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ThursdAI - Mar 20 - OpenAIs new voices, Mistral Small, NVIDIA GTC recap & Nemotron, new SOTA vision from Roboflow & more AI news

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Mar 20, 2025
Joseph Nelson, CEO of Roboflow, joins the chat to unveil their groundbreaking object detection model and a new benchmark that sets a high bar in visual learning. They dive into the whirlwind of AI advances, including OpenAI's new voice generation technology and innovations revealed at NVIDIA's GTC event. The discussion highlights how these new tools impact developers and the potential for real-time voice applications. Listeners get a glimpse into the fast-paced world of AI where changes happen in the blink of an eye!
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INSIGHT

Mistral Small 3.1's Performance

  • Mistral Small 3.1 is a 24B parameter model outperforming Google's Gemma 3 and other similar-sized models.
  • It excels in benchmarks like GPK diamond and main, showcasing strong performance despite being slightly smaller than Gemma 3.
ADVICE

Quantization and Model Size

  • Prioritize running smaller, less-quantized models over larger, highly-quantized models when possible.
  • The smaller Mistral model, less quantized, often performs better than a highly quantized large model.
INSIGHT

LG's Unexpected LLM Entry

  • LG, surprisingly, released a new LLM called EXAONE Deep, a 32B parameter thinking model.
  • This marks a new entrant in the competitive LLM landscape, showcasing LG's unexpected foray into AI.
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