Search behavior keeps evolving, and algorithms follow closely behind. In 2026, ranking success depends less on isolated ...

Abstract: The exceptional ability of diffusion-based generative models to produce high-quality images has led to their widespread adoption many in real-world applications. However, despite their ...

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...

In this tutorial, we implement an end-to-end Direct Preference Optimization workflow to align a large language model with human preferences without using a reward model. We combine TRL’s DPOTrainer ...

Abstract: Implicit reward mechanism of Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) has facilitated its recent applications beyond large language models (LLMs), notably in aligning text-to-image models with ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

This holiday season, more shoppers are expected to use chatbots to figure out what to buy. ‘Tis the season for GEO. As people start relying on chatbots to discover new products, retailers are having ...

The latest Nintendo Direct was filled with a ton of exciting announcements for both Switch and Switch 2, and it also gave us a glimpse into how Nintendo will be celebrating Super Mario Bros.' 40th ...

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...

Imagine training a voice‑recognition system without hand‑transcribing thousands of hours of audio. Traditional supervised learning demands that developers label every snippet with exact text—a costly, ...