AI is all about data, and the representation of the data matters strongly. But after focusing primarily on 8-bit integers and 32‑bit floating-point numbers, the industry is now looking at new formats.

These buzzwords show up in blogs, company announcements, executive speeches, conference panels and quarterly earnings calls, but what do they actually mean? More importantly, why should business users ...

Inception, a new Palo Alto-based company started by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel AI model based on “diffusion” technology. Inception calls it a ...