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Getting the Facts Right: A memory method that reduces hallucinations in LLMs
Large language models that remember more hallucinate less.
Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Higher Reasoning: OpenAI debuts o1 and pro mode for $200/month
OpenAI launched not only its highly anticipated o1 model but also an operating mode that enables the model to deliver higher performance — at a hefty price.
Machine Learning Research
Mistral’s Vision-Language Contender: Mistral unveils Pixtral Large, a rival to top vision-language models
Mistral AI unveiled Pixtral Large, which rivals top models at processing combinations of text and images.
Business
Agents Open the Wallet: Stripe builds ecommerce agent toolkit for AI to securely spend money
One of the world’s biggest payment processors is enabling large language models to spend real money.
Business
AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment
Amazon and Anthropic expanded their partnership, potentially strengthening Amazon Web Services’ AI infrastructure and lengthening the high-flying startup’s runway.
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Reasoning Revealed: DeepSeek-R1, a transparent challenger to OpenAI o1
An up-and-coming Hangzhou AI lab unveiled a model that implements run-time reasoning similar to OpenAI o1 and delivers competitive performance. Unlike o1, it displays its reasoning steps.
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More-Efficient Training for Transformers: Researchers reduce transformer training costs by 20% with minimal performance loss
Researchers cut the processing required to train transformers by around 20 percent with only a slight degradation in performance.
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Next-Gen Models Show Limited Gains: AI giants rethink model training strategy as scaling laws break down
Builders of large AI models have relied on the idea that bigger neural networks trained on more data and given more processing power would show steady improvements. Recent developments are challenging that idea.
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Claude Controls Computers: Anthropic empowers Claude Sonnet 3.5 to operate desktop apps, but cautions remain
API commands for Claude Sonnet 3.5 enable Anthropic’s large language model to operate desktop apps much like humans do. Be cautious, though: It’s a work in progress.
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Mistral AI Sharpens the Edge: Mistral AI unveils Ministral 3B and 8B models, outperforming rivals in small-scale AI
Mistral AI launched two models that raise the bar for language models with 8 billion or fewer parameters, small enough to run on many edge devices.
Business
AI Bromance Turns Turbulent: Microsoft and OpenAI partnership faces strain as both seek less dependence
Once hailed by OpenAI chief Sam Altman as the “best bromance in tech,” the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is facing challenges as both companies seek greater independence.
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Enabling LLMs to Read Spreadsheets: A method to process large spreadsheets for accurate question answering
Large language models can process small spreadsheets, but very large spreadsheets often exceed their limits for input length. Researchers devised a method that processes large spreadsheets so LLMs can answer questions about them.