Llms news and trends

Apple Says AI’s Math Skills Fall Short
artificial intelligence // October 18, 2024

Recent findings from Apple researchers have cast doubt on the mathematical prowess of large language models (LLMs), challenging the notion that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the brink of human-like reasoning. In a test of 20 state-of-the-art LLMs, performance on grade-school math problems plummeted when questions...

Google’s Drug Discovery LLM Signals Shift Toward Industry-Specific Approach
artificial intelligence // October 16, 2024

Google DeepMind has developed an AI model to predict key properties of potential drugs, aiming to accelerate pharmaceutical research. The new Tx-LLM (Therapeutic Large Language Model) model exemplifies a shift toward specialized artificial intelligence tools for specific industries. This targeted approach could prove more valuable...

Open-Source Models May Bring Businesses Greater Access to AI Tools
artificial intelligence // September 30, 2024

Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models are rapidly closing the gap with proprietary systems, a shift that could dramatically reshape the business landscape by giving companies of all sizes access to powerful, affordable AI tools. The AI industry is experiencing a transformation as open-source models narrow...

AWS Makes Meta’s Llama 3.2 LLMs Available to Customers
Meta // September 25, 2024

Meta’s Llama 3.2 multilingual large language models (LLMs) are now generally available in Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker and via Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) using AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia. This availability will offer AWS customers more options for building, deploying and scaling generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications, Amazon said...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’

October 30, 2024
The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in the next year and beyond. The read across might be […]

Anthropic’s New Feature Allows Businesses to Reuse Prompt Information

August 14, 2024
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has debuted a new feature for its large language models (LLMs) aimed at reducing costs and improving performance for businesses using its AI. The company’s “Prompt...

GenAI Giants Unleash New Models With More Business Capabilities

July 29, 2024
In a move that’s sending ripples through the tech and business worlds, Meta Platforms has unveiled its most advanced AI models yet, challenging industry leaders OpenAI and Google. The release...

Trending: How Energy Efficient LLMs Could Boost GenAI Use in eCommerce

June 26, 2024
UC Santa Cruz researchers have devised a method to significantly reduce the energy costs of running large language models. It’s a development that could significantly impact the use of artificial...

Quick Reads
AWS Makes Meta’s Llama 3.2 LLMs Available to Customers

September 25, 2024
Meta’s Llama 3.2 multilingual large language models (LLMs) are now generally available in Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker and via Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) using AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia. This availability will offer AWS customers more options for building, deploying and scaling generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications, Amazon said in a Wednesday (Sept. 25) update. “The Llama 3.2 collection builds […]

Sedric Raises $18.5 Million for AI-Powered Compliance Platform for Financial Institutions

September 05, 2024
Sedric AI has raised $18.5 million in a Series A funding round to continue developing and promoting its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered compliance platform for financial institutions. The company will use...

Report: OpenAI Considers $2,000 Monthly Subscription Prices for New LLMs

September 05, 2024
OpenAI executives are reportedly considering subscription prices as high as $2,000 per month for the company’s upcoming large language models (LLMs) like Strawberry and Orion. The executives have discussed higher...

Coinbase Reports First ‘AI to AI’ Token Purchase

September 01, 2024
Coinbase says it has seen its first-ever “AI to AI” crypto transaction. In a post on X Friday (Aug. 30), CEO Brian Armstrong said the cryptocurrency exchange had overseen its...