Notes from EMNLP 2024

Last week, I was at EMNLP in Miami, and here are a few notes about what I saw at the conference. Keynotes The conference had three keynotes: two good and one amazing. In the first keynote, Percy Liang talked about research on LLMs that they do at Stanford. One topic was LLM-based agents: Percy Liang predicts that LLMs are awaiting their AlphaGo moment so that we will move from coded agents; soon, the big topic will be agents trained with […]

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Quiz: NumPy Practical Examples: Useful Techniques

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 10 QuestionsBy Ian Eyre Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the techniques covered in the tutorial NumPy Practical Examples: Useful Techniques. By working through the questions, you’ll review your understanding of NumPy arrays and also expand on what you learned in the tutorial. You’ll need to do some research outside of the tutorial to answer all the questions. Embrace this challenge and let it take you on a learning journey. The quiz contains 10 […]

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Quiz: Interacting With Python

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 8 QuestionsBy Martin Breuss Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the different ways you can interact with Python. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit key concepts related to Python interaction in interactive mode using the Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), through Python script files, and within Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and code editors. You’ll also test your knowledge of some other options that may be useful, such as Jupyter Notebooks. The quiz contains 8 questions […]

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Quiz: Expression vs Statement in Python: What’s the Difference?

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 6 QuestionsBy Bartosz Zaczyński Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Expression vs Statement in Python: What’s the Difference? By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the key differences between expressions and statements in Python, and how to use them effectively in your code. The quiz contains 6 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. At the end of the quiz, you’ll receive a total score. The […]

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Quiz: Python Dictionary Comprehensions: How and When to Use Them

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 7 QuestionsBy Leodanis Pozo Ramos Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python Dictionary Comprehensions: How and When to Use Them. Understanding dictionary comprehensions is crucial for you as a Python developer because they provide a Pythonic tool for dictionary manipulation and can be a valuable addition to your programming toolkit. The quiz contains 7 questions and there is no time limit. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. At the end of the […]

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NumPy Practical Examples: Useful Techniques

The NumPy library is a Python library used for scientific computing. It provides you with a multidimensional array object for storing and analyzing data in a wide variety of ways. In this tutorial, you’ll see examples of some features NumPy provides that aren’t always highlighted in other tutorials. You’ll also get the chance to practice your new skills with various exercises. If you’re new to NumPy, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the basics of data science in […]

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Working With TOML and Python

TOML—Tom’s Obvious Minimal Language—is a reasonably new configuration file format that the Python community has embraced over the last couple of years. TOML plays an essential part in the Python ecosystem. Many of your favorite tools rely on TOML for configuration, and you’ll use pyproject.toml when you build and distribute your own packages. In this video course, you’ll learn more about TOML and how you can use it. In particular, you’ll: Learn and understand the syntax of TOML Use tomli […]

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Ideas: The journey to DNA data storage

[MUSIC FADES] GUEST HOST KARIN STRAUSS: I’m your guest host Karin Strauss, a senior principal research manager at Microsoft. For nearly a decade, my colleagues and I—along with a fantastic and talented group of collaborators from academia and industry—have been working together to help close the data creation–data storage gap. We’re producing far more digital information than we can possibly store. One solution we’ve explored uses synthetic DNA as a medium, and over the years, we’ve contributed to steady and […]

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Interacting With Python

There are multiple ways of interacting with Python, and each can be useful for different scenarios. You can quickly explore functionality in Python’s interactive mode using the built-in Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), or you can write larger applications to a script file using an editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE). In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: Use Python interactively by typing code directly into the interpreter Execute code contained in a script file from the command line Work within a […]

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Introducing Yasuyuki Matsushita: Tackling societal challenges with AI at Microsoft Research Asia – Tokyo 

Earlier this year, Microsoft Research announced (opens in new tab) its newest lab in Tokyo, Japan. Today, we are celebrating its grand opening, reinforcing Microsoft Research’s commitment to AI research across the Asia-Pacific region. This new lab will focus on embodied AI, well-being and neuroscience, societal AI, and industry innovation—all areas that align with Japan’s socioeconomic priorities. This initiative will enhance collaboration with local academic and industrial partners, contributing to global innovation and talent development.  We recently spoke with Yasuyuki […]

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