AI is all about data, and the representation of the data matters strongly. But after focusing primarily on 8-bit integers and 32‑bit floating-point numbers, the industry is now looking at new formats.

Synthetic data generation has emerged as a crucial technique for addressing various challenges, including data privacy, scarcity and bias. By creating artificial data that mimics real-world datasets, ...

Fundamental changes in the way we work with data come along very rarely. For example, the database model that has remained the industry standard for decades—the relational database—was first conceived ...