How gen-AI is getting faster and learning to admit it doesn't know

DataStax CTO Jonathan Ellis on the breakneck pace of AI innovation

John Leonard
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Tell the truth: the innovations making AI faster and less hallucination-prone
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Tell the truth: the innovations making AI faster and less hallucination-prone

The arrival of user-friendly large language models has shoved the possibilities of generative AI firmly into the public consciousness, suddenly adding whole new dimensions to search, information retrieval, translation, programming, art, design and writing.

These capabilities have led some analysts to predict an annual 27% growth rate for AI over the next ten years. But even their biggest fans would have to admit that these applications are not pe...

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