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Open-source models like IBM Granite put the power of #AI in the hands of the developer community. This translates to faster innovation, more diverse applications, and greater accessibility for all. Explore how we’re advancing open innovation through the AI Alliance and open-source projects like InstructLab to advance responsible and trustworthy AI (via Vox): https://ibm.co/4c9C0Tg

In this week's newsletter, we explore AI scientists, AI agents, and AI ethics. We dive into how AI-Hilbert is helping expand scientific discoveries, we introduce agents - the next wave of AI, and we travel to Hiroshima, Japan where IBM and others signed a pledge for ethical AI. Read more on the latest news and subscribe here:

Larger context windows give language models more background to consider as they generate a response, leading to more coherent and relevant answers. Nearly two years ago, context windows maxed out at 4,000 tokens. Today, the industry is moving toward 128,000 tokens, with IBM just open-sourcing several new Granite models with a context window of this length. Learn more about why larger context windows matter and how IBM Research improved context modeling in its Granite 3B and 8B models: https://ibm.co/4bUhgyN

ASMPT and IBM announced plans to deepen their collaboration on the joint development of chiplet packaging technologies for AI. Through the agreement, the two companies will work together to advance thermocompression and hybrid bonding technology for chiplet packages. Learn more here: https://ibm.co/3zX4xOt

On this day in 1997, Dr. Richard L. Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus, received the Enrico Fermi Award for his contributions to national security and arms control and achievements in nuclear and particle physics. The Secretary of Energy at the time, Federico Pena, presented the award to Garwin in a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, D.C. The award is the U.S. government's oldest science and technology award and recognizes lifetime achievements in nuclear energy. Fermi himself said that Garwin was “the only true genius” he had ever met. During his time at IBM Research, Dr. Garwin's work left a lasting mark on science and technology. Garwin pioneered advancements in superconducting computers and silicon integrated-circuit technology. He also assisted in developing many widely used products, such as touch screens and medical imaging equipment. Learn more about Dr. Garwin and his many achievements: https://lnkd.in/eke8uwXZ. Keep checking back for more moments in IBM's research history. #IBMHistory 

As businesses implement AI, there’s been a lot of discussion about the role of open innovation in AI development. Just recently at VentureBeat’s Transform conference, David Cox, VP of AI Models at IBM, raised how “open innovation is really the story of human progress” and emphasized that “open source isn’t just one thing — it can mean lots of things, depending on which model provider you ask.” Exploring this further, he broadened the topic to get to the root of what true open-source AI entails and provided a step-by-step guide on how enterprises can reap the rewards of open innovation — while avoiding the potential pitfalls. Cox pointed out that a significant gap when it comes to today’s AI models — the proprietary “secret sauce” of enterprise data — remains largely unrepresented, leaving opportunity for businesses to better utilize the technology. Learn more about IBM’s approach to AI model development and watch David’s keynote here: https://lnkd.in/e66PzMii

For over a century, IBM has pioneered ground-breaking technologies, from the IBM mainframe to Artificial Intelligence (#AI), and now, Quantum Computing. This week, Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, alongside IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, had the privilege of visiting the IBM Quantum team at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Centre in Yorktown Heights, NY. There, they met with Dr. Dario Gil and Dr. Jay Gambetta, who are leading IBM’s development of our Quantum Computing future. IBM’s longstanding presence in Ireland continues to grow, with a recent announcement of a transformative investment in IBM Ireland set to create up to 800 high-value tech #jobs in Dublin, Cork, and Waterford. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ekvKUmNa #InvestInIreland #InvestInExtraordinary #IBM

Have you ever thought about how humanity finds scientific breakthroughs? Meet AI-Hilbert, a new algorithm for transforming scientific discovery. In a new Nature Communications paper, IBM researchers and collaborators outline an ‘AI scientist’ called AI-Hilbert that turns existing theories and data into new, consistent, interpretable, mathematical models. With this new tool, they hope to revolutionize the very process of scientific discovery. Learn more here: https://ibm.co/3Y7cMkT

Large language models are breaking out of chat. They can now call on external tools and APIs and are increasingly capable of planning and acting, mirroring how us humans reason through problems and refine our approach. They are rapidly getting better at analyzing a task, and formulating a plan to accomplish it, often after repeated loops of self-critique. Rather than being told explicitly how to solve a problem, the next generation of LLMs will be tasked with figuring it out on their own. Learn more about how LLM assistants are transitioning into AI agents: https://ibm.co/3zVU8Cq

On this day in 1988, scientists at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, reported taking the first pictures of atoms in individual benzene molecules. These images were generated by a scanning tunneling microscope — an instrument developed by two IBM scientists, Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for its invention.  Organic molecules like benzene were complex to image due to their insulation and mobility. However, a new technique using IBM's microscope enabled researchers to capture these images, revealing each benzene molecule's internal structure and arrangement. Using a scanning tunneling microscope allowed scientists to observe other organic molecules directly and better understand the chemical processes occurring at the atomic level.  Keep checking back for more moments in IBM's research history.  #IBMHistory