# May 13, 2024

### Daily

- **Hazy Research** introduces **[ThunderKittens](https://github.com/HazyResearch/ThunderKittens)**, an embedded DSL for CUDA, designed to maximize GPU efficiency by simplifying the writing of high-performance kernels, particularly for AI applications.

- **Page dewarping** is achieved by transforming curled page images into flat versions, using a **parametric model** that simulates the page's 3D shape and orientation.

- **GitHub Copilot's magic fades** when faced with unique coding projects like [picom](https://github.com/yshui/picom), revealing limitations in handling atypical codebases.

- Scientists have discovered a **"sperm whale phonetic alphabet"** in the click patterns of sperm whales, suggesting a complex communication system akin to human language.

- The **Technology Innovation Institute** launched **Falcon 2 11B**, a **multilingual and multimodal AI model** with unique **vision-to-language capabilities**, trained on **5.5 trillion tokens** with **11 billion parameters**.

- **Researchers have developed methods to automatically detect under-trained tokens**, like the notorious SolidGoldMagikarp, in Large Language Models (LLMs), addressing a significant gap in tokenizer and model training alignment.

- Mohammed Jamal explores the concept of **homoiconicity** in Python by emulating Lisp's unique characteristic where **code and data are interchangeable**, providing a fresh perspective on programming language design.

- The **solar storm** has prompted NOAA to issue warnings about potential **damage to transformers** and **grid systems**, which could indirectly affect the operation of models like **Llama3 8B**.

- **Yi-1.5** is an **enhanced AI model** over its predecessor, boasting improvements in **coding, math, reasoning, and instruction-following**, while retaining its prowess in **language understanding and commonsense reasoning**.

- **Pipecat** is a versatile framework designed for creating **voice and multimodal conversational agents**, including personal coaches, meeting assistants, and customer support bots, with examples available on [GitHub](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat).

- **LinearBoost**, a new machine learning classification algorithm, **outperforms traditional GBDT algorithms** like CatBoost, XGBoost, and LightGBM in **accuracy and response time** across five benchmark datasets.

- **AlphaFold3 (AF3)**, developed by Google DeepMind, represents a **significant advancement** in bioinformatics, capable of **predicting unseen protein structures** solely from their amino acid sequences and extending its predictive capabilities to **complexes like nucleic acids and small molecules**.

- **Discord** has been **utilizing machine learning** to **classify users by gender and age** since August 2022, revealing a sophisticated approach to user analytics.

- **Pi-C.A.R.D** is an **AI-powered voice assistant** designed to run on a Raspberry Pi, capable of conversational interactions and, with a camera, visual recognition tasks.

- **Deblur-GS** introduces a method to **reconstruct a sharp radiance field from camera motion blurred images**, addressing the limitations of 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) in handling blurred inputs.