News

OpenAI Launches New Models and API Updates

OpenAI introduces new embedding models and updates its API, enhancing developer experience and reducing costs. Key developments include two new embedding models (text-embedding-3-small and text-embedding-3-large), an updated GPT-4 Turbo preview model, and a revised GPT-3.5 Turbo model with lower prices. These models offer improved performance and efficiency in tasks like clustering and retrieval. Additionally, OpenAI is releasing a more robust text moderation model and new tools for managing API keys and understanding API usage, promising future improvements for larger organizations. Read more about these updates on OpenAI's blog.

Hugging Face and Google Cloud: A Strategic Partnership for Open AI

Hugging Face and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership to democratize AI through open models and technologies. This collaboration aims to make AI research and tools more accessible, combining Google's contributions in AI research and open source tools with Hugging Face's vast array of models and datasets. The partnership focuses on open science, open source, and enhanced experiences for Google Cloud and Hugging Face Hub users, integrating Google’s unique hardware capabilities and Hugging Face’s AI models for innovative AI applications. Expect new experiences and improvements throughout 2024, enhancing AI model development and deployment capabilities. Read the full details of this partnership on Hugging Face's blog.

AI Powered Tools

A run down of the latest SaaS products and services which leverage AI to you take back some time.

• Hypotenuse AI - for content writers. Specializing in SEO-friendly articles, product descriptions, and social media content for e-commerce and marketing

• GitHub Copilot - for coders. Coding assistant that helps developers write better code faster. Integrated with popular code editors, it offers real-time suggestions and natural language to code conversion

• Spline AI - for 3D designers. Enabling the creation of objects, animations, and textures using AI-generated prompts. This tool simplifies and accelerates the 3D design process, making it more accessible and efficient for designers

Large Language Models

No doubt LLMs are the flavour of the month. We like other model architectures too but this is where there is pace, so we need to help you get to the important stuff. Today we have two releases from Stability AI.

Stable Code 3B: A Compact Powerhouse for Code Generation by Stability AI

Stability AI introduces Stable Code 3B, a 3-billion parameter AI model for efficient code completion, capable of running on laptops without dedicated GPUs. This model excels in filling larger code sections and is optimized for various programming languages. Part of Stability AI’s membership service, it competes with larger models like Meta’s CodeLLaMA 7B.

Source: VentureBeat.

Introducing Stable LM 2 1.6B by Stability AI

Stability AI has announced the release of Stable LM 2 1.6B, a cutting-edge small language model with 1.6 billion parameters. This model is trained on a diverse multilingual dataset including English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, and Dutch, which allows for a wide range of applications. Its compact size and speed are designed to lower hardware barriers and enable more developers to engage with the generative AI ecosystem. See full details at Stability AI

Learning

Getting Started with Custom GPTs

OpenAI continues to stand out as a leader in the generative AI space. Agents stand to be a transformative technology in our future. Custom GPTs, released in November, are a first step towards multi agent collaboration using OpenAI’s ChatGPT interface. Join us as we explore the next stage of their evolution.

View the tutorial here