Check out • First 22B model competing with 70B models https://
huggingface.co/upstage/solar-
pro-preview-instruct
…
MARKET TRENDS
-

Solar Pro: 22B Model Competing with 70B Models
By
–
-
Microsoft leverages OpenAI relationship to pitch AI to Chevron
By
–
Microsoft also dangles its relationship with OpenAI. An executive strategy memo from June 2023 showed that Microsoft wanted to pitch Chevron, with which it has multiple deals including one over $1B, on adopting OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 & GPT-4 to “deliver more business value.” 8/
-
AI as Game Changer for Oil and Gas Extraction Optimization
By
–
One such pathway? Using generative algorithms to model oil and gas reservoirs and maximize their extraction. “AI is truly the game changer and the key for the industry to continue to be competitive,” Microsoft’s oil & gas exec said to 200+ employees. 7/
-
Microsoft leverages genAI hype to secure energy industry contracts
By
–
Microsoft has sought to leverage genAI hype to land more contracts. In Sept 2023, company execs noted that the energy industry was turning to Microsoft in a way that had perhaps “never happened before.” It needed to “maximize this opportunity” & “lay out the pathway” to genAI. 6/
-
Microsoft’s Major Oil and Gas Market Opportunity Worth Billions
By
–
This is big business for Microsoft. Internal employee reports estimate the O&G industry represents a market opportunity of between $35 billion to $75 billion – especially notable with the pressures Microsoft faces to continually show payoffs to its massive AI investments. 5/
-
Microsoft’s analysis showed ExxonMobil could increase revenue by 1.4 billion
By
–
Here’s an example: In a slide deck from Jan 2022, Microsoft prepared an analysis that said its tools could allow ExxonMobil to increase its annual revenue by 0.8%, or $1.4 billion—$600 million of which would come from optimizing its drilling. 4/
-

OpenAI o1 and Major AI Breakthroughs Shape Industry Landscape
By
–
Top stories in AI today: -OpenAI unveils o1: A new 'reasoning' AI model
-White House launches AI datacenter task force
-AI image transitions with Latent Navigation
-Google’s robots master shoelace tying
-5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/openai-revea
ls-o1
… -
Key to Unicorn Status: Innovation in Emerging AI
By
–
ユニコーン企業になるカギは? 新興AIに探る @nhk_news 「変わったことをしないと変わった成果は出ない。ユニコーンになるための方程式があるわけではないと思うけれど、いろんな要素をどんどん突っ込んでいかないと、ほかと違うことはできない。」 伊藤 錬 (
@SakanaAILabs
) -

Solar Pro Preview Outperforms Top Fine-Tuned LLMs and GPT-4
By
–
Across 30 tasks, @UpstageAI
's Solar Pro Preview fine-tuned outperforms every top fine-tuned open-source #LLM and #GPT4 and #GPT4o-mini base models! See more at our new Fine-Tuning Leaderboard: https://
pbase.ai/4gnsoaI
Try #SolarProPreview for free: https://
pbase.ai/3Zk1N8j -
Robot taxi companies use remote assistance despite autonomy claims
By
–
"By creating the illusion of complete autonomy, companies can fuel interest in their technology and raise the billions of dollars they need to build a viable robot taxi service." Waymo and Cruise have recently admitted they use remote assistance. Zoox is more up front about it.