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Lessons From My First AWS re:Invent
IN THIS ISSUE: My conference adventures continue as I journey to Amazon’s re:Invent conference to hear about AWS’ approach to AI. Plus, explore the company’s AI partnership with the NFL and how they use the technology to help support players’ philanthropy. And don’t miss the roundup of AI news you may have missed from the […]
Ai2 Unveils OLMo 2, Calling It The Most Advanced Fully Open Language Model Yet
In February, Ai2 released OLMo, its “truly open-source” large language model, as a suitable alternative to closed and restrictive models. Nine months later, the nonprofit research institute introduced its successor, OLMo 2, describing it as the “best fully open language model to date” comparable to Meta’s Llama 3.1. This family features two variations: a 7B […]
AWS Adds New Models, Caching, and Data Integration to Amazon Bedrock
If you thought Amazon Web Services (AWS) was done revealing updates to Amazon Bedrock, you’re in for a surprise. After all, it’s the centerpiece of the company’s push to bring inference to all applications. That said, the generative AI development platform is receiving another slate of features and capabilities now generally available or in preview. […]
Luma AI Introduces Ray 2 Model, Enabling Video Creation from Text and Images in Seconds
Weeks after releasing its Photon text-to-image model, Luma AI shows no signs of slowing down. The creator of the popular generative AI platform Dream Machine announced at AWS’ re:Invent conference the launch of its Ray 2 model, which it boasts can produce videos using text and images, all in under 10 seconds. High-Quality Video From […]
Spotify Turns to Google’s NotebookLM to Transform Wrapped Into an AI-Powered Podcast
Spotify Wrapped has arrived. But this year, the audio platform’s annual personalized listening summary is changing, thanks to an infusion of artificial intelligence. In addition to our expected standard recap, Spotify is launching Your Spotify Wrapped AI podcast. It’s powered by Google’s NotebookLM, a popular AI-integrated application that transforms any content into a podcast hosted […]
AWS Introduces Amazon Q Developer Agents for Automated Testing, Documentation, and Code Reviews
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a slate of enhancements for Amazon Q, its generative AI coding assistant. Announced at this year’s re:Invent conference, the company is launching several new features to make it easier for developers to innovate. Starting today, Q Developer has a built-in agent to automate the end-to-end process of generating and […]
AWS Expands Amazon Bedrock with Automated Reasoning, Multi-Agent Collaboration, and Model Distillation
Amazon Bedrock, the fully managed service for building and scaling generative AI applications, is receiving new features to help developers move more quickly from proof of concept to go-to-market. The company announced at its 2024 re:Invent conference that the platform is gaining enhanced safeguards, the ability to orchestrate multiple agents, and the ability to create […]
Hugging Face Introduces SmolVLM, a 2B Model for Multimodal AI on Edge Devices
AI startup Hugging Face has released an open-source family of compact visual language models named SmolVLM. With two billion parameters, it’s built for on-device inference, which the company claims outperforms similar models with comparable GPU RAM usage and token throughputs. Three models are available at launch: SmolVLM-Base, which offers downstream fine-tuning; SmolVLM-Synthetic, a fine-tuned variant […]
Salesforce Emphasizes Bench Strength as it Navigates Agentforce Future Amid Key AI Executive Departure
Clara Shih stepped onto the stage in a room with tens of thousands of people and many more online watching. Introduced by Salesforce Chief Executive Marc Benioff, Shih would showcase the company’s most significant product releases in years. As the head of Salesforce AI, she made the case for why organizations want to use the […]
AI’s Ticking Clock: Just 13% of Companies Say They’re Ready for AI; Most Fear an 18-Month Deadline to Act
The AI Scramble At the speed at which artificial intelligence is moving today, companies believe time is running out to take advantage of its capabilities. There’s one problem: They need more time to prepare for AI. In its second annual AI Readiness Index, Cisco finds a gap between the urgency organizations feel and how ready […]