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Eagle 7B : Soaring past Transformers with 1 Trillion Tokens Across 100+ Languages (RWKV-v5)

The RWKV Project recently announced the release of the RWKV-v5 Eagle 7B language model, which is a 7.52B parameter model licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. The model showcases significant multi-lingual performance improvements across 23 languages, with particularly noteworthy advancements in common sense reasoning and world knowledge benchmarks. Additionally, the new model demonstrates a substantial […]

February 4, 2024

Meta to deploy in-house custom chips this year to power AI drive

February 4, 2024

Apple Ramped Up Autonomous Vehicle Testing Last Year, Filings Show

Apple’s secretive vehicle project has significantly increased its autonomous testing miles in California, almost quadrupling the number of miles tested on public roads in 2023 compared to the previous year. Despite the increased testing, Apple’s testing totals are still significantly lower than those of more advanced autonomous vehicle developers, such as Alphabet’s Waymo and […]

February 4, 2024

Scholar Creates AI Child Meant to Bring About Human-Level AI

A Chinese scientist has introduced Tong Tong, the world’s first AI child, at an AI technology exhibition in Beijing. Tong Tong, created at the Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI), represents a virtual toddler with the ability to independently give herself new tasks and possesses the cognitive ability to discern right from wrong and […]

February 4, 2024

NYC ends trial run of Times Square subway’s security robot

The New York Police Department’s high-tech experiment involving the Knightscope K5 robot at the Times Square subway station has come to an end. The 400-pound machine was deployed in a pilot last year to enhance commuter safety but had limited practical capabilities.

February 4, 2024

Allen Institute for AI releases ‘truly open source’ LLM to drive ‘critical shift’ in AI development

The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) has introduced OLMo, an open-source language model, including the model code, weights, training data, and associated toolkits, under the Apache 2.0 License. This move is seen as a significant step in driving AI development and providing transparency in AI research. Open source AI, including OLMo, is gaining traction, […]

February 1, 2024

Meta releases ‘Code Llama 70B’, an open-source behemoth to rival private AI development

Meta AI’s new Code Llama 70B model can generate code in various languages, such as Python, C++, Java, and PHP, faster and more accurately than ever before. It’s backed by 500 billion tokens of code and code-related data, making it a formidable force in the realm of artificial intelligence. But taming the complexity of code […]

February 1, 2024

Meta’s OK-Robot performs zero-shot pick-and-drop in unseen environments

The cutting-edge of robotics and AI is being pushed even further with the introduction of an open-knowledge-based framework called OK-Robot, which combines pre-trained machine learning models and robotic systems to perform tasks in unfamiliar environments. OK-Robot’s framework seamlessly integrates vision-language models with robotics primitives, as well as newer models developed by the VLM and […]

February 1, 2024

ChatGPT’s new @-mentions bring multiple personalities into your AI convo

OpenAI has introduced a new feature in ChatGPT that enables users to incorporate custom AI personalities, called GPTs, into any conversation using the @ symbol. This feature allows for a level of teamwork within ChatGPT, making collaboration with a team of AI agents a step closer to reality. GPTs were initially introduced as a […]

February 1, 2024

AI and blockchains might need one another to evolve, according to new report

Over the past few years, significant technological advancements have occurred in the artificial intelligence and blockchain industries. These sectors, while at different stages of widespread acceptance, are encountering challenges that the other could potentially address. According to a new report from TenSquared Capital (10SQ), AI may benefit more from blockchain than the other way around. […]

February 1, 2024

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has its first human patient… and competition

Neuralink, the brain-computer company founded by Elon Musk, achieved a significant milestone as it successfully implanted a device in a live human patient for the first time. Musk reported that the patient is recovering well, and the data from the implant shows promise. This development comes after U.S. authorities granted approval for human clinical trials […]

February 1, 2024

Mistral CEO confirms ‘leak’ of new open source AI model nearing GPT-4 performance

The open source AI community was taken on a rollercoaster ride when a new open source large language model (LLM) called “miqu-1-70b” surfaced on HuggingFace, appearing to rival the top-performing Mistral 8x7b and OpenAI’s GPT-4. The model’s exceptional performance noted by users and experts sparked speculation and curiosity. However, the mystery was unraveled when Mistral’s […]

February 1, 2024

Adept Fuyu-Heavy: A new multimodal model

Adept Fuyu-Heavy introduces the world’s third-most-capable multimodal model, designed for digital agents, excelling in multimodal reasoning, and maintaining strong performance on traditional benchmarks. Adept aims to build Useful General Intelligence and has successfully scaled up the Fuyu architecture, overcoming challenges associated with image modeling. Fuyu-Heavy outperforms other models in various benchmarks, showcasing both language modeling […]

January 30, 2024

Google adds AI to Android Auto to reduce driver distraction

Google is set to revolutionize the driving experience with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) features to Android Auto, aimed at minimizing distractions for drivers. The new functionality will include the ability to summarize and suggest responses for long messages or chats, provide estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on Google Maps route, and enable […]

January 30, 2024

New Texas Center Will Create Generative AI Computing Cluster Among Largest of Its Kind

The University of Texas at Austin is making a significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI) by launching the Center for Generative AI, powered by a new GPU computing cluster named Vista, which is among the largest in academia. The cluster will focus on biosciences, health care, computer vision, and natural language processing and aims to […]

January 30, 2024

Nvidia’s Big Tech Rivals Put Their Own A.I. Chips on the Table

Amazon’s $4 billion investment in Anthropic, a San Francisco-based start-up focusing on artificial intelligence, was driven by its interest in building specialized computer chips to compete with Nvidia, a dominant force in the A.I. chip market. The expansion of generative A.I. has revealed the heavy reliance of big tech companies such as Amazon, Google, […]

January 30, 2024

Nvidia’s Big Tech Rivals Put Their Own A.I. Chips on the Table

January 30, 2024

Intel to deliver a 5X jump in AI in just two chip generations — Panther Lake in 2025 will double the AI performance over Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake

Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger revealed during the Q4 earnings call that the company is targeting significant AI performance improvements for its upcoming processors – Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, and Panther Lake. The fast-paced release schedule for these processors, coupled with aggressive AI performance gains, positions Intel as a potent contender in consumer AI hardware, […]

January 27, 2024

Waymo seeks to expand driverless service to Los Angeles

Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit, has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission to extend its driverless service to Los Angeles. This expansion would allow Waymo to fully operate its fleet in Los Angeles, where it is currently testing rides by invitation only. The company aims to work with local policymakers, first responders, […]

January 27, 2024

Avatars, robots and AI: Japan turns to innovation to tackle labour crisis

January 26, 2024

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