Posts Tagged with: AI (45)

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What can you do? Testing AI Agents, Gemini Argon and Claude

I have a benchmark prompt that I use to evaluate AI agent capabilities. The GitHub repository for the benchmark prompt is here. Every time a new model or agent drops,...

AI 18 min read
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Level 4 Autonomous Driving: How Robotaxis and Driverless Buses Work Today

Robotaxis with nobody in the driver's seat now carry paying passengers in several cities, and full-size electric buses run timetabled routes without a driver at the wheel. Both are SAE...

AI 14 min read
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The Six Levels of Autonomous Driving: From Driver Assist to the Level 3 Handover

When car companies advertise driver-assist software, they often blur the line between convenient driver aids and true driverless autonomy. Marketing terms like "Autopilot," "Full Self-Driving," and "hands-free assist" make it...

AI 21 min read
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How Aleksa Gordić Broke into AI Engineering Without a Degree in AI

Entering artificial intelligence often looks impossible without a master's degree, a PhD, or years inside elite academic research labs. Yet one of the clearest case studies of breaking into frontier...

AI 6 min read
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Geographic Concentration of Machine Learning Models: How Compute Economics Re-Engineered the AI Map

When you look at where notable artificial intelligence models come from, the global map looks empty. In the 2024 Stanford AI Index Report, researchers tracked 149 notable machine learning systems...

AI 14 min read
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Africa Has the ML Talent But Missing the GPUs.

One challenge I have noticed throughout my academic journey and as a TA is that access to computing resources, especially GPUs, has become a major bottleneck for many students especially...

AI 2 min read
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Anthropic partners with SpaceX to Improve Compute Capacity with Colossus 1

On 6th of May, 2026 Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, announced a major deal for exclusive access to Colossus 1. This massive supercomputer facility, located in Memphis, represents a...

AI 2 min read
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The Right AI Model for the Job: A Practical Guide

Not all AI models are built the same. Some excel at reasoning through complex logic puzzles, while others are masterfully tuned to transcribe audio with near-human accuracy. Matching the model...

AI 8 min read
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Before You Upgrade to Antigravity Google AI Pro, Read About This 5-Day Quota Glitch Locking Users Out of The IDE

TL;DR: Google’s agent-first IDE, Antigravity , launched with massive promises (multi-model support, deep CLI/browser integration, and reasoning modes) along with a 5-hour quota reset. However, it is currently locking AI...

AI 5 min read
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How Google Turned 5 Million News Articles into a Flash Flood Warning System

Google just announced (March 13th, 2026) that it can predict urban flash floods up to 24 hours in advance, for most of the world, without building a single physical sensor....

AI 7 min read
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How Google DeepMind Animated 'Dear Upstairs Neighbors' and What One-Click AI Video Tools Miss

In Part 1 of this series, I tested Luma Labs' Dream Machine with a simple picture of bees. The result was... well, let's call it "biologically creative." While the AI...

AI 5 min read
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Is Now Available in Google Antigravity

Google officially announced that Gemini 3.1 Pro is now available in Google Antigravity This brings enhanced AI capabilities, better coding workflows, and a much smoother agentic experience directly into your...

AI 3 min read
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How One Blog Post Wiped $30B Off IBM: The 24 Hours That Shook Silicon Valley

The tech world is more than accustomed to disruption, but the events of Monday, February 23, 2026, were something else entirely. In a single afternoon, a concise blog post from...

AI 5 min read
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How to Install OpenClaw with Installation Requirements

OpenClaw is an open-source, autonomous personal AI assistant (often described as an "AI agent" or "agent platform") that runs locally on your own hardware. Released in late 2025 (initially as...

AI 4 min read
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TrustMRR reveals which startups are actually making money in 2026

For years, the "Indie Hacker" and startup community has been plagued by a subtle dishonesty: fake revenue screenshots. It became too easy to inspect an element and manipulate the content...

Money & Fintech 3 min read
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How Kaggle Competitions Help You Practise Machine Learning on Real Problems

Imagine a place where data scientists from around the world gather to solve real-world problems, compete for substantial prizes, and build their careers. That's Kaggle competitions in a nutshell -...

AI 3 min read
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Jeremy Howard on Using AI to Make Up for the Shortage of Doctors in Developing Countries

Jeremy Howard, a prominent figure in artificial intelligence and healthcare innovation, highlights a critical issue in global healthcare: developing nations have less than 10% of the medical experts they need....

AI 2 min read
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Discover Graduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa), located in Rwanda, offers three master's programs designed to equip students with the skills needed to address global challenges in technology and engineering. These programs—Master...

Research & Learning 3 min read
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Answer.AI Launches: A New Chapter in Practical AI Development

A groundbreaking AI venture has emerged with the launch of Answer.AI, a novel R&D laboratory founded by Jeremy Howard and Eric Ries with $10 million in funding from Decibel VC....

AI 2 min read
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SAMURAI: How a Motion Filter Makes SAM 2 Better at Tracking Objects in Video

In video object tracking, you draw a box around something in the first frame and the model follows it for the rest of the video. This becomes difficult when the...

Computer Vision 4 min read
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Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Specialization: The Updated Stanford Course for Beginners

The Machine Learning Specialization , created by Andrew Ng and DeepLearning.AI, is a revamped and modernized version of the original Stanford Machine Learning course, one of the most popular and...

AI 3 min read
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He Made $2,000 in One Week With AI... Then TikTok Froze It

First came the win: $2,200 in profit in just one week. Then came the loss: $3,722 in earnings , frozen and inaccessible. This is the high-stakes reality of one creator's...

Internet & Culture 5 min read
A vertical poster illustrating the Google vs. FFmpeg debate using a "David vs. Goliath" meme. A giant, menacing robot labeled "GOOGLE" holds an AI-themed magnifying glass and says, "I found bugs! You fix." Below, a small, heroic figure labeled "FFMPEG" stands on a cliff and replies, "But... who pays for it?" The text "GOOGLE VS FFMPEG" is in the center, with "rdjarbeng.com" at the bottom.

The Google vs. FFmpeg Debate: AI Finds a Bug, But Who Has to Fix It?

In the vast world of software, a recent conflict has flared up between Google's elite security team and the volunteer maintainers of FFmpeg, a project that powers countless apps you...

Security 8 min read
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How Google forecasts Weather and Air Quality Data

Google's weather forecasts are created using an internal forecasting system that combines weather models and observations from various global weather agencies. The primary data sources for Google's weather forecasting include:...

AI 2 min read
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Where to Find Data: A Curated List of Free Datasets and Repositories

In data science and machine learning, data is the new oil—it's the fuel that powers our models and insights. But finding the right data can be a challenge. Whether you're...

AI 1 min read
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I Tried to Replace an Interior Designer with Gemini. Here's What Happened.

When I finally got access to Gemini Pro, I had one main goal: to test its new image generation capabilities, which I’d heard referred to by the intriguing codename "Nano...

AI 10 min read
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A Chronological Look At AI: A Decade-by-Decade Evolution

Artificial intelligence did not arrive overnight with ChatGPT. It took eighty years of alternating breakthroughs, hardware bottlenecks, and research winters to reach this point. Looking at the field decade by...

AI 23 min read
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Lex Fridman and Andrew Ng on Deep learning - Lex Podcast

Join Lex Fridman and Andrew Ng as they delve into the exciting world of deep learning in this podcast episode. These AI legends share valuable insights on not just deep...

AI 1 min read
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Free Roboflow Notebooks for Training Your Own Computer Vision Models

Are you looking to learn how to build a computer vision model? High-quality computer vision tutorials can be found on GitHub, thanks to Piotr Skalski and the Roboflow team. Step-by-Step...

Computer Vision 1 min read
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Introducing GitHub Models

GitHub is enabling the rise of the AI engineer with the introduction of GitHub Models, bringing the power of industry-leading large and small language models to its more than 100...

AI 1 min read
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How AI Could Empower Any Business - Andrew Ng

In this TED talk by Andrew Ng, co-founder of Google Brain and deeplearning.ai, he believes that artificial intelligence (AI) systems should be more widely available and accessible, so that even...

AI 1 min read
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fastai's Practical Deep Learning for Coders: Deep Learning Without a PhD

In case you have to do Deep learning or interested in building applications with neural networks in a hands-on way you can check out fastai by Jeremy Howard and his...

AI 3 min read
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What's Hot Right Now? Find Out with Google Trends!

Ever wonder what people are searching for online—like the latest gadgets, hot topics, or even local events? Google Trends is a free, easy-to-use tool that shows you what’s trending on...

Web & Software 4 min read
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AI: What It Is, How It’s Seen, and How to Stay Informed

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving innovation and sparking curiosity, but the hype can make it hard to see clearly. Whether you want just enough knowledge to follow AI news and...

AI 6 min read
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NVIDIA's Consumer GPU Restrictions in Data Centers: Impact on Cloud Computing Costs

NVIDIA, a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units (GPUs), has restricted the use of its consumer-grade GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX series, in data center environments through its End-User...

AI 4 min read
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Why Isn't Reinforcement Learning Widely Used for Game AI Agents?

Reinforcement learning (RL) has powered impressive achievements in game-playing AI, such as AlphaGo and OpenAI's Dota 2 bot. Tools like Unity ML Agents and examples like Gran Turismo 7's RL-trained...

AI 4 min read
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KeepTrack: A Free 3D Website for Tracking Satellites in Real Time

I recently came across KeepTrack, a website that shows satellites orbiting Earth in 3D. Every tracked object is a coloured dot, and when you click one you get its name,...

Space & Satellites 3 min read
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Machine Learning Experts to Follow

Looking for inspiration in the field of Machine Learning? Here are my top picks for experts whose work is shaping the future of AI. I’m a huge fan of Andrew...

AI 1 min read
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Kolors Virtual Try-On: How to Try On Outfits with AI (Demo and Tips)

Let us examine the Kolors Virtual Try-On app a useful option for trying out different outfits virtually. By uploading an image, you can see how various clothing styles might look...

Computer Vision 7 min read
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Zombie Walk: Turning an Image into a 3D Model with DeepMotion

I recently ran a little experiment to animate a character walking, starting from a single image. Why does this matter? Well, I was chatting with a game developer friend who...

AI 4 min read
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An AI-Generated Version of Chimamanda Adichie's 'The Danger of a Single Story' TED Talk

Witness an innovative AI-generated video adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s iconic TED Talk, "The Danger of a Single Story." The script was crafted by ChatGPT and brought to life by...

AI 3 min read
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Why Machine Learning Models Can Be Confidently Wrong: A Charger Classified as a Phone

While machine learning is a powerful tool, it's important to remember that models are not infallible. In fact, they can sometimes be overconfident in their predictions, as shown in this...

AI 1 min read
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HumekaFL: CMU-Africa's App That Detects Birth Asphyxia From a Baby's Cry

Birth asphyxia is when a baby does not get enough oxygen during delivery. It is one of the main causes of newborn deaths, and sub-Saharan Africa has some of the...

AI 4 min read
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Where to Start with Machine Learning: Jason Brownlee's Resource List and My Pick

Jason Brownlee runs Machine Learning Mastery, a site I have ended up on many times while trying to fix an error in my code. He describes his work as helping...

AI 3 min read
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YOLO Object Detection Explained: Every Version From v1 to YOLO11, Licensing and Uses

Before YOLO, most object detectors worked in two stages. First they proposed a few thousand regions of the image that might contain something, then they ran a classifier on each...

Computer Vision 5 min read