

Beijing’s Enduring Formula for Wealth and Power

A decade ago, planners in Beijing unveiled Made in China 2025, an ambitious scheme to take leadership of the industries of the future. The plan identified ten sectors for investment, including energy, ...