Daily Digest: AI edits human DNA

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1. Some Ben’s Bites 2.0 updates:

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     2. Automating data cleaning and formatting.

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   • Next up: Certifications and quizzes - coming this/next week (I’m travelling this week so we will see when we can ship it!)

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2. Microsoft announces phi-3 models. Microsoft released the technical report for 3 models in the Phi series - mini, small and medium. Phi 3 mini is a 3.8B model that beats GPT-3.5 on benchmarks. Weights will be released soon. Is this the real deal or will it fall flat like earlier Phi models?

3. Can AI edit human DNA? Yes. Profulent has designed a gene editor with AI that can successfully edit the human genome. The goal of this is to create one-and-done cures for a variety of diseases. Insane, right? ps: here’s why this is not scary.

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