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A Comprehensive Guide to BERT
In this article, we’ll explore how Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) works, and why it’s called a universal tool for solving dozens of natural language processing tasks.
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How to Choose the Right Database for Your Business
In today's data-driven world, businesses rely heavily on databases to store, manage, and analyze their information. Choosing the right type of database can significantly impact your organization's efficiency, scalability, and overall success. In this article, we offer an overview of various database types and tips on how to choose the right one for your business.
Haskell in Mercury: Interview with Max Tagher
In our Functional Futures podcast episodes, we interview technical leaders from companies that use Haskell for real-world tasks. This season will be dedicated to the business side of development with functional programming.
Our guest is Max Tagher, the co-founder and CTO of Mercury, the fintech startups use for banking* and all their financial workflows. Mercury has been using Haskell from the start of the company, from scratch. And our conversation will be dedicated to that.
*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC
TON Smart Contract Development Tutorial
The TON blockchain has emerged as a robust platform offering scalability, speed, and security. Businesses are increasingly adopting it for the development of decentralized applications (dApps). To take advantage of its full potential, understanding TON's smart contracts is essential. This article is an introduction to TON smart contract development, where we guide you through the essential steps, tools, and best practices needed to get started.
LLMs for Business: Fine-Tuning and Risks
This is the second article in our series “LLMs for Business.” In it, we explore how to fine-tune large language models and use them safely so they don’t harm your business.
Serokell’s Work on GHC: Dependent Types, Part 4
The GHC team at Serokell continues its work towards dependent types in Haskell. Our ultimate goal is that Haskell becomes a language where the use of advanced type system features is not just possible but practical.
In this report, Serokell's GHC team members Vladislav Zavialov and Andrei Borzenkov describe their recent contributions.
LLMs for Business: How to Run Them
We've seen many articles on large language models (LLMs) aimed at the general public and decision-makers. Many of them are either overly simplistic or, conversely, cover too complicated technical aspects. In our blog post, we take a balanced approach to explaining the essence of LLMs and their fundamental processes. In the first article of a series dedicated to large language models, we discuss their foundational principles and various approaches to running them.
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What is Edge AI?
Edge AI has become a buzzword in recent years. As the demand for real-time data processing is growing, being able to handle it directly on the user’s device such as a smartphone or IoT is becoming more important. In this article, you will learn more about how edge AI works and where it is used.
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10 Best Team Collaboration Tools
Organizations are driven by people, and people thrive when they communicate effectively. Yet, poor communication stands as one of the leading causes of workplace stress and inefficiency. In this blog post, we feature 10 best team collaboration tools that can change things for your teams and boost their productivity.
Article by Vishal Narsale
September 25th, 2024
6 min read
Scalability and Interoperability in Blockchain
The main goal of blockchain development today is achieving near-instant cryptocurrency transaction speeds. For that, a blockchain must be scalable, meaning capable of handling a high volume of transactions without compromising security or decentralization. Another important aspect is blockchain interoperability—the ability of different blockchain networks to communicate, share data, and interact with one another, providing users with secure cross-blockchain functionalities.
Effective Altruism vs. Effective Accelerationism in AI
While some people welcome the widespread adoption of AI and its fast progress, expecting it to resolve global issues, some people are way more skeptical about it. They believe that general artificial intelligence can menace the future of humankind. Therefore, this technology should be developed responsibly. In this article, we will discuss the difference between these ideologies ― effective accelerators and effective altruists.
Trends in Data Analytics in 2024
The global big data and business analytics market size reached $198.08 billion in 2020 and is expected to triple by 2030. This fast growth shows that it’s crucial for businesses to adopt data analytics strategies to gain advantage in competitive markets. In this article, we take a look at the data analytics trends in 2024 that you need to incorporate into your business strategy to maintain an edge.
AI and Blockchain Convergence
Artificial intelligence and blockchain are two of the most transformative technologies of our time. When integrated, they open up a whole range of new possibilities underpinned by AI's productivity enhancements and blockchain's security and transparency. In this post, we explore the integration of AI in blockchain and the benefits of merging the two.
25 Free Datasets for ML Pros Across Industries
Machine learning professionals are always on the lookout for diverse datasets to develop innovative and powerful models. In this blog post, we have compiled 25 free datasets, categorized by industry, to help you get started.
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Serokell is a multinational team of programmers, joined by love towards functional languages. Science and education are among the core values of Serokell. Our blog is a place for our specialists to talk about things that matter to them. Stay tuned to read more about pioneering research and practical applications of functional programming, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and computer science.