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Fine-tuning Google Gemma with Unsloth

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Converting natural language queries into code is one of the toughest challenges in NLP. The ability to change a simple English question into a complex code opens up a number of possibilities in developer productivity and a quick software development lifecycle. This is where Google Gemma, an Open Source Large Language Model comes into […] The post Fine-tuning Google Gemma with Unsloth appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Rising Tide Rents and Robber Baron Rents

O'Reilly on Data

Why is it that Google, a company once known for its distinctive “Do no evil” guideline, is now facing the same charges of “surveillance capitalism” as Facebook, a company that never made such claims? Why is it now subject to the same kind of antitrust complaints faced by Microsoft, once the “evil empire” of the previous generation of computing? Why is it that Amazon, which has positioned itself as “the most customer-centric company on the planet,” now lards its search results with advertisements

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Salesforce-Informatica acquisition talks falls through: Report

CIO Business Intelligence

Salesforce’s negotiations to acquire enterprise data management software provider Informatica have fallen through as both couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal. That the talks about the deal had come to a close was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Reuters , citing an anonymous source. The disagreement about the terms of the deal is more likely to be around the price of each share of Informatica, WSJ reported, adding that Salesforce was negotiating a mid-30s price per share with th

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For the planet and people: IBM’s focus on AI ethics in sustainability

IBM Big Data Hub

AI can be a force for good, but it might also lead to environmental and sustainability concerns. IBM is dedicated to the responsible development and deployment of this technology, which can enable our clients to meet their sustainability goals. “AI is an unbelievable opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health care, manufacturing, climate change and more,” said Christina Shim, IBM’s global head of Sustainability Software and an AI Ethics

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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How to Run Llama 3 Locally?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Discover the latest milestone in AI language models with Meta’s Llama 3 family. From advancements like increased vocabulary sizes to practical implementations using open-source tools, this article dives into the technical details and benchmarks of Llama 3. Learn how to deploy and run these models locally, unlocking their potential within consumer hardware.

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Dynamic DAG generation with YAML and DAG Factory in Amazon MWAA

AWS Big Data

Amazon Managed Workflow for Apache Airflow (Amazon MWAA) is a managed service that allows you to use a familiar Apache Airflow environment with improved scalability, availability, and security to enhance and scale your business workflows without the operational burden of managing the underlying infrastructure. In Airflow, Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) are defined as Python code.

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AI this Earth Day: Top opportunities to advance sustainability initiatives

IBM Big Data Hub

This Earth Day, we are calling for action to conserve our scarcest resource: the planet. To drive real change, it’s crucial for individuals, industries, organizations and governments to work together, using data and technology to uncover new opportunities that will help advance sustainability initiatives across the globe. The world is behind on addressing climate change.

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Samsung Unveils Fastest-Ever DRAM Chip for AI Applications

Analytics Vidhya

Samsung Electronics has introduced a revolutionary LPDDR5X DRAM chip, heralding a new era in artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This chip boasts unparalleled speed, capacity, and power efficiency, setting a new standard for on-device AI processing. Let’s find out more about this latest innovation from Samsung. Also Read: Meta Unveils Its Best AI Chip Yet Technological […] The post Samsung Unveils Fastest-Ever DRAM Chip for AI Applications appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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5 Free Stanford University Courses to Learn Data Science

KDnuggets

Are you an aspiring data scientist? If so, these free data science courses from Stanford will help you move forward in your data science journey!

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New AI Tech Careers Stemming from Remote Education

Smart Data Collective

AI technology has created a number of new opportunities for the education sector, which is creating new career opportunities as well.

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching

In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, success is often accompanied by a multitude of challenges - like the pitfalls lurking at every turn, threatening to derail the most promising projects. But fret not, this webinar is your key to effective product development! Join us for an enlightening session to empower you to lead your team to greater heights.

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I Have Databricks, Why Do I Need Dataiku?

Dataiku

In 2024, AI is no longer a niche technology reserved for a handful of experts; it touches every part of the business. However, it's impossible for everyone to become an expert data practitioner overnight. The key is to equip people with tools that empower them where they are — so they can bring immediate value to the organization.

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Mistral’s New Model Crushes Benchmarks in 4+ Languages

Analytics Vidhya

Mixtral 8x22B by Mistral AI Crushes Benchmarks in 4+ Languages The post Mistral’s New Model Crushes Benchmarks in 4+ Languages appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Deployable architecture on IBM Cloud: Simplifying system deployment

IBM Big Data Hub

Deployable architecture (DA) refers to a specific design pattern or approach that allows an application or system to be easily deployed and managed across various environments. A deployable architecture involves components, modules and dependencies in a way that allows for seamless deployment and makes it easy for developers and operations teams to quickly deploy new features and updates to the system, without requiring extensive manual intervention.

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PARSIQ Revolutionizes Blockchain Interoperability with Reactive Network Testnet

Smart Data Collective

A new startups has released some major breakthroughs in blockchain technology by launching the Reactive Network.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Semantic Search with Vector Databases

KDnuggets

Leverage the latest technology to improve our search engine capabilities.

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Microsoft’s New AI Model Made Mona Lisa Sing!

Analytics Vidhya

Microsoft has recently introduced VASA-1, an innovative AI model that breathes life into still images by animating them with lifelike talking faces. A demo video created using this model, showing Mona Lisa rapping, has gone viral, sparking excitement among the masses. However, this new technology has also raised concerns due to its potential applications and […] The post Microsoft’s New AI Model Made Mona Lisa Sing!

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Time to digitize all landlines, once and for all (of us)

CIO Business Intelligence

There has been a public challenge to the fact that AT&T is retiring its copper landlines in the state of California. This issue, however, is much bigger than the state of California and AT&T. It is not only national but global as well. In the US alone, there are estimates from 35 million to 100 million landlines still in operation (depending on how you count them), about 14 million of which are business lines.

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Smart Factories Use AI to Create OT and IT Security Protection

Smart Data Collective

Smart factories offer a number of new solutions for manufacturing companies trying to bolster their bottom lines.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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How to Standout and Safeguard Your Job in the Generative AI Era

KDnuggets

The secret recipe to excel in your career in AI.

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Exploring Vanishing and Exploding Gradients in Neural Networks

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Deep learning is a fascinating field that explores the mysteries of gradients and their impact on neural networks. This journey delves into the depth of gradient descent, activation function anomalies, and weight initialization. Solutions like ReLU activation and gradient clipping promise to revolutionize deep learning, unlocking secrets for training success.

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Are You Harnessing the Power of SaaS BI Tools for Dynamic Data Access?

FineReport

1. Introduction to the World of SaaS BI Tools In today’s data-driven business landscape, SaaS BI tools have emerged as indispensable assets for companies seeking to harness the power of data. But what exactly are SaaS BI tools , and why do they matter in the realm of modern business intelligence? What Are SaaS BI Tools? Defining Business Intelligence and SaaS Business Intelligence (BI) encompasses the technologies and strategies used for data analysis and decision-making within organizatio

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CIO risk-taking 101: Playing it safe isn’t safe

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIO, you’re in the risk business. Or rather, every part of your responsibilities entails risk, whether you’re paying attention to it or not. And in spite of the spate of books that extol risk-taking as the only smart path, it’s worth remembering that their authors don’t face what might be the biggest risk CIOs have to deal with every day: executive teams adept at preaching risk-taking without actually supporting it.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Generative AI for procurement lets you eliminate the mundane, elevate the strategic, and get ready for the future

Timo Elliott

I recently got the chance to do an AI overview session for a group of procurement specialists, so here are some thoughts on some of the topics we touched upon. First, procurement is hard! There are so many tradeoffs—between cost and quality; speed and accuracy, local sourcing and global efficiencies; and between supplier relationships and competitive bidding.

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Salary Trends in GenAI – One of the Lucrative Jobs in the 21st Century

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction The birth of AI in the 1950s, its maturation in the 1960s, and the boom in the 1980s have resulted in today’s GenAI era—a generation witnessing the culmination of decades of innovation, laying the foundation for unprecedented advancements in technology, society, and beyond. GenAI, a subset of artificial intelligence, is known for increased efficiency, […] The post Salary Trends in GenAI – One of the Lucrative Jobs in the 21st Century appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Assessing a startup's data-to-AI health

Data Science and Beyond

Reviewing the areas that should be assessed to determine a startup’s opportunities and challenges on the data/AI/ML front.

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Cybersecurity e NIS2: come si muovono i CIO per dormire sonni (un po’) più tranquilli

CIO Business Intelligence

La cybersecurity toglie il sonno ai CIO? Sicuramente la grande maggioranza dei Chief Information Officer definisce “priorità numero uno” la sicurezza dei sistemi IT aziendali. Questa attenzione massima rispecchia la consapevolezza che le cyber-minacce sono sempre più numerose e preoccupanti. L’ultimo Rapporto Clusit ha contato 2.779 incidenti gravi a livello globale nel 2023 (+12% rispetto al 2022), di cui 310 in Italia, ovvero l’11% del totale mondiale e un incremento addirittura del 65% in un

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Driving Business Impact for PMs

Speaker: Jon Harmer, Product Manager for Google Cloud

Move from feature factory to customer outcomes and drive impact in your business! This session will provide you with a comprehensive set of tools to help you develop impactful products by shifting from output-based thinking to outcome-based thinking. You will deepen your understanding of your customers and their needs as well as identifying and de-risking the different kinds of hypotheses built into your roadmap.

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Data Scientist Breakdown: Skills, Certifications, and Salary

KDnuggets

Learn about the growing demand for data scientists in the year 2024.

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30+ LLM Interview Questions and Answers

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly valuable tools in data science, generative AI (GenAI), and AI. These complex algorithms enhance human capabilities and promote efficiency and creativity across various sectors. LLM development has accelerated in recent years, leading to widespread use in tasks like complex data analysis and natural language processing.

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5 steps for implementing change management in your organization

IBM Big Data Hub

Change is inevitable in an organization; especially in the age of digital transformation and emerging technologies, businesses and employees need to adapt. Change management (CM) is a methodology that ensures both leaders and employees are equipped and supported when implementing changes to an organization. The goal of a change management plan, or more accurately an organizational change plan, is to embed processes that have stakeholder buy-in and support the success of both the business and the

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Global managed services to grow in 2024 as enterprise IT spending rises

CIO Business Intelligence

The global market for managed services will rise in 2024 due to organizations’ IT spending surge and larger investments in managed services deals involving AI and cloud computing, according to market intelligence firm IDC. “This trend will continue over the next few years as more organizations experiment or go live with AI-enabled services. Although a significant portion of the IT spending will be AI-centric, cloud technology will continue to drive the IT market,” IDC said in a statement.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.