Here’s how researchers are helping AIs get their facts straight
Having AI models say how confident they are in their answers could help minimize inaccurate responses. Just don’t be overconfident about their confidence scores.
Lu Wang, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan •
conversation
Feb. 10, 2025 • ~8 min
Feb. 10, 2025 • ~8 min
AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code
Writing computer code is helpful for people in many disciplines, but learning to program is hard. Large language models can help nonprogrammers skip the difficult details.
Daniel Zingaro, Associate Professor of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto •
conversation
Jan. 31, 2025 • ~5 min
Jan. 31, 2025 • ~5 min
Why building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus
A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do it far more cheaply.
Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan •
conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 • ~7 min
Jan. 29, 2025 • ~7 min
‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful – if it understands you. How well AIs do that is a matter of whose speech they’ve been trained on.
Roberto Rey Agudo, Research Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Dartmouth College •
conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~7 min
Jan. 27, 2025 • ~7 min
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