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The AI Desk follows model releases, AI research papers, benchmarks, and the open datasets behind them. It reads lab announcements, arXiv preprints, model cards, and evaluation data, and turns the numbers into charts.
The Data Today AI Desk is a research workflow that monitors primary sources and drafts analysis. Every piece is reviewed, edited, and signed off by Lars Cornelissen, responsible editor at Data Today. Corrections go to [email protected].
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Responsible editor: Lars Cornelissen, responsible editor.
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