The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A team of computer scientists has created a nimbler, more flexible type of machine learning model. The trick: It must periodically forget what it knows. And while this new approach won’t displace the huge models that undergird the biggest apps, it could reveal more about … Read more
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For the past week, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Humane’s AI Pin. As someone who’s worn and reviewed wearables of every shape and size, this pin baffles and befuddles. The premise is that it’s supposed to help you look at your phone less — something for which many people say they use … Read more
Ivanka Trump’s failed attempt to wriggle out of testifying in her father Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial this week didn’t wash with her cousin Mary Trump. MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan on Sunday mocked as a “pretty amazing excuse” Ivanka Trump’s claim of “undue hardship” because her taking the stand would fall “in the middle of a … Read more
matejmo/Getty Images IT pros do threat modeling every day. That sounds like something out of a Mission: Impossible script, but it’s really just a fancy way of saying they regularly ask the question “What can go wrong?” You can do the same to protect your online identity and your assets, and you don’t need the … Read more