openai OpenAI Unveils Codex, a Massive AI Model for Generating Software Code OpenAI introduces Codex, a 12 billion parameter AI system that translates natural language into functional program code. The model solves over 70% of programming challenges in a new benchmark test, significantly outperforming its predecessor.
twitter DEF CON Contest Reveals Twitter's Image Algorithm Favors Youth and Fair Skin A recent algorithmic bias bounty at DEF CON shows that Twitter's automated image cropping tool favors younger, thinner, and lighter-skinned individuals while actively cropping out wheelchair users.
ai21 labs AI21 Labs Challenges GPT-3 with New Jurassic-1 Language Models AI21 Labs introduces Jurassic-1, a pair of massive auto-regressive language models designed to compete directly with OpenAI's GPT-3. The company releases the models alongside a new open-source evaluation suite for testing zero-shot and few-shot learning capabilities.
snorkel ai Stanford Spinoff Snorkel AI Reaches Unicorn Status With $85M Raise Snorkel AI reaches a $1 billion valuation after securing $85 million in new funding to expand its automated data labeling platform. The startup faces stiff competition from larger tech firms and well-funded rivals in the growing machine learning sector.
ai21 labs AI21 Labs Launches Developer Platform With Massive 178B Parameter Language Model AI21 Labs introduces AI21 Studio, an open beta platform giving developers API access to its powerful Jurassic-1 language models. The flagship model boasts 178 billion parameters and features a unique vocabulary system that significantly reduces computing latency.
ai21 labs AI21 Labs Launches Developer Platform With Massive 178B Parameter Language Model AI21 Labs introduces AI21 Studio, an open beta platform giving developers API access to its powerful Jurassic-1 language models. The flagship 178B parameter model features a unique 250,000-token vocabulary and allows users to easily train custom versions.
apple Apple Develops Neural Network Tool to Scan iPhones for Banned Content Apple is preparing to deploy a machine learning system that scans individual iPhones for child abuse material. Critics warn the technology poses a significant risk of mission creep and threatens user privacy.
arxiv OpenAI Codex Dominates July 2021 arXiv Hot Papers List OpenAI's Codex, a GPT language model fine-tuned on code, tops the list of most tweeted arXiv papers from July 2021. The model significantly outperforms its predecessors in writing functional Python code.
arxiv OpenAI Codex Dominates July 2021 arXiv Discussion OpenAI's Codex model tops the list of most-discussed arXiv papers from July 2021. The code-generating system shows significant improvements over previous language models.
arxiv OpenAI Codex Leads July's Most Discussed AI Research on arXiv OpenAI's Codex, a GPT model trained on code that powers GitHub Copilot, tops the list of July 2021's most tweeted arXiv papers. The research demonstrates significant advancements in synthesizing functional Python programs from text prompts.
openai OpenAI and GitHub Launch AI Copilot to Write and Complete Code GitHub and OpenAI introduce Copilot, an AI assistant that writes entire functions based on simple comments. The tool relies on a specialized GPT-3 model trained on billions of lines of public code.
openai OpenAI Details Codex, the Deep Learning Model Powering GitHub Copilot OpenAI publishes a new paper explaining how it adapted GPT-3 into Codex, the specialized deep learning model behind GitHub's Copilot coding assistant. By switching to supervised learning and adding code to the training data, researchers significantly boost the model's programming capabilities.
stanford Stanford Launches Center to Study AI Foundation Models Stanford HAI introduces the Center for Research on Foundation Models to unite over 175 researchers in studying the technology and societal impact of systems like GPT-3. The initiative focuses on democratizing access to these powerful AI models.
salesforce Salesforce Open-Sources CodeT5 to Improve AI Code Generation Salesforce researchers release CodeT5, an open-source AI system that understands and generates code by incorporating structural programming knowledge instead of relying solely on natural language processing techniques.
codex OpenAI Codex Tackles Python Generation Using Repeated Sampling A new GPT language model called Codex demonstrates strong Python writing capabilities by generating solutions from docstrings. The model achieves a high success rate through a strategy of repeated sampling.