FireFunction V1 – a new, open-weights function calling model from @FireworksAI_HQ Returning structured outputs is (a) hard, (b) incredibly useful Excited to highlight **4** different ways to use this model with LangChain #1: Function Calling with LangChain JS Cookbook:
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AstraDB Vector Database Integration with LangChain
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@AstraDB Cassandra-based Vector DB Explore the langchain-astradb integration package! Harness the serverless, vector-capable database built on Apache Cassandra for scalable NoSQL solutions enhanced with the power of vector similarity search. https://
python.langchain.com/docs/integrati
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Implementing Reflexion for Your App in LangGraph
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1/ See how to implement Reflexion for your app in LangGraph at the links below: Python: https://
github.com/langchain-ai/l
anggraph/blob/main/examples/reflexion/reflexion.ipynb
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Youtube: https://
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LoRAX v0.8 Release: JSON Structured Outputs Support Added
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New minor release for #LoRAX, our open-source framework for serving 100s of #LLMs on a single #GPU:
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TheProfessor V1: Abacus Introduces LLM Merging Technology
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Introducing TheProfessor (V1) From Abacus, an LLM cocktail! We’ve recently talked about a fascinating property of LLMs, merging, where you can combine different layers from LLMs without needing pre-training. The merged LLM will then show combined properties of the different
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LangChain Launches People Page to Recognize Community Contributors
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We've added a People page! There are some incredible humans from all over the world who have been instrumental in helping the LangChain community flourish, and we'd like to do more to recognize them and thank them for their efforts. To start, we're highlighting top
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Input Output Paragraph State Changes Open Source
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The input is generally the previous paragraph. The paragraph's outcome is its output. If a paragraph hasn't changed your input state, then there's the probability that the paragraph isn't necessary." https://
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Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics with Python Libraries
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Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Forecasting: You can leverage Python libraries like scikit-learn & statsmodels to apply machine learning, predictive analytics, and forecasting techniques such as regression analysis, time series modeling, and more.
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Google Open-Source AI Models, Magic Reasoning Breakthrough, New Tools Jobs
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Top stories in AI today: -Google releases new open-source models
-Magic claims major AI reasoning breakthrough
-Summarize PDFs with Adobe Acrobat AI
-5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/google-goes-
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New Fine-Tuning Method Improves LLM Performance
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RT from @bindureddy at @abacusai >> New Way To Fine Tune #LLMs For Better Performance! The research paper: https://
arxiv.org/abs/2402.13228 The model: https://
huggingface.co/abacusai/Smaug
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