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FineWeb2 significantly advances multilingual pretraining datasets, covering over 1000 languages with high-quality data. The dataset uses approximately 8 terabytes of compressed text data and contains nearly 3 trillion words, sourced from 96 CommonCrawl snapshots between 2013 and 2024. Processed using the datatrove library, FineWeb2 demonstrates superior performance compared to established datasets like CC-100, mC4, CulturaX, and HPLT across nine diverse languages. The ablation and evaluation setup is present in this github repo.Huggingface community researchers introduced FineWeb-C, a collaborative, community-driven project that expands upon FineWeb2 to create high-quality educational content annotations across hundreds of languages. The project enables community members to rate web contents educational value and identify problematic elements through the Argilla platform. Languages achieving 1,000 annotations qualify for dataset inclusion. This annotation process serves dual purposes: identifying high-quality educational content and improving LLM development across all languages.318 Hugging Face community members have submitted 32,863 annotations, contributing to developing high-quality LLMs across underrepresented languages. FineWeb-Edu is a dataset built upon the original FineWeb dataset and employs an educational quality classifier trained on LLama3-70B-Instruct annotations to identify and retain the most educational content. This approach has proven successful, outperforming FineWeb on popular benchmarks while reducing the data volume needed for training effective LLMs. The project aims to extend FineWeb-Edus capabilities to all world languages by collecting community annotations to train language-specific educational quality classifiers.The project prioritizes human-generated annotations over LLM-based ones, particularly for low-resource languages where LLM performance cannot be reliably validated. This community-driven approach parallels Wikipedias collaborative model, emphasizing open access and democratization of AI technology. Contributors join a broader movement to break language barriers in AI development, as commercial companies typically focus on profitable languages. The datasets open nature enables anyone to build AI systems tailored to specific community needs while facilitating learning about effective approaches across different languages.The FineWeb-Edu uses multiple annotations per page for some languages, allowing flexible calculation of annotator agreement. Quality control measures include plans to increase annotation overlap in heavily annotated languages. The data contains a boolean column problematic_content_label_present to identify pages with problematic content flags, often resulting from incorrect language detection. Users can filter content based on either individual problematic labels or annotator agreement through the problematic_content_label_agreement column. The dataset operates under the ODC-By v1.0 license and CommonCrawls Terms of Use.In conclusion, FineWeb2s community-driven extension, FineWeb-C, has gathered 32,863 annotations from 318 contributors, focusing on educational content labeling. The project demonstrates superior performance compared to existing datasets with less training data through FineWeb-Edus specialized educational content classifier. Unlike commercial approaches, this open-source initiative prioritizes human annotations over LLM-based ones, particularly for low-resource languages. The dataset features robust quality control measures, including multiple annotation layers and problematic content filtering, while operating under the ODC-By v1.0 license.Check out the details. All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also,dont forget to follow us onTwitter and join ourTelegram Channel andLinkedIn Group. Dont Forget to join our60k+ ML SubReddit. Sajjad Ansari+ postsSajjad Ansari is a final year undergraduate from IIT Kharagpur. As a Tech enthusiast, he delves into the practical applications of AI with a focus on understanding the impact of AI technologies and their real-world implications. He aims to articulate complex AI concepts in a clear and accessible manner. [Download] Evaluation of Large Language Model Vulnerabilities Report (Promoted)

This review contains full spoilers for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Season 1, Episode 5.A funny thing happens in this episode of Skeleton Crew, and that's not counting the surprising number of good jokes (Whats a concubine? being a standout): A character expresses fond memories for a thing from their past, only to discover that it has changed and isnt as great as it used to be. It ponders if nostalgia is a trap and asks whether youre doomed to disappointment if you put too much stock in it. Doesn't this seem explicitly heretical to the basic concept of the Star Wars crossed with Goonies mash-up that is Skeleton Crew?Skeleton Crew doesnt quite pull a Last Jedi and ask the audience to question whether or not theyve wasted their lives, but SM-33s realization that his old boss pirate lair, Skull Ridge Mountain, has been turned into a luxury spa is immediately followed by the most explicit Goonies riff that the show has done yet. A character literally walks around talking about how the thing he used to love has been ruined, and then the kids find themselves in a series of underground tunnels filled with old pirate traps (though, yes, the first one is definitely the Penitent Man from Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade).Short of Captain Fern forcing Jude Laws Jod Na Nawood (who gets evenWim is concerned at the beginning of the episode that this adventure hasnt been as fun as he thought it would be, and if that wasnt true then, its absolutely true by the time Jod orders 33 to reactivate the acid pool trap they had evaded earlierwhich violently kills the Crews pirate pursuers offscreen. Nobody shouldve been too surprised once Jod started holding Fern at knifepoint, demanding that she surrender her captainship to him so he could force 33 to fly him to At Attin without needing the kids, as this whole adventure was already off the rails by that point.Also, is it any wonder that Jods advice to a crying Wim was to simply forget about his family and live without any attachments? Hes fun to have around, and the mystery of his Force powers (which gets readdressed in this episode thanks to the appearance of a lightsaber) is so damn compelling, but hes not a nice guy.While the Jedi question remains unanswered, there are a few other curious developments in You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates. For one, At Attin is apparently home to the last Old Republic mint, meaning thatif Jod can get access to ithe can get a limitless supply of a currency so valuable that people freak out when they see it. But we also have the ongoing mystery of At Attins Supervisor, a person(?) who the adults of the planet are pretty scared of. Also, the lair the kids are exploring was home to a legendary pirate named Tak Rennod, who appears briefly in a video message that is suspiciously garbled, meaning nobody (us included) can see what he looks like. They were lying to you. Adventures are terrible and adults are mean.How likely is it that Tak Rennod is At Attins enigmatic Supervisor? 100 percent? He ditched the ship that the Skeleton Crew has since commandeered (we now know its called the Onyx Cinder) and is now living out every pirates dream of owning a whole planet that exists just to print money for him? Jods got to be picturing something like that when he double-crosses the Crew at the end.The next episode might immediately walk that back, as this one did with SM-33s heel turn, but heres how it stands now: All of those beloved kids adventure movies where young people have a life-changing experience, all come home safe, and maybe they learn about growing up from a seemingly salty adult? The ones that Skeleton Crew has been trying very hard to remind you of from the first moment we saw the space-suburbs of At Attin? They were lying to you. Adventures are terrible and adults are mean.

Gift-giving scenes are often the most emotional in a festive movie or TV special. Theyre usually a quiet moment among the madness, when one character shows another how cherished they are, and why they neednt have obsessed about the turkey or the decorations or their missing Christmas bonus, because what truly matters at Christmas is love, as shown via the medium of a present. Handmade, sentimental or extravagant, screen gifts are a highlightwhich is why we want to steal them. Below are the movie and TV gifts our writers want to reach into the screen to grab for themselves. From Gremlins to Harry Potter to The Snowman, Lord of the Rings, Batman and more, heres what we covet. Merry Christmas!A Mogwai from GremlinsI want a Mogwai. I am aware that Gremlins is something of a cautionary tale which does not go entirely in the favour of Zach Galligans mogwai recipient Billy but consider me cautioned! Dont get him wet, dont feed after midnight, dont expose to bright light, especially sunlight, unless you have monumentally failed to follow the first two rules. Got it!I had a dog and there were rules dont give him chocolate, dont let him run into traffic, dont leave your dinner on the coffee table. I can follow rules.I am aware that there is some ambiguity over the whole feed after midnight rule since technically ALL time is both after and before A midnight but Im going to restrict feeding times to pms up to 11pm. My mogwai will be named Gremlin as a constant reminder to all what not to do. And hey presto, a loyal, super-cute, intelligent, singing fluff ball, who can form his own murderous army in a heartbeat. Whats not to love? Rosie FletcherAn Invisibility Cloak from Harry PotterDespite taking place over the entirety of seven school years, the Harry Potter books and movies are inarguably Christmas-coded. Part of that is because the eight films lend themselves to easy marathon-scheduling for cable channels come the holiday season. But an even bigger part is that Christmas at Hogwarts absolutely slaps. Perhaps no fictional character has ever received a more impressive roster of Christmas gifts than young Harry Potter. From homemade emerald green jumpers from Molly Weasley to mountains of candy from his friends to a freaking FIREBOLT broom from his godfather, Harry always makes up for lost time with the Dursleys come Christmas at Hogwarts.If I had a chance to nick any of Harrys gifts, the choice is obvious: the Invisibility Cloak. Handed by his father via Albus Dumbledore, Harrys invisibility cloak isnt just a cheap Diagon Alley knockoff made from Demiguise hair, its an ancient, priceless magical artifact that will keep its wearer truly hidden. Fitting my large frame under the cloak will be a bit of a challenge but itll be worth it. What do I need an Invisibility Cloak for? Dont worry about it. Thats my business. Invisible business. Alec BojaladDavid Bowies Scarf from The SnowmanMy first instinct says the Catalogue House from the 1994 Miracle on 34th Street remake. That five-bed, six-bath, double-fronted delight within a NYC cab ride of Manhattan was listed for $3.4 million a decade ago imagine what its worth now. Pedantry, though, reminds me that because little Susan Walkers mother and new stepfather have to buy the place after Susan asks Chris Cringle to get it for her, its not technically a gift. Therefore I choose David Bowies scarf from The Snowman. I call it David Bowies scarf because he recorded this special intro for the UK VHS release of the Raymond Briggs animation in which he identifies himself as the little boy from the movie. Why do I want it? Because Id love to own anything touched by ZZZavid Bowie (up to and including Lulu), I bet it still smells of Father Christmas, and most importantly of all, it would go with my coat. Louisa MellorLook, I know that the lesson of Its a Wonderful Life is that no man is a failure who has friends. George Bailey is the richest guy in Bedford Falls even before the good people of the town start emptying their pockets for him, precisely because he has so many people who would empty their pockets for him. But, like George, Ive got bills to pay that are stressing me out this holiday, and it sure would be nice if a bunch of pals came by to give me money and sing some songs.I say this in jest, but the fact that I (and probably you) can understand Georges plight is part of what makes Its a Wonderful Life so enduring and powerful. Frank Capra and his team of writers didnt just capture a lovely fantasy about God stopping the world to help out one good guy. They also showed how oligarchs shore up everything for themselves, a force that only a strong communal spirit could stop. I guess what Im saying is Id like my bills to be paid, but really all I want for Christmas this year is class consciousness. Joe GeorgeThe Scavenger Hunt from Dash & LilyThe Netflix series Dash & Lily revolves around two teens, the titular Dash (Austin Abrams) and Lily (Midori Francis), as a red notebook and a series of clues found in The Strand bookstore in New York City sets them off on a journey across the city during the holidays. Even though they dont meet in person until the end of the show, Dash and Lily share their favorite parts of New York with each other through a scavenger hunt of sorts. They each take turns writing in the notebook, leaving locations and tasks for the other to complete before leaving the book in a neutral location for the other to find. New York at Christmas time is already pretty magical, but getting to experience it through someone elses eyes is something else entirely. The universe has yet to fully squash the hopeless romantic within me, and getting to experience something similar to what Dash and Lily do for each other would certainly make my heart grow at least two sizes, if not more. Sharing the things we love with the people we love is part of what makes this season so great, and what better way to do that than through a cute little scavenger hunt? Brynna ArensJoin our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!Natalie Wood and Maureen OHaras New House from Miracle on 34th StreetYou know the one that wee little Natalie Wood asks kindly Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwynn as the best Santa Claus) to get her and her single mother so they can have a home in the suburbs? Yeah, that one. You may ask why Id ruin that idyllic happy ending from an all-time Christmas classic, to which I say have you seen the cost of New York City, and NYC-adjacent, real estate? In this economy?!?!?! Please, Mr. Santa, also take care of that brokers fee while youre at it. David Crow

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Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles.Merry Christmas! The New York TimesMini Crossworddove right into the holiday with two major Christmas words for 1 and 6 Across. But if you're stuck on any of the clues today, we've got a holiday gift for you -- the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Dec. 25, 2024. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: With 6-Across, annual visitor dressed in redAnswer: SANTA6A clue: See 1-AcrossAnswer: CLAUS7A clue: Tale that might you get you off the hookAnswer: ALIBI8A clue: Harry Potter a.k.a. The Boy Who ___Answer: LIVED9A clue: Farm equipment brandAnswer: DEEREMini down clues and answers1A clue: Spill hot cocoa on, sayAnswer: SCALD2A clue: Sports reporter LaForceAnswer: ALLIE3A clue: Easily dupedAnswer: NAIVE4A clue: Crop that grows undergroundAnswer: TUBER5A clue: "All kidding ___ "Answer: ASIDEHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.