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Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Thomas Wolf, cofounder of AI company Hugging Face, has issued a stark challenge to the tech industry’s most optimistic visions of artificial intelligence, arguing that today’s AI systems are fundamentally incapable of delivering the scientific revolutions their creators promise. In a provocative blog post published on his personal website this morning, Wolf directly confronts the widely…
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Enhancing AI agents with long-term memory: Insights into LangMem SDK, Memobase and the A-MEM Framework

AI agents can automate many tasks that enterprises want to perform. One downside, though, is that they tend to be forgetful. Without long-term memory, agents must either finish a task in a single session or be constantly re-prompted. So, as enterprises continue to explore use cases for AI agents and how to implement them safely, the companies enabling development of agents must consider how to…
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GPT-4.5 for enterprise: Do its accuracy and knowledge justify the cost?

The release of OpenAI GPT-4.5 has been somewhat disappointing, with many pointing out its insane price point (about 10 to 20X more expensive than Claude 3.7 Sonnet and 15 to 30X more costly than GPT-4o). However, given that this is OpenAI’s largest and most powerful non-reasoning model, it is worth considering its strengths and the areas where it shines. Better knowledge and alignment There is…
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Akool combines GenAI models with 2D avatars to create lifelike characters

Akool, a startup doing AI-driven avatar content creation, announced enhancements to Akool Streaming Avatars that connect avatars with AI models. Akool has added advanced video generation technology that now seamlessly integrates with large language models (LLMs) to help model builders create dynamic, 2D lifelike avatars. With the ability to upload a photo and provide a voice recording, customers…
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