2021 was the year of monster AI models

It’s been a year of supersized AI models.  When OpenAI released GPT-3, in June 2020, the neural network’s apparent grasp of language was uncanny. It could generate convincing sentences, converse with humans, and even autocomplete code. GPT-3 was also monstrous in scale—larger than any other neural network ever built. It kicked off […]

Amid COVID-19 concerns, Meta, Pinterest, and Twitter cancel in-person CES plans, while T-Mobile and AMD plan a limited presence, as others monitor conditions (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Amid COVID-19 concerns, Meta, Pinterest, and Twitter cancel in-person CES plans, while T-Mobile and AMD plan a limited presence, as others monitor conditions  —  – Google, HTC, Samsung and Sony still currently plan to go  — Host of CES conference remains steadfast in moving forward