Last Week in AI #199 - OpenAI's 03-mini, Gemini Thinking, Deep Research, s1
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Feb 12, 2025 OpenAI has introduced a deep research capability, allowing models to generate detailed reports, going head-to-head with Google's Gemini thinking models. Meanwhile, France and the UAE are collaborating on a massive AI data center to boost their global competitiveness. Mistral launched a mobile app, expanding its consumer offerings amid skepticism about its market viability. Anthropic showcased its Constitutional Classifiers, promising strong defenses against potential vulnerabilities and even launched a $20K challenge for those who can find weaknesses.
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RAG: A Transient Technology
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is likely a temporary solution.
- Larger context windows and cheaper compute will diminish RAG's importance.
O3-mini: Performance and Efficiency
- OpenAI's O3-mini performs well at smaller scales and lower costs.
- It demonstrates impressive reasoning capabilities, outperforming older models on benchmarks like Frontier Math.
O3-mini: Increased Transparency
- OpenAI now reveals more of O3-mini's thought process, offering longer summaries of intermediate steps.
- This increased transparency suggests a shift in OpenAI's competitive strategy.