AI Innovations and Legal Battles: Today's Highlights

Exploring new AI models, legal disputes, and healthcare advancements

June 26, 2024



DiffusionPDE: Generative PDE-Solving Under Partial Observation

Summarized by: Sophia Turner [ arxiv.org]

Large language models (LLMs) hold vast amounts of knowledge, but updating this information is challenging due to the high costs associated with retraining, especially for closed-source models. Knowledge editing (KE) presents a solution to update LLMs without retraining. Traditional KE methods have focused on English, leaving cross-lingual KE largely unexplored. This study introduces the BMIKE-53 benchmark, which evaluates KE across 53 languages using three task types. The researchers propose a gradient-free method called Multilingual In-context Knowledge Editing (MIKE).

MIKE leverages in-context learning (ICL) to update knowledge in LLMs without altering their parameters. The study evaluates MIKE on BMIKE-53, focusing on reliability (correctly answering questions with new knowledge), generality (applying new knowledge to similar queries), locality (ensuring unrelated queries remain unaffected), and portability (transferring knowledge to related content).

The BMIKE-53 benchmark is constructed from three monolingual KE datasets, expanded into 52 languages using the Google Translate API. The study finds that semantically similar demonstrations improve locality, while random demonstrations enhance reliability and generality. Linguistic similarities between languages positively impact knowledge transfer performance. The study highlights the potential of gradient-free methods like MIKE for cross-lingual KE, encouraging further research in this area.

CaLMQA: Exploring culturally specific long-form question answering across 23 languages

Summarized by: Sophia Turner [ arxiv.org]

Researchers from Czech Technical University in Prague and the University of Innsbruck have made significant strides in solving hard Mizar problems using Automated Theorem Proving (ATP) and AI methods. They focused on the Mizar Mathematical Library, a vast collection of formal mathematical proofs, and aimed to increase the number of problems solved by ATP systems. Previously, ATP systems had proved about 75% of these problems. By incorporating the cvc5 SMT solver, which uses instantiation-based heuristics differing from traditional superposition-based systems, and automated strategy invention, the researchers managed to solve an additional 3,021 problems, raising the solved percentage to over 80%.

The team used a system called Grackle to automatically develop new strategies for cvc5, significantly improving its performance on difficult problems. The best strategy invented by Grackle solved 14% more problems than the best previous strategy. They also discovered that different methods of converting problems to clausal form (clausification) had a substantial impact on the success of instantiation-based methods. By combining these new strategies and clausification methods, they achieved a new milestone in solving Mizar problems, demonstrating the potential of AI and advanced heuristics in formal mathematics. This work not only advances the state-of-the-art in ATP but also opens new avenues for applying AI in theorem proving.

Point-SAM: Promptable 3D Segmentation Model for Point Clouds

Summarized by: Sophia Turner [ arxiv.org]

Memorization in language models, typically viewed as a uniform phenomenon, is explored here as a multifaceted occurrence influenced by various factors. The study introduces a taxonomy to categorize memorized data into three types: recitation, reconstruction, and recollection.

Recitation involves the model repeating highly duplicated sequences, akin to humans reciting memorized quotes. Reconstruction refers to the model filling in predictable patterns, similar to humans reconstructing familiar templates. Recollection pertains to the model recalling rare sequences seen infrequently during training.

The taxonomy was tested through experiments, revealing that different factors affect memorization likelihood depending on the category. For instance, low perplexity is strongly associated with recitation but not uniformly across all memorized examples. The study also found that memorization increases with training time and model size, with recollection showing the fastest growth.

Predictive models based on this taxonomy outperformed those without it, highlighting the taxonomy’s utility. The findings suggest that understanding memorization through this lens can aid in addressing concerns related to privacy, copyright, and the scientific understanding of generalization in language models.

The AI Regulatory Landscape in the U.S.

Summarized by: Ethan Patel [www.linqto.com]

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Anthropic is at the forefront of AI innovation, with recent advancements highlighted by its CEO. Concurrently, the music industry is embroiled in legal disputes as major record labels sue AI music companies Suno and Udio for copyright infringement. This legal battle underscores the growing tension between traditional media entities and emerging AI technologies in the creative sector.

New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease

Summarized by: Ethan Patel [www.bu.edu]

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Boston University researchers have developed an AI program that predicts whether individuals with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer’s-associated dementia within six years. By analyzing speech patterns, the model achieves a 78.5% accuracy rate. This AI-driven approach could make cognitive impairment screening more accessible and efficient, reducing the need for expensive tests and office visits. The model was trained using data from the Framingham Heart Study, focusing on speech content rather than acoustic features. Future research aims to enhance predictive accuracy by incorporating data from everyday conversations and other cognitive assessments. The study emphasizes AI’s potential to democratize healthcare and improve early intervention opportunities.

EvolutionaryScale Debuts With ESM3 Generative AI Model for Protein Design

Summarized by: Ethan Patel [blogs.nvidia.com]

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EvolutionaryScale has launched the ESM3 generative AI model for protein design, leveraging NVIDIA H100 GPUs. Emerging from Meta’s FAIR unit, the startup secured funding from Lux Capital, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, NVIDIA, and Amazon. ESM3, a 98 billion parameter model, uses 25x more flops and 60x more data than its predecessor, trained on 2.8 billion protein sequences. It offers a programmable platform for protein discovery, aiding in drug development and disease eradication. ESM3’s generative capabilities allow for iterative protein design, enhancing research efficiency. The model will be available on NVIDIA BioNeMo and select partner platforms.

Philips Speech and Sembly AI Collaborate to Introduce New Cutting-edge Audio Recorders with an AI Meeting Solution

Summarized by: Ethan Patel [azure.microsoft.com]

Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. Azure AI offers a comprehensive platform for data science and machine learning, emphasizing enterprise governance and scalability. This recognition follows Microsoft’s fifth consecutive year as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud AI Developer Services. Azure Machine Learning supports a wide range of AI and machine learning needs, from training models to deploying them at scale. It emphasizes responsible AI practices, enterprise security, and compliance, making it a robust solution for organizations of all sizes.

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