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OpenAI is reportedly preparing to launch specialized AI agents with premium pricing. These AI agents are designed to handle complex, high-value tasks for professionals and organizations, targeting corporations, high-level consultants, elite tech companies, and research-heavy institutions. Leaked pricing suggests a range from $2,000 per month for a "high-income knowledge worker agent" to $20,000 per month for a "PhD-level research agent".
These AI agents are not typical chatbots; they are custom-built for specialized tasks. For example, a knowledge worker agent could assist top-tier consultants with complex research, while a software developer agent could aid experienced programmers with coding. In related legal news, Musk's request for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI was denied in the Northern District of California, with the judge finding that Musk and his co-plaintiffs failed to meet their burden of proof on their antitrust allegations. References :
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AMD researchers, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, have unveiled Agent Laboratory, an innovative autonomous framework powered by large language models (LLMs). This tool is designed to automate the entire scientific research process, significantly reducing the time and costs associated with traditional methods. Agent Laboratory handles tasks such as literature review, experimentation, and report writing, with the option for human feedback at each stage. The framework uses specialized agents, such as "PhD" agents for literature reviews, "ML Engineer" agents for experimentation, and "Professor" agents for compiling research reports.
The Agent Laboratory's workflow is structured around three main components: Literature Review, Experimentation, and Report Writing. The system retrieves and curates research papers, generates and tests machine learning code, and compiles findings into comprehensive reports. AMD has reported that using the o1-preview LLM within the framework produces the most optimal research results, which can assist researchers by allowing them to focus on creative and conceptual aspects of their work while automating more repetitive tasks. The tool aims to streamline research, reduce costs, and improve the quality of scientific outcomes, with a reported 84% reduction in research expenses compared to previous autonomous models. References :
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AI research is rapidly advancing, with new tools and techniques emerging regularly. Johns Hopkins University and AMD have introduced 'Agent Laboratory', an open-source framework designed to accelerate scientific research by enabling AI agents to collaborate in a virtual lab setting. These agents can automate tasks from literature review to report generation, allowing researchers to focus more on creative ideation. The system uses specialized tools, including mle-solver and paper-solver, to streamline the research process. This approach aims to make research more efficient by pairing human researchers with AI-powered workflows.
Carnegie Mellon University and Meta have unveiled a new method called Content-Adaptive Tokenization (CAT) for image processing. This technique dynamically adjusts token count based on image complexity, offering flexible compression levels like 8x, 16x, or 32x. CAT aims to address the limitations of static compression ratios, which can lead to information loss in complex images or wasted computational resources in simpler ones. By analyzing content complexity, CAT enables large language models to adaptively represent images, leading to better performance in downstream tasks. References :
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