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Leveraging AI

109 | AI models extravaganza - New powerful and fast models from OpenAI, Meta, Mistral, and Google all in one week, plus additional AI news from the week ending on July 26th

Jul 27, 2024
A week brimming with groundbreaking AI releases steals the spotlight! Meta's Llama 3.1 is outpacing GPT-4, unlocking new possibilities for developers. OpenAI shakes things up with GPT-4 Mini, paving the way for customization. Innovations drive a speed race in AI, highlighted by Grok’s LPU technology. Expect major changes in AI searches with OpenAI’s upcoming Search GPT. Plus, the ongoing debate rages on between open-source and closed-source models, shaping the industry’s future!
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Quick takeaways

  • Meta's launch of Llama 3.1 highlights a significant shift towards open-source models, enabling developers to customize AI for diverse business applications.
  • OpenAI's introduction of GPT-40 Mini and Search GPT signals a transformation in user interaction with AI, emphasizing faster, conversational information access.

Deep dives

Meta's Llama 3.1 Release

Meta has launched Llama 3.1, a new open-source model that reportedly outperforms notable competitors like GPT-4 and Anthropic 3.5 in various benchmarks. This new model offers various sizes, with the largest version having 405 billion parameters, while smaller versions are designed to be more cost-effective and efficient for developers. Meta claims Llama 3.1 runs at a cost roughly half that of GPT-4, and its release includes model weights that allow companies to fine-tune the AI for tailored applications. This open-source strategy is expected to promote widespread adoption among developers as they leverage its capabilities to enhance their applications and workflows across multiple industries.

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