More than 40 years ago, field ecologists embarked on a mission to quantify tree diversity on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. They meticulously counted trees with trunks wider than a centimeter, identified species, measured trunks, and calculated individual biomass. They even climbed ladders, examined saplings, and recorded all data in spreadsheets. Over time, they noticed …
In the early days, chatbots and similar AI models relied on the vast amount of data available on the internet. These models, like ChatGPT, learned by consuming text, images, and other content from sources like Wikipedia, Getty, and Scribd. They analyzed this data to understand patterns, flavors, and textures, and used that knowledge to create …
At Google’s annual conference focused on new products and technologies, an important update to the Bard chatbot was announced. Similar to OpenAI’s GPT-4, the Bard chatbot will soon have the ability to describe images. While this may seem like a small enhancement, it signifies a silent revolution in the development and utilization of AI. The …
Aoki Lee Kyoko Simmons is following in the footsteps of her mother, Kimora, carving a career as a model and classics scholar with a clear-sightedness that belies her youth. Despite juggling a rigorous course load at Harvard University, the 20-year-old recently made her debut at New York Fashion Week, demonstrating a level of focus that …