Amazon really wants startups to use AI models including Anthropic – and it’s giving away free credits to all

Amazon really wants startups to use AI models including Anthropic – and it’s giving away free credits to all

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled new plans to support AI startups, particularly those partnered with Y Combinator, by setting aside $500,000 in credits per startup for Amazon Bedrock. Previously, AWS provided startups partnered with Activate Provider with $100,000 in free credits; however, the cloud giant’s latest initiative increases this fivefold for the more recent … Read more

Pregnancy advances your ‘biological’ age — but giving birth turns it back

Pregnancy advances your ‘biological’ age — but giving birth turns it back

Giving birth shifts a person’s DNA markings back toward a more youthful state, but this trend is less noticeable in new birth parents with obesity.Credit: Chicago Tribune/Getty Aches and pains aren’t all that pregnancy shares with ageing. Brewing a baby leads to changes in the distribution of certain chemical markers on a pregnant person’s DNA … Read more

Giving AI memories with Sparse Priming Representation (SPR)

Giving AI memories with Sparse Priming Representation (SPR)

If you’ve ever marveled at the human brain’s remarkable ability to store and recall information, you’ll be pleased to know that researchers are hard at work trying to imbue artificial intelligence with similar capabilities. Enter Sparse Priming Representation (SPR), a cutting-edge technique designed to make AI’s memory storage and retrieval as efficient as ours. In … Read more