Tech & Society
Mini but Mighty: OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini offers big performance at a small price
A slimmed-down version of Open AI’s multimodal flagship packs a low-price punch.
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Machine Learning Research
Hallucination Detector: Oxford scientists propose effective method to detect AI hallucinations
Large language models can produce output that’s convincing but false. Researchers proposed a way to identify such hallucinations.
Tech & Society
How Open Are Open Models?: Radboud University study ranks AI models on openness
The word “open” can mean many things with respect to AI. A new paper outlines the variations and ranks popular models for openness.
Machine Learning Research
Like LoRA, But for Pretraining: GaLore, a memory-saving method for pretraining and fine-tuning LLMs
Low-rank adaptation (LoRA) reduces memory requirements when fine-tuning large language models, but it isn’t as conducive to pretraining.
Business
Amazon Onboards Adept: Amazon adds majority of Adept AI staff to boost agentic AI capabilities
Amazon hired most of the staff of agentic-AI specialist Adept AI in a move that echoes Microsoft’s absorption of Inflection in March.
Tech & Society
Claude Advances the LLM Interface: Claude 3.5 Sonnet’s Artifacts feature makes it easier to build and code on-site
Claude 3.5 Sonnet lets users work on generated outputs as though they were independent files — a step forward in large language model user interfaces.
Machine Learning Research
Model Merging Evolves: Researchers developed automated system for efficient model merging
The technique of model merging combines separate models into a single, more capable model without further training, but it requires expertise and manual effort. Researchers automated the process.
Tech & Society
Challenging Human-Level Models: Hugging Face overhauls open LLM leaderboard with tougher benchmarks
An influential ranking of open models revamped its criteria, as large language models approach human-level performance on popular tests.
Tech & Society
Chatbot for Minority Languages: Startup Two AI launches SUTRA, a multilingual model for South Asian markets
An AI startup that aims to crack markets in southern Asia launched a multilingual competitor to GPT-4.
Tech & Society
Private Benchmarks for Fairer Tests: Scale AI launches SEAL leaderboards to benchmark model performance
Scale AI offers new leaderboards based on its own benchmarks.
Jun 19, 2024
More New Open Models: New models from Nvidia, Alibaba, and Stability AI expand open options
A trio of powerful open and semi-open models give developers new options for both text and image generation.
Tech & Society
Apple’s Gen AI Strategy Revealed: Apple unveils AI features in new iOS and MacOS update during WWDC
Apple presented its plan to imbue its phones and computers with artificial intelligence.