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What’s in store:
Newer AI models are more confident… but less reliable.
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LLMS
A recent study shows that newer LLMs might be less reliable, even though they’ve improved at solving difficult problems.
Researchers from Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de València tested the latest versions of BLOOM, Meta’s Llama, and OpenAI’s GPT by asking thousands of questions in maths, science, and geography.
They looked at how accurate the answers were, dividing them into correct, incorrect, or avoidant categories.
While the models were better at tackling harder problems, the newer ones were less honest about whether they could answer correctly.
Older models would admit they didn’t know or need more details, but newer versions were more likely to guess, resulting in wrong answers.
Here are the results:
Newer models tend to guess instead of admitting they don’t know.
Older models were clearer when they didn’t have enough information.
Even with improvements, simple questions are still sometimes answered incorrectly.
Smarter, but still stumbling
For example, OpenAI’s GPT-4 gave fewer avoidant answers compared to GPT-3.5.
However, the expectation that newer models would avoid guessing when outside their scope hasn’t been met.
The study concluded that, despite advances, there’s no clear improvement when it comes to answering simpler questions.
Confidence? Through the roof. Facts? They took a raincheck, apparently. It seems like adolescent AI is here…
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AI HEALTH
Lapsi Health, a medtech startup from Amsterdam, has just received FDA approval for its first device, Keikku, a digital stethoscope.
Originally created to help detect childhood asthma, Keikku will now be used for a wider range of health issues, particularly in monitoring heart and lung conditions.
Lapsi aims to use sound and data to improve healthcare, with future plans for more devices, including a wearable to track fetal heartbeat and movements during pregnancy.
Lapsi's goal is to update traditional medical tools by turning them into modern, data-driven devices.
Keikku includes features like recording sounds digitally, secure communication, and data streaming.
The company is also developing AI tools, starting with heart murmur detection, and aims to have these ready by 2025.
What it does:
Lapsi Health’s Keikku has FDA approval and is aimed at healthcare professionals.
A second-generation version of Keikku is expected by the end of 2025 with added sensors for more diagnostics.
AI features for detecting heart murmurs and respiratory issues should be available by late 2025.
Modern doctor? More like high-tech doctor
Lapsi’s founder, Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, compares their approach to Tesla’s, aiming to create advanced tools that help doctors without replacing them.
While waiting for FDA clearance on their AI features, Lapsi is continuing to develop Keikku’s capabilities.
The second-generation platform will include even more advanced sensors, offering a wider range of diagnostic options.
Move over Spotify, Keikku’s about to drop the hottest beats of 2025. Yes it’s a pun and we know you love it.
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