All-around, highly generalizable generative AI models were the name of the game once, and they arguably still are. But increasingly, as cloud vendors large and small join the […]
Snowflake releases a flagship generative AI model of its own
All-around, highly generalizable generative AI models were the name of the game once, and they arguably still are. But increasingly, as cloud vendors large and small join the […]
Perplexity is raising $250M+ at a $2.5-$3B valuation for its AI search platform, sources say
Perplexity, the AI search engine startup, is a hot property at the moment. TechCrunch has learned that the company is currently raising at least $250 million more at […]
Amazon wants to host companies’ custom generative AI models
AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing business, wants to be the go-to place companies host and fine-tune their custom generative AI models. Today, AWS announced the launch of Custom Model […]
AI Adin Ross Tricks Fans Into Smashing Their Stuff
Controversial streamer Adin Ross has a rabid fanbase that’ll do anything for attention, including driving a car into a lake because…reasons. These dare streams of Ross’ tend to come with the promise of a carrot at the end of the proverbial stick, whether that comes in the form of expensive products or cold hard cash.…
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Why vector databases are having a moment as the AI hype cycle peaks
Vector databases are all the rage, judging by the number of startups entering the space and the investors ponying up for a piece of the pie. The proliferation […]
Startups Weekly: Is the wind going out of the AI sails?
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Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks
As I wrote recently, generative AI models are increasingly being brought to healthcare settings — in some cases prematurely, perhaps. Early adopters believe that they’ll unlock increased efficiency […]
Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available
Meta has released the latest entry in its Llama series of open source generative AI models: Llama 3. Or, more accurately, the company has open sourced two models in […]
Intel and others commit to building open generative AI tools for the enterprise
Can generative AI designed for the enterprise (e.g. AI that autocompletes reports, spreadsheet formulas and so on) ever be interoperable? Along with a coterie of organizations including Cloudera […]