Tag: language models
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From Teen to Tech Trailblazer: How a Nigerian Teen Built an LLM from Scratch
Introduction: A Bold Dream from a Young Nigerian Programmer In a world where AI giants dominate headlines, a remarkably ambitious story is unfolding in Nigeria. Okechukwu Nwaozor, a seventeen-year-old self-taught developer fresh out of secondary school, told a surprised audience that he aimed to build a rival to ChatGPT. The reaction was predictable: disbelief and…
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Enhancing Cardiovascular Nutrition Guidance with Retrieval-Augmented LLMs: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation
Introduction As digital health tools proliferate, large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) offer promise for delivering accessible, guideline-based nutrition information aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). This cross-sectional study investigates how different model architectures perform in providing nutrition guidance aligned with American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations, and whether grounding LLMs in vetted guidelines…
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Sweden AI Training Rights: Authors Challenge KB Language Models
The dispute at a glance In Sweden, the National Library (KB) has a government-backed mandate to develop AI language models. To train these models, KB relies on deposit copies—the legally required copies of published works that must be sent to the library. This setup has sparked a public dispute: Sveriges Författarförbund (the Swedish Authors’ Association)…
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Authors’ Association Challenges KB’s Plan to Train AI on Works
Background: KB’s AI mandate and the plikttexemplar framework The Swedish National Library (KB) has been tasked by the government with developing artificial intelligence language models for public use. A key part of the plan is to train these models on plikttexemplar, the legally mandated copies of published works that publishers must provide to KB. This…