Deep Generative Models Could Offer The Most Promising Developments In AI

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CANADA'S BADASS MOUNTAIN HUT OFFICIALLY TOO PERILOUS, WILL BE DISMANTLED

A historic cabin high up in Canada's Yoho National Park is now slated for demolition, park officials said, because the rock and soil beneath it is eroding, putting the 100-year-old structure at risk of collapse. Gizmodo

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THE U.S. IS OFFERING YOU $5M TO SNITCH ON OLIGARCH YACHTS, JETS, AND MANSIONS

You could score a $5 million payday fighting Russian corruption — if you play your cards right. The U.S. is offering rewards of up to $5 million for help hunting down ill-gotten wealth linked to the Russian government, in a program that officially launched on Wednesday. Vice

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TRANSFORM ANY CONNECTED DEVICE INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL COMPUTER WITH SHELLS

Wish your phone had the power of a full-scale desktop computer? With Shells — the personal cloud computer — it can. Shells interfaces with any connected device including phones, tablets, TVs, and game consoles and turns it into a desktop computer. That means you can connect to it from anywhere that has a web connection and stay productive anytime you need. PCWorld

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SOMETHING IS UP WITH EARTH'S NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

Hey, is anybody available to check on the two of the coldest places on Earth? Because it's pretty clear they're going through … something. In the last week alone, temperatures in Eastern Antarctica could have soared as much as 90 degrees warmer than usual. There's also talk of a "bomb cyclone" that could bring Arctic temperatures near the melting point as they soared 50 degrees above normal this weekend. The Byte

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DEEP GENERATIVE MODELS COULD OFFER THE MOST PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS IN AI

Among AI researchers and data scientists, one of the major steps in ensuring AI delivers on the promise of enhanced growth and productivity is through expanding the range and capabilities of models available for organizations to use. And top of the agenda is the development, training, and deployment of Deep Generative Models (DGMs) — which are considered to be some of the most exciting models set for use in industry. But why? VentureBeat

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