Thanks to improvements in pretraining and post-training, These new pre-trained and instruction-fine-tuned models are the best models existing today at the 8B and 70B parameter scale.
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Llama 3: New 8B and 70B Models Set State-of-the-Art
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New 8B and 70B parameter Llama 3 models are a major leap over Llama 2 and establish a new state-of-the-art for LLM models at those scales.
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Meta Releases Llama 3 Open Source LLMs 8B 80B Parameters
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Meta released all new Llama 3 open source llms of 8B and 80B parameters These models much more efficient than Gemma 7B and Geminio Pro on many metrics Check the below launch post for more info https://
ai.meta.com/blog/meta-llam
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Speech AI: Core Concepts, Applications, and Future Growth
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Looking to deepen your understanding of Speech AI? Sirisha Rella, the Technical Product Marketing Manager at Nvidia, explores Speech AI: shedding light on its core concepts, applications, and potential for future growth. Watch: https://
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Balancing LLM Development Focus with Other Important Work
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I sometimes worry that I am not paying enough attention to all the exciting things going on with LLM development, but I always conclude that there are plenty of smart people already working on them, and other things are still deserving of effort.
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Free LLM fundamentals training: risks and challenges assessment
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In this free on-demand training, you’ll learn the fundamentals of #LLMs and how to assess its risks and challenges. Start now! And if you already have your badge, we want to see! Share it in the comments
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Microsoft’s VASA-1: Real-Time Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces
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Microsoft publishes paper on VASA-1: Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces Generated in Real Time
— AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) 19 avril 2024
VASA is capable of generating a large spectrum of expressive facial nuances and natural head motions
It can handle long-form audio and stably output seamless talking face videos: pic.twitter.com/FiBb11G1ruMicrosoft publishes paper on VASA-1: Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces Generated in Real Time VASA is capable of generating a large spectrum of expressive facial nuances and natural head motions It can handle long-form audio and stably output seamless talking face videos:
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Podcast Debate on Post-Digital Society with Gregorio Uglioni
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I'm excited to share my latest podcast in partnership with Gregorio Uglioni, the host of the @CXGoalKeeper Podcast. We debate various topics, including a discussion of my book, "Toward a Post-Digital Society." Podcast > https://
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Llama3-70B-Instruct matches GPT4 in agent benchmark test
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Preliminary testing on my agent benchmark (based on https://
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Scaling Flawed AI Systems Increases Risk Exponentially
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Fix one and you reduce the risk of the other. The 2 go hand in hand. If we allow AI with material flaws or issues to scale then eventually something will go badly wrong.