Tag: large language models (LLMs)
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Understanding the visual knowledge of language models
Youโve likely heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but can a large language model (LLM) get the picture if itโs never seen images before? As it turns out, language models that are trained purely on text have a solid understanding of the visual world. They can write image-rendering code to generate complex…
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A data-driven approach to making better choices
Imagine a world in which some important decision โ a judgeโs sentencing recommendation, a childโs treatment protocol, which person or business should receive a loan โ was made more reliable because a well-designed algorithm helped a key decision-maker arrive at a better choice. A new MIT economics course is investigating these interesting possibilities. Class 14.163…
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Creating bespoke programming languages for efficient visual AI systems
A single photograph offers glimpses into the creatorโs world โ their interests and feelings about a subject or space. But what about creators behind the technologies that help to make those images possible?ย MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Associate Professor Jonathan Ragan-Kelley is one such person, who has designed everything from tools…