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GELU Activation Function Explained: How It Works and Why Transformers Use It

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Why do Transformer models like BERT use GELU instead of the traditional ReLU activation function? The answer lies in how these functions process information. While ReLU completely removes negative inputs, GELU uses a smooth, input-dependent mechanism to decide how much information should pass through. This small mathematical difference can influence how neural networks learn complex […]...

Everyone claims AI governance now. 15 questions to test the claim.

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“Governance” has become a fixture in enterprise AI announcements. Identity, security, orchestration, infrastructure, and data platform vendors offer products for agent safety, governance, and control, bringing welcome attention to a problem enterprises need to solve. As the claims grow broader, CIOs and risk leaders need to get more precise about what they are buying. Look... The post...

Harness²: Improving AI Agent Performance Without Model Upgrades

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When an AI agent fails to complete a task, upgrading the model can seem like the obvious next step. Yet an agent’s performance also depends on how it receives instructions, uses tools, and manages its work. Understanding those factors can reveal opportunities to improve reliability with the model already in place. Google Research’s Harness² examines […] The post Harness²: Improving AI...

From Operational Insight to Agentic Industrial AI - with Vaibhav Kumar of IFS

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Retiring workers can take operational knowledge with them, while difficult-to-use enterprise systems leave other information underused. In this episode, Vaibhav Kumar, Global Chief Technology Officer at IFS, joins Emerj's Eysan Yazici to examine how conversational AI could help industrial teams capture knowledge and access business information more directly. He discusses reducing...