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Google open-sources framework that reduces AI training costs by up to 80%

Google researchers recently published a paper describing a framework — SEED RL — that scales AI model training to thousands of machines. They say that it could facilitate training at millions of frames per second on a machine while reducing costs by up to 80%, potentially leveling the playing field for startups that couldn’t previously compete with large AI labs. Training sophisticated…
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LG G9 might be less of a flagship just like Google’s Pixel 5 w/ Snapdragon 765

LG just launched its V60 ThinQ this week without some flagship options, but with Qualcomm’s 5G-packing Snapdragon 865. Now, reports out of Korea claim that the LG G9 ThinQ might step down to a Snapdragon 765, just like we’re expecting Google to do with its Pixel 5. A report coming out of Korea (via ) this week claims that LG is planning to make its G9 a little less “premium” than usual…
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Honor Play 9A arriving on March 30 with a huge battery

The Honor 30 lineup is coming in seven days, and now we hear the Honor Play 9A will join the party as well. An official teaser was posted on the Weibo page of Honor, revealing the launch date of March 30, as well as the suggestion it will have a huge battery. Honor Play 9A official teaser The Honor Play 9A was leaked with its official renders, and the phone was said to come with Helio P35…
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Uber’s Enhanced POET creates and solves AI agent training challenges

In a paper published this week on the preprint server Arxiv.org, Uber researchers and OpenAI research scientist Jeff Clune describe an algorithm — Enhanced Paired Open-Ended Trailblazer (POET) — that’s open-ended, meaning it can generate its own stream of novel learning opportunities. They say it produces AI agents capable of solving a range of environmental challenges, many of which can’t…
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