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What’s Best, According to the Italian Mathematician Alessio Figalli

14 February 2025 at 04:00
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.

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Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at ETH Zurich and a current member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., investigates “optimal transport,” the study of starting points, end points and the paths between.

What’s Best, According to the Italian Mathematician Alessio Figalli

14 February 2025 at 04:00
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.

© Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times

Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at ETH Zurich and a current member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., investigates “optimal transport,” the study of starting points, end points and the paths between.

How Did DeepSeek Build Its A.I. With Less Money?

12 February 2025 at 04:02
The Chinese start-up used several technological tricks, including a method called “mixture of experts,” to significantly reduce the cost of building the technology.

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DeepSeek used several technological tricks to significantly reduce the cost of building its system.

A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI

14 January 2025 at 05:00
Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.

The Great American Microchip Mobilization

14 November 2024 at 05:00
Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be falling apart.

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