Topic: llm training
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Junk Data Training Causes AI Brain Rot
The quality of training data significantly affects large language models' performance, with low-quality information potentially degrading their reasoning abilities, as proposed by the "LLM brain rot hypothesis." Researchers tested this by creating datasets from tweets, defining junk content throu...
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Take Control: Self-Host Your Data and Ditch Third-Party Clouds
Self-hosting data on personal hardware is increasingly accessible and driven by concerns over privacy, security, and autonomy, as reliance on third-party cloud services grows. The process involves running applications like Nextcloud or Trilium on a local network, requiring minimal technical exper...
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Scale AI Sues Ex-Employee and Rival Mercor Over Alleged Customer Theft
Scale AI has sued a former employee and competitor Mercor, alleging the ex-staff member took confidential documents and trade secrets before joining Mercor. The lawsuit claims the employee transferred sensitive client strategies and attempted to introduce a major account to Mercor while still at ...
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