Ars Technica

Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”

On the surface, it seems obvious that training an LLM with “high quality” data will lead to better performance than feeding it any old “low quality” junk you can find. Now, a group of researchers is ...
Forbes

What Happens When LLM’s Run Out Of Useful Data?

Most of us feel like we’re drowning in data. And yet, in the world of generative AI, a looming data shortage is keeping some researchers up at night. GenAI is unquestionably a technology whose ...
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Anthropic study reveals it's actually even easier to poison LLM training data than first thought

Claude-creator Anthropic has found that it's actually easier to 'poison' Large Language Models than previously thought. In a recent blog post, Anthropic explains that as few as "250 malicious ...
InfoWorld

Databricks’ TAO method to allow LLM training with unlabeled data

Test-time Adaptive Optimization can be used to increase the efficiency of inexpensive models, such as Llama, the company said. Data lakehouse provider Databricks has unveiled a new large language ...
Futurism

If Even 0.001 Percent of an AI’s Training Data Is Misinformation, the Whole Thing Becomes Compromised, Scientists Find

It’s no secret that large language models (LLMs) like the ones that power popular chatbots like ChatGPT are surprisingly fallible. Even the most advanced ones still have a nagging tendency to contort ...
Digi Times

AI poisoning: Anthropic study finds just 250 malicious files can compromise the largest LLMs

Contrary to long-held beliefs that attacking or contaminating large language models (LLMs) requires enormous volumes of malicious data, new research from AI startup Anthropic, conducted in ...
TechCrunch

Refining pre- and post-training data strategy for LLM success

TechCrunch was proud to host TELUS Digital at Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco. Here’s an overview of their Roundtable session. Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized AI, but their success ...