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Groq’s open-source Llama AI model tops leaderboard, outperforming GPT-4o and Claude in function calling

July 19, 2024
Groq, an AI hardware startup, has released two open-source language models that outperform tech giants in specialized tool use capabilities. The new Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use model has claimed the top spot on the Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL), surpassing proprietary offerings from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. I’ve been leading a secret project for months … and the word is…
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OpenAI gives more control over ChatGPT Enterprise

July 19, 2024
OpenAI has released new enterprise control for customers using its ChatGPT Enterprise around compliance, data security and safely scaling access.  OpenAI’s new Enterprise Compliance API gives ChatGPT Enterprise users a record of time-stamped interactions for…
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4 ways SAP Labs is using gen AI to improve business (whether for gamers or guitarists)

July 17, 2024
“Generative AI is not just a technological advancement; it is a revolution that empowers businesses to transform data into actionable insights, driving unprecedented innovation and efficiency,” Yaad Oren, managing director of SAP Labs U.S. and global head of SAP BTP Innovation, told the audience at his keynote during VB Transform 2024. Oren’s keynote started with a strategic view of how SAP…
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Can we please stop talking about replacing employees with AI?

July 15, 2024
An online retailer recently underwent an AI transformation after it realized it no longer needed to employ an expensive local workforce to provide customer support. They split their customer support between AI bots serving as the first tier of support and an offshore team to which AI could escalate calls, functioning as a second tier of support. Its operational costs dropped precipitously, but so…
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Skillsoft: How to go from AI vision to AI reality

July 15, 2024
Don’t get AI envy — it doesn’t matter where you are on your AI journey, just as long as you’re on it.  Debasis Dutta, SVP and head of Codecademy Enterprise Solutions at Skillsoft, offered this advice at this week’s VB Transform in San Francisco.  “It is the…
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From data stores to data engines: VAST Data’s AI OS evolution

July 11, 2024
At VentureBeat’s Transform 2024 conference yesterday, VAST Data Founder and CEO Renen Hallak shared insights into the company’s approach to AI infrastructure, offering a glimpse into the future of enterprise AI systems. Hallak introduced VAST Data’s concept of a global operating system for AI, designed to address the growing complexities of data management and AI deployment across…
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