Rami's Readings #31

Announcing Apéro & Intellect! The latest on AI, LLMs, Llama 2, AnomalyGPT, .ai Domain Names, Dominican Republic Economic Growth, President-Elect of Singapore, and more.

Welcome to Rami’s Readings #31 - a weekly digest of interesting articles, videos, Twitter threads from my various sources across the Internet. Expect a list of reads covering technology, business, culture, fashion, travel and more. Learn about what I do at ramisayar.com/about.

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Announcing Apéro & Intellect!

Apéro & Intellect is a curated series of intimate gatherings discussing Artificial Intelligence designed to stimulate both your mind and your palate. Whether you're a coffee connoisseur, a tea enthusiast, or a cocktail aficionado, this is the place to be!

🗓 Date: Saturday, September 9th
⏰ Time: 11am
📍 Location: New York City
🎟 For Subscribers Only

What to Expect

• 🧠 Engaging Discussions: Dive deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence with thought leaders and enthusiasts.

• 🍹 Curated Beverages: Sip on fine coffees, teas, and cocktails as you engage in meaningful conversations.

• 🤝 Networking: Connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for technology and innovation.

Upcoming Cities

• 🏙 Boston

• 🍁 Montreal

• 🌲 Seattle

• 🏛 Washington, D.C.

🤖 AI Reads

Llama 2: Open Foundation and Fine-Tuned Chat Models

Notes: Masterclass in how to write a ML paper.

Llama 2 is about as factually accurate as GPT-4 for summaries and is 30X cheaper

Notes: Wild!

SAM-Med2D

Notes: Segment Anything Model fine-tuned to natural image segmentation with improved results.

LLaSM: Large Language and Speech Model

Notes: LinkSoul.ai, 01.ai (anyone know these two companies?) and Peking University.

AnomalyGPT: Detecting Industrial Anomalies using Large Vision-Language Models

Notes: For friends working in industrial software & embedded environments, read this. Also, from China-based researchers.

💼 Business Reads

The Tropical Island With the Hot Domain Name

Notes: Remember the .ly craze a few years ago?

Dominican Republic's Income Convergence Signals Path to Advanced Economy Status in Coming Decades

Notes: IMF paper. Time to go visit!

Google invests $1.7B in Ohio data center campuses

Notes: Good news for Ohio.

Congratulations to Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Notes: The President-Elect of Singapore. Member of Board of Trustees of the WEF.

🔀 Other Reads

Blood Donations ‘Urgently Needed’ Ahead Of Labor Day, Washington Officials Say

Notes: For my Seattle-based readers.

Happy Labor Day weekend! That is all for this week. Signing off from Redmond.