The new technique automatically curates balanced datasets, avoiding undersampling rare data, for training self-supervised learning models.
Meta and Google researchers’ new data curation method could transform self-supervised learning
Month: May 2024
Spain bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook, Instagram over privacy fears
Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks ahead of next month’s European Elections. The local data protection authority, the AEPD, has used emergency powers to protect local users’ […]
Voice cloning of political figures is still easy as pie
The 2024 election is likely to be the first in which faked audio and video of candidates is a serious factor. As campaigns warm up, voters should be aware: voice clones of major political figures, from the President on down, get very little pushback from […]
The Morning After: Google tightens up its AI Overview feature after suggesting glue on a pizza
Liz Reid, head of Google Search, has admitted the company’s search engine has returned some “odd, inaccurate or unhelpful AI Overviews” after the feature rolled out to everyone in the US. The executive’s explanation outlined some new safeguards to help the new feature return more […]
VC firm Antler’s CEO says Asia presents ‘biggest opportunity’ in the world for growth
We caught up with Antler founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland about the startup scene in Asia, the current tech startup trends in the region, and investment approaches during the rise of AI technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Acer launches a compact SpatialLabs camera for 3D photos and videos
Acer has unveiled the new SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera specifically for those who want to take 3D photos and videos. Users can not only use it to capture 3D content, but also to livestream in 3D on YouTube and other platforms, as well as to […]
A $400,000 delivery of Playdates were (briefly) stolen
A misdelivered order, theft and a hasty return: those are the three acts comprising Playdate’s recent real-life adventure. According to the handheld gaming system’s account on X (formerly Twitter), FedEx dropped off $400,000 worth of Playdates to a construction site near their actual warehouse destination. […]
Google Admits Its New AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search, said in a blog post that the company had made adjustments to its new AI search feature after screenshots of its errors went viral.
Google Admits Its New AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search, said in a blog post that the company had made adjustments to its new AI search feature after screenshots of its errors went viral.
Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator
In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured to resign as president of Y Combinator in 2019 due to potential conflicts of interest. “People have […]