Flawed Foundation
"Flawed Foundation" refers to the limitations and challenges in the foundational aspects of various AI models and their applications. Current research focuses on improving the robustness and generalization capabilities of these foundations, exploring techniques like weight quantization for large language models (LLMs), novel algorithms for reinforcement learning, and the use of foundation models as feature extractors in tasks such as image processing and anomaly detection. Addressing these foundational weaknesses is crucial for advancing AI's reliability, efficiency, and ethical deployment across diverse fields, from healthcare and robotics to environmental modeling and urban planning.
Papers
Sapiens: Foundation for Human Vision Models
Rawal Khirodkar, Timur Bagautdinov, Julieta Martinez, Su Zhaoen, Austin James, Peter Selednik, Stuart Anderson, Shunsuke Saito
Large Language Models as Foundations for Next-Gen Dense Retrieval: A Comprehensive Empirical Assessment
Kun Luo, Minghao Qin, Zheng Liu, Shitao Xiao, Jun Zhao, Kang Liu