The significant advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) have led to the development of agentic systems, which integrate several tools and APIs to fulfill user inquiries through function calls. By interpreting natural language commands, these systems can perform sophisticated tasks independently, such as information retrieval and device control. However, much research hasn’t been done on…
The release of WordLlama on Hugging Face marks a pivotal moment in natural language processing (NLP). This advanced language model is designed to offer developers, researchers, and businesses a highly efficient and accessible tool for various NLP applications. Its release is especially timely, given the increasing demand for AI-driven solutions across industries, from automated customer…
AI safety frameworks have emerged as crucial risk management policies for AI companies developing frontier AI systems. These frameworks aim to address catastrophic risks associated with AI, including potential threats from chemical or biological weapons, cyberattacks, and loss of control. The primary challenge lies in determining an “acceptable” level of risk, as there is currently…
Music generation has evolved significantly, integrating vocal and instrumental tracks into cohesive compositions. Pioneering works like Jukebox demonstrated end-to-end generation of vocal music, matching input lyrics, artist styles, and genres. AI-driven applications now enable on-demand creation using natural language prompts, making music generation more accessible. The field encompasses symbolic domain and audio domain generation, each…
In today’s digital age, we are inundated with vast amounts of text content from various sources, including news articles, research papers, social media posts, and more. This unstructured text data, such as natural language text, is not organized in a structured format like databases. This makes it challenging to process and analyze using traditional data…
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) faces a critical challenge due to the instability caused by “churn” during training. Churn refers to unpredictable changes in the output of neural networks for states that are not included in the training batch. This problem is particularly troublesome in reinforcement learning (RL) because of its inherently non-stationary nature, where policies…
The Qwen team from Alibaba has recently made waves in the AI/ML community by releasing their latest series of large language models (LLMs), Qwen2.5. These models have taken the AI landscape by storm, boasting significant capabilities, benchmarks, and scalability upgrades. From 0.5 billion to 72 billion parameters, Qwen2.5 has introduced notable improvements across several key…
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) present a wealth of information, combining structured tabular data and unstructured clinical notes. This valuable resource forms the foundation for training clinical decision support systems and automating diagnosis and treatment planning processes. While large language models (LLMs) can utilize unstructured text, they lack interpretability, an important factor in high-risk clinical applications.…
The field of spoken dialogue systems has evolved significantly over the years, moving beyond simple voice-based interfaces to complex models capable of sustaining real-time conversations. Early systems such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant pioneered voice-activated interactions, allowing users to trigger specific actions through voice commands. These systems, while groundbreaking, were limited to basic tasks…