Author: Advanced AI Editor
OpenAI has introduced a detailed framework for building production-ready AI agents, focusing on simplicity, iterative refinement, and the strategic integration of tools, models, and instructions. In this overview, Prompt Engineering explores the core components that make AI agents tick, from their reasoning engines to the tools that extend their capabilities. You’ll discover how OpenAI’s approach emphasizes iterative refinement, strategic architecture choices, and robust safety measures to ensure these systems meet real-world demands. Whether you’re a developer looking to deploy your first AI agent or a decision-maker evaluating their potential, this guide will illuminate the best practices and emerging trends shaping…
Dive Brief: Etsy made a number of updates to its platform Tuesday in an effort to streamline business operations for sellers. Etsy updated its Shop Manager dashboard to load faster and simplify navigation, making stats, orders and recent activity easier to access, according to Etsy. Sellers can edit photos on the seller app with saved presets and backgrounds. The marketplace is experimenting with real-time feedback on listing quality before publishing. Sellers also get feedback on visibility, categories and subcategories for a product. Etsy added listing prioritization to show which listings would benefit most from a refresh first. Dive Insight: Etsy…
Kia has announced that owners of the EV6, EV9, and Niro EVs have officially gained access to over 21,500 Tesla Supercharger locations in North America. However, its announcement also contained an apology to Tesla. First, Kia said that its three EV offerings will have access to Tesla’s expansive Supercharger Network. More than 40,000 DC fast chargers are available to Kia EV drivers, a major uptick as Tesla Supercharger access nearly doubles the number of accessible piles. Sean Yoon, President of Kia North America and Kia America, said: “Kia is committed to an exceptional ownership experience, and expanding the network of…
When it comes to new freight industry technology, particularly AI tools, much of the functionality is identical from provider to provider. The fine margins between various companies’ service and product capabilities often make the difference between which organizations are successful and which ones fall into obscurity.David Bell, founder and CEO of CloneOps.ai, sat down with John Kingston, editor-at-large for FreightWaves, to discuss what exactly sets CloneOps.ai apart from competitors.“Essentially, CloneOps.ai is a tool for managing high-level and high-volume communications, typically in logistics,” Bell explained. “Your emails are stacking up, your phone calls are on hold, your voicemail is getting full,…
[Submitted on 8 Sep 2024 (v1), last revised 23 Apr 2025 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper titled A Survey on Mixup Augmentations and Beyond, by Xin Jin and 8 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:As Deep Neural Networks have achieved thrilling breakthroughs in the past decade, data augmentations have garnered increasing attention as regularization techniques when massive labeled data are unavailable. Among existing augmentations, Mixup and relevant data-mixing methods that convexly combine selected samples and the corresponding labels are widely adopted because they yield high performances by generating data-dependent virtual data while easily migrating to…
The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) logo, the American multinational technology … More company and the largest industrial research organization in the world, is on their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images IBM (NASDAQ; IBM) recently released its first-quarter results, triggering a 7% pre-market stock decline on Thursday, April 24th. Despite reporting a strong year-over-year growth, the results presented a mixed picture. On the positive side, IBM exceeded consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue. The company reported earnings per share of…
Researchers from Stanford University early today published the latest edition of their annual AI Index Report, detailing the growing influence of artificial intelligence technologies on our society and the global economy. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, known as Stanford HAI, has been publishing its annual reports on the state of the AI industry since 2017. This year’s edition, the eighth, is the “most comprehensive” report to date, spanning more than 430 pages. The authors say it’s arriving at a critical juncture as the influence of AI across society rapidly accelerates with the emergence of increasingly capable and sophisticated…
Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) fell nearly 7% on Thursday morning after the tech giant disclosed that 15 federal contracts had been suspended amid budget cuts by the Trump administration. The suspensions translate to roughly $100 million in lost revenue—a small fraction of IBM’s consulting backlog but a red flag for investors watching the company’s government-facing business. The decline underscores growing concerns over IBM’s consulting segment, which saw a 2% revenue drop in the latest quarter. Analysts highlighted that IBM’s heavy reliance on government and large enterprise clients makes the segment especially vulnerable in a tightening economy. Despite the…
[Image from Pixabay]The MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative recently announced the establishment of the Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub to drive children’s healthcare innovation. Launched in collaboration with the Boston-based Charles H. Hood Foundation — which has committed $15 million toward the effort over the next five years — the hub will focus on developing technologies and treatments tailored specifically for children, meeting unmet needs in pediatric medicine. Leveraging MIT’s life science strengths, the hub will provide seed funding and strategic support for bold, high-impact research projects with the potential to transform children’s healthcare. In addition to supporting researchers with…
A coalition of experts, including former OpenAI employees, has voiced strong opposition to the company’s shift away from its nonprofit roots. In an open letter addressed to the Attorneys General of California and Delaware, the group – which also includes legal experts, corporate governance specialists, AI researchers, and nonprofit representatives – argues that the proposed changes fundamentally threaten OpenAI’s original charitable mission. OpenAI was founded with a unique structure. Its core purpose, enshrined in its Articles of Incorporation, is “to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity” rather than serving “the private gain of any person.” The letter’s…