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GitHub is making the AI coding agents Claude and Codex directly available to users with a Copilot Pro Plus or Copilot Enterprise subscription, as part of its Agent HQ initiative to integrate AI agents into the GitHub ecosystem.

This move by GitHub to make AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex more accessible to developers reflects the growing importance of AI-powered tools in the software development process.

Anthropic has announced that its AI chatbot Claude will remain ad-free, in contrast to OpenAI's plan to allow advertising in ChatGPT. Anthropic is also releasing a Super Bowl commercial mocking unnamed rivals for adding ads to their AI.

This decision by Anthropic to keep Claude ad-free highlights the growing debate around the role of advertising in AI assistants and the potential impact on user trust and experience.

Fibr AI, a company backed by Accel, has developed autonomous systems that can transform static websites into personalized, one-to-one experiences, replacing the traditional labor-intensive process of website personalization.

Fibr AI's technology has the potential to revolutionize website personalization, making it more scalable and accessible for enterprises, which could have significant implications for the way businesses engage with their customers online.

Positron, a startup focused on developing AI chips, has raised $230 million in a Series B funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority. The investment is driven by the growing demand for AI-powered chips beyond Nvidia's offerings and Qatar's goal to build out its AI infrastructure.

The funding highlights the increasing competition in the AI chip market as companies seek to develop alternatives to Nvidia's dominant position, potentially driving innovation and greater choice for customers.

The article compares the performance and scalability of two inference serving systems, FastAPI and Triton Inference Server, for deploying machine learning models in the healthcare domain, where low latency, high throughput, and data privacy are critical requirements.

Efficient and scalable deployment of machine learning models is crucial for real-time clinical decision support and batch processing of medical records in the healthcare sector, where compliance with data privacy regulations is paramount.

The researchers investigate the ability of large language models to infer the underlying game mechanics from observational gameplay data, using the Video Game Description Language (VGDL) as a testbed.

This work explores the potential of large language models to uncover causal relationships from data, which could have broader applications in understanding complex systems and processes.

Montreal’s blue-collar workers say they’re ready to intensify pressure tactics if Wednesday’s 24-hour strike doesn’t get negotiations with the city heading in the right direction. Read More

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette denies that he’s being paternalistic in his handling of a controversial bill that would create a written constitution for Quebec. Read More

The article presents a method to completely identify the architecture and parameters of deep ReLU neural networks that realize a given function, by translating the networks into Lukasiewicz logic formulae and performing functional equivalent transformations.

This work provides a new approach to understanding the functional symmetries and equivalences in deep neural networks, which can have implications for network interpretation, optimization, and generalization.

The article presents a method called Localized In-Context Learning (L-ICL) that aims to improve the performance of large language models (LLMs) on classical planning tasks. The method involves iteratively augmenting instructions with demonstrations to help the LLM learn and correct violations of domain constraints.

The ability to localize and correct errors in LLM-based planners is crucial for their practical application in real-world scenarios where adhering to domain constraints is essential.