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šŸ”„ Show HN: Voice-Pro ā€“ AI Voice Cloning
Voice-Pro is a Gradio WebUI for audio processing, featuring voice cloning, translation, and YouTube downloading for creators.

Bluesky's open API means anyone can scrape your data for AI training
Bluesky's open API allows third parties to scrape user data for AI training, raising privacy concerns despite user consent efforts.

Pocket 4: Modular full-featured Handheld AI PC
The Pocket 4 is a modular, portable AI PC with high specs, designed for productivity and gaming on the go.

3D Convex Splatting: Radiance Field Rendering with 3D Smooth Convexes
3D Convex Splatting enhances radiance field rendering by using smooth convex shapes for sharper, detailed scene reconstruction.

ChatGPT's artificial empathy is a language trick
ChatGPT's empathy is a linguistic illusion, simulating human interaction while raising concerns about authenticity and relationships.

Laser: Attention with Exponential Transformation
LASER introduces a new attention mechanism enhancing gradient signals, improving performance in large language models and various tasks.

AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point
AI's growth strains copper cables, pushing for optical interconnects to enhance bandwidth and reduce power density in data centers.

Claude's Quality Is Dropping ā€“ Here's Why
Claude's performance has declined due to high demand, leading to errors and poor handling of long inputs despite no model change.

UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register
UK government fails to register AI use, raising transparency concerns as departments deploy systems affecting millions without oversight.

Graze: Design, deploy and optimise algorithms on Bluesky
Graze enables users to design, deploy, and optimize algorithms on the Bluesky platform.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says This Is the "Next Wave of AI"
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang identifies enterprise and industrial AI as the next big trends, highlighting Accenture as a key player.

Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI
Japanese AI pioneers like Amari and Fukushima laid foundational work, yet are overlooked in AI's historical narrative.

SmolVLM ā€“ small yet mighty Vision Language Model
SmolVLM is a small, efficient open-source Vision Language Model that excels in image description tasks.

Lessons Learned: Migrating to Mistral-Large-2411 for Production Code Reviews
The upgrade to Mistral-Large-2411 improved AI code reviews, overcoming integration challenges and enhancing output quality significantly.

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