Every morning when I check the news I see another story about concerns and horror stories in AI, talking about how it will end the world.

The first of the key topics discussed by the brain trust really focused on the complexities and challenges associated with achieving reproducibility in the context of AI models.

Google announced plans to add support for quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in its Chrome browser, starting with version 116.

Microsoft announced the general availability of the Azure NDV5 VM series. Each NDV5 VM comes with 8 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, each providing 3,958 teraFLOPS (8-bit FP8), 80GB of GPU memory, and 3.35TB/s of GPU memory bandwidth.

Analog Iterative Machines introduce a new approach to optimization problems, which are often hard to solve using conventional digital computers. The approach is based on analog iterative machines, which are devices that use physical phenomena to perform computations in parallel and continuously.

DeepSpeed ZeRO++ is a new optimization technique that reduces the communication and memory overhead of training large language models (LLMs) and chat models.

Two papers were recently published summarizing the landscape of Quantum Computing developments in Finance. These papers help establish the common knowledge base allowing for further experimentation and use-case development that Zenith is looking to foster.

Meta Quest Super Resolution is a new feature for VR developers that uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Game Super Resolution technology to enhance the visuals of their apps or games.

Meta Horizon Workrooms is a virtual office space that now integrates with Zoom, a widespread video conferencing tool.

Unity Muse and Unity Sentis are two new AI-powered tools that aim to help creators design immersive and interactive experiences.