LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?
When a model is trained, each word in its vocabulary is assigned a numerical value that captures the meaning of…
The Download: War in Europe, and the company that wants to cool the planet
Last spring, 3,000 British soldiers deployed an invisible automated intelligence network, known as a “digital…
Deploying a hybrid approach to Web3 in the AI era
What was once a futuristic concept is quickly becoming a more concrete reality, even at a time when Web2…
What new legal challenges mean for the future of US offshore wind
Previous government reports, including one 2024 report from the Department of Energy and a 2025 report from the…
Europe TIC Market Outlook: Industry Trends, Regulations, and Future…
The Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) market in Europe stands as one of the most mature and…
The Download: The case for AI slop, and helping CRISPR fulfill its promise
—Caiwei Chen If I were to locate the moment AI slop broke through into popular consciousness, I’d pick the…
A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing
“I went to Fyodor and said, ‘Hey, we’re getting all these great results in the clinic with CRISPR, but why…
Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success
Taking AI pilot programs into production From this successful example, several lessons can be learned. First,…
The Download: Mimicking pregnancy’s first moments in a lab, and AI…
At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses into the lining of…
America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research
That’s partly because they recommend products like red meat, butter, and beef tallow—foods that have been…