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Jan-nano Technical Report
Most language models face a fundamental tradeoff where powerful capabilities require substantial computational resources. We shatter this constraint with Jan-nano, a 4B parameter language model that redefines efficiency through radical specialization: instead of trying to know everything, it masters the art of finding anything instantly. Fine-tuned from Qwen3-4B using our novel multi-stage Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) system that completely eliminates reliance on next token prediction training (SFT), Jan-nano achieves 83.2% on SimpleQA benchmark with MCP integration while running on consumer hardware. With 128K context length, Jan-nano proves that intelligence isn't about scale, it's about strategy.
The Foundations of Computational Management: A Systematic Approach to Task Automation for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Existing Workflows
Jadad-Garcia, Tamen, Jadad, Alejandro R.
Driven by the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence (AI), organizations are at the epicenter of a seismic shift, facing a crucial question: How can AI be successfully integrated into existing operations? To help answer it, manage expectations and mitigate frustration, this article introduces Computational Management, a systematic approach to task automation for enhancing the ability of organizations to harness AI's potential within existing workflows. Computational Management acts as a bridge between the strategic insights of management science with the analytical rigor of computational thinking. The article offers three easy step-by-step procedures to begin the process of implementing AI within a workflow. Such procedures focus on task (re)formulation, on the assessment of the automation potential of tasks, on the completion of task specification templates for AI selection and adaptation. Included in the article there are manual and automated methods, with prompt suggestions for publicly available LLMs, to complete these three procedures. The first procedure, task (re)formulation, focuses on breaking down work activities into basic units, so they can be completed by one agent, involve a single well-defined action, and produce a distinct outcome. The second, allows the assessment of the granular task and its suitability for automation, using the Task Automation Index to rank tasks based on whether they have standardized input, well-defined rules, repetitiveness, data dependency, and objective outputs. The third, focuses on a task specification template which details information on 16 critical components of tasks, and can be used as a checklist to select or adapt the most suitable AI solution for integration into existing workflows. Computational Management provides a roadmap and a toolkit for humans and AI to thrive together, while enhancing organizational efficiency and innovation.
How Emerging Technology Transforms Manufacturing
Manufacturing is a special field. On the one hand, the slogan „never touch a running system" is the maxim for some production managers. This way of thinking is typically found in areas with strong audit requirements, such as in the medical industry. On the other hand, there are production managers who are real innovators. Following the value proposition of Industrie 4.0, they use technology to improve quality, reduce delivery times or increase efficiency in their factories.
Hypotheses Testing with SciPy
With a lot of hype going on with the data science field, most of us jump directly into machine learning models and algorithms to make business decisions. All the online courses available fail to teach the very basics of decision making. Hypotheses testing is one of the basic building blocks of decision making and oldest. The earliest use of hypotheses testing was in the 1700s by John Arbuthnot to test whether male and female births are equally likely to occur. In this article, we will be discussing everything about hypotheses testing at the beginner level along with python code making use of the SciPy package.