February 27, 2025

How LLMs Work: Reinforcement Learning, RLHF, DeepSeek R1, OpenAI o1, AlphaGo | Towards Data Science

Welcome to part 2 of my LLM deep dive. If you’ve not read Part 1, I highly encourage you to check it out first. Previously, we covered the first two major stages of training an LLM: Pre-training — Learning from massive datasets to form a base model. Supervised fine-tuning (SFT) — Refining the model with curated examples to make it useful. Now, we’re diving into the next major stage: Reinforcement Learning (RL). While pre-training and SFT are well-established, RL

Aaron Birnbaum and Matthew Makansi February 27, 2025

Robotics

Symbotic CTO James Kuffner to keynote Robotics Summit

Symbotic said its system improves the processing flow of goods from the manufacturer to the consumer. | Source: Symbotic Symbotic, an automation provider that develops, builds, and deploys systems for Walmart, will be keynoting Robotics Summit & Expo 2025 (April 30-May 1 in Boston). Symbotic CTO James Kuffner will deliver a talk called “The Future of Intelligent Automated Logistics” from 10-10:45 AM on April 30 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Kuffner will discuss

The Robot Report Staff February 27, 2025

AR/VR

OpenAI releases ‘largest, most knowledgable’ model GPT-4.5 with reduced hallucinations and high API price

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More It’s here: OpenAI has announced the release of GPT-4.5, a research preview of its latest and most powerful large language model (LLM) for chat applications. Unfortunately, it’s far-and-away OpenAI’s most expensive model (more on that below). It’s also not a “reasoning model,” or the new class of models offered by OpenAI, DeepSeek, Anthropic and many others

Carl Franzen February 27, 2025

Hardware

Here’s how to tune into AMD’s next-gen Radeon RX 9070 ‘RDNA 4’ GPU unveiling event

TL;DR: Here’s how to tune into AMD’s massive Radeon RX 9000 series “RDNA 4” GPU unveiling event, be sure to tune in! AMD is just hours away from its big reveal of both the RDNA 4 architecture and its new Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs, and you can watch it all from home in the YouTube video below: The company will be hosting its “All You Need for Gaming” showcase where we’ll learn everything we

Anthony Garreffa February 27, 2025

Start-ups

4 days left to save up to $325 at Sessions: AI | TechCrunch

Don’t let the world of AI pass you by. You have just four days left to secure your spot at TechCrunch Sessions: AI and get savings of up to $325. But make sure to act fast — this offer ends on March 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT. There’s never been a better time to network with the minds shaping AI’s future. From startup founders to AI investors to aspiring innovators, TC Sessions: AI is where

TechCrunch Events February 27, 2025

Accounting hasn’t fully embraced AI yet — Quanta just raised $4.7M to change that | TechCrunch

AI has brought attention to all kinds of futuristic technologies, from humanoid robots to autonomous warships. But there’s a quieter boom happening in a highly traditional industry: accounting. VCs are excited by the prospect of automating costly human labor with AI, funding companies like Numeric and Kick last year, to name a few. The latest startup to ride this wave is Quanta, which sells an AI-powered accounting platform to software companies and has raised a

Charles Rollet February 27, 2025

Why Natural Language Coding Isn’t for Everyone—Yet | HackerNoon

The Current State of Plain English Coding in Feb, 2025 Introduction Imagine instructing your computer, “Build me an application,” and watching it materialize—no arcane syntax or advanced training required. This is natural language coding (NLC): artificial intelligence translates everyday English into functional code. By February 2025, GitHub Copilot leads the charge, offering a free tier with 2,000 monthly code completions, accessible to its estimated 2 million developers—a leap from 1.5 million in 2024.[GitHub Copilot –

Jay Thakur February 27, 2025

The Challenges and Upsides of Using AI in Scientific Writing

4 min read Wynand Lambrechts is an IEEE senior member and a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg. Saurabh Sinha is an IEEE Fellow and a professor and executive dean of engineering at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dorsamy Pillay is an honorary scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in Laxenburg, Austria. This is a guest post. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do

Wynand Lambrechts February 27, 2025

Software

Michael Saylor Has Built A House of Cards That Could Tumble Down | HackerNoon

When MicroStrategy’s stock plummeted 55% from its November high, most focused on the price drop itself. But they missed something far more important: A potential $8.2 billion debt bomb that could force the liquidation of nearly 500,000 Bitcoin. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: MicroStrategy created the most aggressive leveraged Bitcoin position in history, and now the bill might be coming due. Think about it. Right now: MicroStrategy holds 499,096 Bitcoin worth $43.7 billion They’ve borrowed $8.2

Juan C. Guerrero February 27, 2025

Workhelix taps years of research to help enterprises figure out where to apply AI | TechCrunch

AI has the power to transform how people work, but getting tangible value out of AI isn’t as easy as throwing any AI application at any workflow. It can be hard for enterprises to figure out which AI applications help their business and which are just hype. Workhelix wants to solve that problem. Workhelix is a tech-enabled service startup that works with enterprises to better understand and monitor AI automation at their companies. Workhelix breaks

Rebecca Szkutak February 27, 2025