Gemini 1.5 Pro has entered the (LMSys) Arena! Some highlights: -The only "mid" tier model at the highest level alongside "top" tier models from OpenAI and Anthropic -The model excels at multimodal, and long context (not measured here) -This model is also state-of-the-art
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EU Designates Very Large Online Platforms Under Digital Services Act
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Supervision of the designated very large online platforms and search engines under DSA | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
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EU Commission Requests TikTok Information on Lite Launch
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Commission sends request for information to TikTok regarding the launch of TikTok Lite in France and Spain | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
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Adobe Firefly and AI Tools Dominate Tech News Today
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Top stories in AI today: -Adobe reveals new Firefly model
-Apple makes another quiet AI acquisition
-Bring your sketches to life for free
-Sakana unveils Japanese image model
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
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Apple’s iPhone Sales in China Drop 19.1% Due to Huawei Competition
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Apple's China business continues to come under pressure from Huawei. Sales of iPhones in China dropped 19.1% in Q1 2024, according to @CounterPointTR
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Google’s Machine Learning Energy Costs: Fact or Fiction?
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> Google alone spends 75% of its electrical cost only on machine learning today i've read this somewhere, but I'm wondering if there's a reference source for this claim?
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NVIDIA Hopper leads generative AI performance in MLPerf benchmarks
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NVIDIA Hopper takes lead in Generative AI on MLPerf! See https://
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GPT-5, Gemini 2.0, and the race for LLM advancement
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I see a lot of comments on how much is riding on GPT-5 to show LLMs haven’t plateaued (I have said similar). But it isn’t like OpenAI is the only company expecting future big model improvement. We know Gemini 2.0 is in the cards, and we know Anthropic & X are training new models.
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Llama3-70B ranks fifth as 405B model approaches release
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Llama3-70B has settled at #5. With 405B still to come next… I remember when GPT-4 released in March 2023, it looked like it was nearly-impossible to get to the same performance. Since then, I've seen @Ahmad_Al_Dahle and the rest of the GenAI org in a chaotic rise to focus,
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Nvidia plummets: TL20 index records worst day ever
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The TL Podcast for April 21st: Nvidia takes a tumble Nvidia fell on Friday by the most in the two and a half years of the TL20, giving the group its worst day ever. In the absence of any particular news, this event was a healthy right-sizing. Nvidia still has no real competition