ColPali: A Novel AI Model Architecture and Training Strategy based on Vision Language Models (VLMs) to Efficiently Index Documents Purely from Their Visual Features
Document retrieval, a subfield of information retrieval, focuses on matching user queries with relevant documents within a corpus. It is crucial in various industrial applications, such as search engines and…
Google DeepMind Researchers Present Mobility VLA: Multimodal Instruction Navigation with Long-Context VLMs and Topological Graphs
Technological advancements in sensors, AI, and processing power have propelled robot navigation to new heights in the last several decades. To take robotics to the next level and make them…
US launches $1.6B bid to outpace Asia in packaging tech
The US is betting big on the future of semiconductor technology, launching a $1.6 billion competition to revolutionise chip packaging and challenge Asia’s longstanding dominance in the field. On July…
Advancing Robustness in Neural Information Retrieval: A Comprehensive Survey and Benchmarking Framework
Recent developments in neural information retrieval (IR) models have greatly improved their effectiveness across various IR tasks. These advancements have made neural IR models more capable of understanding and retrieving…
Researchers from KAIST and KT Corporation Developed STARK Dataset and MCU Framework: Long-Term Personalized Interactions and Enhanced User Engagement in Multimodal Conversations
Human-computer interaction (HCI) has significantly enhanced how humans and computers communicate. Researchers focus on improving various aspects, such as social dialogue, writing assistance, and multimodal interactions, to make these exchanges…
IBM Researchers Propose ExSL+granite-20b-code: A Granite Code Model to Simplify Data Analysis by Enabling Generative AI to Write SQL Queries from Natural Language Questions
Researchers at IBM address the difficulty of extracting valuable insights from large databases, especially in businesses. The massive volume and variety of data make it difficult for employees to locate…
Argo Infrastructure Partners Announces Majority Investment in TierPoint
Cumulative investment totals $2.3 billion since 2020 Argo Infrastructure Partners, LP (“Argo”) today announced that it has increased its ownership stake to represent a majority interest in TierPoint, underscoring the…
Standard Bots Secures $63M in Funding
With VC support from General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next, Standard Bots is bringing to market software and hardware engineered for next-gen AI robotics arms, serving renowned…
Ten Tasks Achievable with GPT-4 that were not Possible with GPT-3.5
GPT-4 introduces a range of advancements that empower it to perform tasks previously unattainable by its predecessor, GPT-3.5. Here, Let’s explore ten functions that highlight the enhanced capabilities of GPT-4,…
Efficient Deployment of Large-Scale Transformer Models: Strategies for Scalable and Low-Latency Inference
Scaling Transformer-based models to over 100 billion parameters has led to groundbreaking results in natural language processing. These large language models excel in various applications, but deploying them efficiently poses…