Custom Fine-Tuning for Domain-Specific LLMs

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Carbon Neutral Regulation in AI Training

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Fine-tuning a large language model (LLM) is the process of taking a pre-trained model — usually a vast one like GPT or Llama models, with millions to billions of weights — and continuing to train it, exposing it to new data so that the model weights (or typically parts of them) get updated.

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Google DeepMind has unveiled AlphaEvolve, an evolutionary coding agent designed to autonomously discover novel algorithms and scientific solutions. Presented in the paper titled “AlphaEvolve: A Coding Agent for Scientific and Algorithmic Discovery,” this research represents a foundational step toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and even Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). Rather than relying on static fine-tuning or […]

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As more businesses adopt AI, understanding its security risks has become more important than ever. AI is reshaping industries and workflows, but it also introduces new security challenges that organizations must address. Protecting AI systems is essential to maintain trust, safeguard privacy, and ensure smooth business operations. This article summarizes the key insights from Cisco’s […]

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Real estate is the world’s oldest and largest asset class. Yet, the sector has a heavy tech debt. Agents still process documents manually, schedule viewings via calls or texts, and rely on spreadsheets or outdated CRMs to manage critical operations. While other industries are being completely disrupted by AI, many real estate businesses are still […]

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Roman Axelrod is the Founder and Managing Partner of XPANCEO. He has a background in building companies across computer vision, esports, and fintech, with experience expanding operations into Western Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. Axelrod has negotiated and structured deals totaling over $5 billion and led three successful exits. XPANCEO is developing […]

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If you rely on AI to recommend what to watch, read, or buy, new research indicates that some systems may be basing these results from memory rather than skill: instead of learning to make useful suggestions, the models often recall items from the datasets used to evaluate them, leading to overestimated performance and recommendations that […]

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week US budget bill ‘would kill IRA’ WAYS AND MEANS: The future of Joe Biden’s signature climate policy, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is in doubt after Republicans on two key Congressional committees passed budget proposals that “would […]

British International Investment (BII), a UK government-owned and aid-funded company, has a portfolio of overseas fossil-fuel assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Carbon Brief can reveal. In 2020, BII committed to “aligning” its “future” investments with the Paris Agreement and since then it has doubled its renewable-energy funding. But, as of 2023, the last […]

Even passing 1.5C of global warming temporarily would trigger a “significant” risk of Amazon forest “dieback”, says a new study. Dieback would see large numbers of trees die, shifting the lush rainforest into a dry savannah. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, assesses the impact of “overshooting” the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement […]

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In a bold leap forward for semiconductor technology, Cognichip has launched out of stealth with $33 million in seed funding to build what it calls Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI®) — a foundational shift in how chips are designed, developed, and brought to market. The funding round was led by Lux Capital and Mayfield, with participation […]

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The AI startup Perplexity AI is reportedly in late-stage talks to raise $500 million at a staggering $14 billion valuation. That figure – first highlighted by The Wall Street Journal – would mark a meteoric rise for a company barely three years old, valuing it on par with well-established tech firms. Is this sky-high valuation […]

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As engineering organizations scale, they inevitably accumulate layers of processes that slow down development. Any engineering leader who has grown an organization beyond a certain size knows the pattern: first comes basic Scrum, soon cross-team dependencies require coordination meetings, and eventually, you find yourself considering frameworks like SAFe to manage it all. I once found […]

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The Expanding Frontier of AI and the Data It Demands Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how we live, work and govern. In public health and public services, AI tools promise more efficiency and faster decision-making. But beneath the surface of this transformation is a growing imbalance: our ability to collect data has outpaced our ability to […]

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As we head into summer 2025, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) stands at a crossroads. Geopolitical tensions, economic headwinds, and rapid advances in technology are forcing dealmakers to rethink how they source, structure, and close transactions. Trade policy is emerging as a major variable. Unpredictable tariffs, shifting alliances, and growing regulatory scrutiny have pushed global deal […]

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Tom Dunlop, CEO & Founder at Summize is an accomplished commercial and technology lawyer, Tom’s experience with reviewing contracts was the catalyst that led to Summize. Prior to this, he worked as a Global Legal Director for several fast-growth technology companies. Summize is transforming Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) by enabling entire businesses—not just legal teams—to work […]

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments China’s CO2 emissions down STRUCTURAL DECLINE: China’s clean power generation growth has, for the “first time”, been the driver of a fall in the nation’s carbon […]

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A protein located in the wrong part of a cell can contribute to several diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, cystic fibrosis, and cancer. But there are about 70,000 different proteins and protein variants in a single human cell, and since scientists can typically only test for a handful in one experiment, it is extremely costly and […]

The UK government’s “high-risk” research funding agency last week announced that it will invest £57m ($76m) in a new solar geoengineering research programme. “Solar geoengineering” refers to methods that aim to address some of the impacts of a warming climate by reflecting away more sunlight from the Earth. The programme, spearheaded by the Advanced Research […]