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AMD unveiled its latest AI processors, including the MI325X accelerator due in Q4 2024, at the Computex trade show. It also detailed plans to compete with Nvidia by releasing new AI chips annually. The MI350 series, expected in 2025, promises a 35-fold performance increase in inference compared to the MI300 series. The MI400 series is set for a 2026 release.

Google Cloud now offers Claude 3 Opus with tool use along with the smaller models as part of its Vertex AI offering.

Mambda is a powerful state space model. Its team has released a second version along with a long and detailed explanation of the model and the improvements.

TrainAllInfAttn is a method that enhances the performance of large language models in specialized domains with limited data.

InvariantSelectPR is a method designed to improve the adaptability of Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) in domain-specific areas like healthcare.

Training a language model requires trillions of high quality tokens. Much of the information regarding the construction of these datasets is not published. This stellar blog post discusses different strategies for dataset cleaning and filtering. Its authors have released many of the best datasets out there for language model training.

MegActor is a new model that leverages raw driving videos for more realistic portrait animation. It achieves impressive results using a novel data generation framework and background encoding techniques by addressing identity leakage and background interference.

MeshXL is a new model that generates high-quality 3D meshes.

You can now run auto complete and chat fully on device with recent powerful improvements in coding with a number of open models.

Implicit Character-Aided Learning (ICAL) improves handwritten mathematical expression recognition.

The weather forecasting community is undergoing a revolution with AI models like WindBorne's WeatherMesh, which uses the rich ERA5 dataset to outperform traditional models while requiring significantly less computing power.

AI is leading to a revolution in communication spurred by OpenAI's GPT-4o, which integrates audio, vision, and text in real time. This shift enables more natural interactions with AI, transforming human-to-AI communication into a central mode of digital interaction and potentially leading to significant societal changes and new startups focused on AI-centric communication.

A powerful new creative AI suite to make ads.

This study explores the use of CLIP-based methods for anomaly detection in chest X-rays.

Need data to train or fine-tune your AI but not sure how to source it? Download TrainAI's Sourcing AI Data infographic to get recommendations based on your unique AI project requirements.

Amazon's Project PI uses AI and computer vision to detect product defects or incorrect specifications before shipping, improving quality control and reducing returns.