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Microsoft AI boss confirms development of "off-frontier" AI models, but they'll be 3 or 6 months behind OpenAI: "Our strategy is to really play a very tight second"

At the beginning of this year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff predicted that Microsoft may emancipate itself from an overreliance on OpenAI for its AI smarts, predicting that the former is already ...
The Information

Startup Developing GPS Alternative for Physical AI Earns $1 Billion-Valuation

Over the last two years, investors and researchers have flocked to startups helping bring AI into the physical world, from developing robot hands to the AI models that train robots to software to ...
The New York Times

The Push to Develop Generative A.I. Without All the Lawsuits

Companies like Getty have begun developing A.I. models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial intelligence with licensed content. By Nico Grant and Cade Metz Reporting from ...
ZDNet

OpenAI is pushing for industry-specific AI benchmarks - why that matters

Benchmark performance results typically accompany the launch of every new AI model to showcase how well the models can perform on various tasks. However, these tasks are not catered to individual ...
VentureBeat

Small language models rising as Arcee AI lands $24M Series A

The trend toward small language models is accelerating as Arcee AI announced its $24M Series A funding only 6 months after announcing its $5.5M seed round in January 2024. The company also announced ...