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Capable language models can outgrow the benefits of collaboration

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By Yubin Kim, Ken Gu, Chanwoo Park, Chunjong Park, Samuel Schmidgall, A. Ali Heydari, Yao Yan, Zhihan Zhang, Yuchen Zhuang, Yun Liu, Mark Malhotra, Yuzhe Yang, Xuhai Xu, Yilun Du, Shwetak Patel, Tim Althoff, Daniel McDuff, Xin Zhe Liu
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Abstract Agents, language model-based systems that can reason, plan and act with tools to accomplish tasks, are widely deployed, yet it remains unclear when multi-agent coordination outperforms a strong single agent. Here we conduct a controlled experiment that holds task prompts, tools and compute budgets constant while varying only coordination structure and model capability.
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Passive heart-rate monitoring during smartphone use in everyday life

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By Shun Liao, Jiang Wu, Jonathan Wang, Xin Zhe Liu, Lawrence Cai, Yuzhe Yang, Yun Liu, Daniel McDuff, Hao-Wei Su, Brent Winslow, Anupam Pathak, Mark Malhotra, Shwetak Patel, James Taylor, Ming-Zher Poh, Silviu Borac, Eric S. Teasley, Jameson K. Rogers
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Abstract Resting heart rate (RHR) is a key biomarker of cardiovascular health and mortality1,2,3, but passively tracking it longitudinally generally requires a wearable device, limiting its availability. Here we present passive heart-rate monitoring (PHRM), a deep-learning system that uses facial video-based photoplethysmography for passive measurements of heart rate (HR) and RHR during everyday smartphone interactions.
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Insulin resistance prediction from wearables and routine blood biomarkers

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By Ahmed A. Metwally, A. Ali Heydari, Daniel McDuff, Alexandru Solot, Zeinab Esmaeilpour, Anthony Z. Faranesh, Menglian Zhou, Girish Narayanswamy, Maxwell A. Xu, Xin A. Liu, Yuzhe Yang, David Savage Verified, Mark Malhotra, Conor Heneghan Verified, Shwetak Patel, Cathy Speed, Javier Prieto
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7 hours ago It may be slower and have worse caps, but Claude is still a better fit for me. Recently, I left ChatGPT. There were many reasons for the move, including the company’s transition away from its original non-profit status and its handling of its partnership announcement with the US Department of …
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