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Self Supervised Learning (SSL)

Dubverse Black • 98 implied HN points • 09 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI/ML Research Papers
  1. Self Supervised Learning (SSL) is a way to train models using synthetic labels generated from the data itself.
  2. SSL can be applied in different domains like NLP, Speech, Vision using techniques like MLM, LM, VicReg, Autoencoders, and VAE.
  3. SSL enables models to learn powerful data representations inexpensively which can be utilized for various tasks like transfer learning and fine-tuning.

Disruptive science has declined (might have bigger implications for social sciences)

An Africanist Perspective • 138 implied HN points • 11 Jan 23
🔬 Science Research Papers Social Sciences
  1. Science is publishing more, but the disruptive nature of research papers has decreased, focusing more on incremental progress.
  2. The decline in disruptive science may have significant implications for social sciences, affecting the breadth and depth of new discoveries.
  3. To optimize 'real' discoveries in Africanist social sciences, researchers should embrace diverse research approaches, read and cite more African-based research, write more comprehensive books, and maintain long-term study in specific regions.

Bing, Google, Sydney and the AI Wars: Breaking Down the Current State of the AI Revolution

The A.I. Analyst by Ben Parr • 98 implied HN points • 23 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Tech Companies AI Ethics Cloud Computing Research Papers
  1. Microsoft's Bing integrating ChatGPT technology can compete with Google in the AI market.
  2. Microsoft's AI chatbot Sydney showcases advanced conversational capabilities and savvy PR strategy.
  3. Google is ramping up its AI efforts, with the announcement of Bard to challenge competitors in the AI wars.

Where is Midjourney for video? Text to video is coming (but not here yet)

Mythical AI • 98 implied HN points • 24 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Video Tools Research Papers Models
  1. Creating videos from text prompts is challenging because it involves understanding and replicating movement besides images.
  2. Existing text to image systems are amazing but doing text to video requires additional capabilities.
  3. While there are research papers and tools for text to video, there's no high-quality solution yet, but advancements are expected in the future.
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