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RESEARCH · Mastodon — fosstodon.org English(EN) · 3h

🤖 NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery IAIFI enters its second phase with increased funding, broader amb

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed its support for the MIT-led AI and Physics Institute (IAIFI), marking the beginning of its second phase. This renewal includes increased funding and broader ambitions for the institute. IAIFI aims to foster a new model for scientific discovery by integrating artificial intelligence with fundamental physics research. AI

IMPACT Continued funding will likely accelerate research at the intersection of AI and fundamental physics, potentially leading to new discovery models.
TOOL · Mastodon — fosstodon.org English(EN) · 3w

Next was a fantastic talk by Yury Polyanskiy on improving quantization methods for LLMs and matrix multiplication more broadly at IAIFI. This is elegant work, a

Yury Polyanskiy delivered a talk at IAIFI discussing advancements in quantization methods for large language models and matrix multiplication. The presented work focuses on developing more computationally efficient techniques for training large models. AI

IMPACT Improves computational efficiency for training large language models.