Meta releases Code Llama, its AI tool for coding
Meta announced the release of Code Llama, its new AI tool for coding. Code Llama is a fine-tuned version of Meta’s Llama 2 LLM, which has…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
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Meta releases first-of-its-kind multimodal AI translator
Meta has released its new multimodal multilingual AI translator model called SeamlessM4T. This first-of-its-kind translator can translate and transcribe speech and text in up to 100…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Alibaba releases open-source LLM to take on Meta’s Llama 2
Alibaba released two open-source large language models on its cloud computing platform which are expected to compete with the smallest version of Meta’s Llama 2 model.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Can AI help big tech outgrow its shell?
Big tech is back with a vengeance, with Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft reporting excellent second-quarter results and generating $106 billion in operating profits, an increase of…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Meta releases its text-to-audio generator AudioCraft
Meta released its text-to-audio generative AI called AudioCraft this week and the samples of its output are impressive. The generative AI space has seen exponential development…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Kenyan AI content moderators petition the government over traumatic working conditions
Most people would testify that the internet is an at-times hostile environment, but what if you were exposed to the very worst it had to offer…
By Sam Jeans · 8 min read
Llama 2 to run on your device without the internet by 2024
Meta is partnering with Qualcomm to enable Llama 2-based applications to run on its Snapdragon chips by 2024. The current level of personal device computing power…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Alibaba is the first to make Llama 2 available in China
Alibaba has become the first Chinese company to make Meta’s Llama 2 available as it started hosting the LLM on its cloud computing platform earlier this…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Meta to charge cloud providers for using “free” Llama AI
Earlier this month Meta announced that it was releasing Llama 2 and making it available for free in cooperation with Microsoft, but now Meta says it…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
The White House announces voluntary cooperation on AI development
Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, Meta, and Inflection — these 7 AI industry giants have agreed to voluntary commitments established by the White House. “We must…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read