Anthropic Launches Claude 2.1, With 200K Context Window
Plus: Stability AI gets into the video-generating game, Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO.
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Welcome to the 152nd edition of The AI Edge newsletter. This edition brings you Anthropic’s new model, Claude 2.1.
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In today’s edition:
🚀 Anthropic launches Claude 2.1 with 200K context window
🎥Stability AI releases Stable Video Diffusion🔄Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO
📚 Knowledge Nugget: OpenAI's alignment problem by
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Anthropic launches Claude 2.1 with 200K context window
Claude 2.1 delivers advancements in key capabilities for enterprises– including:
Industry-leading 200K token context window, so you relay roughly 150K words or over 500 pages of information to Claude.
Significant gains in honesty, with a 2x decrease in hallucination rates compared to Claude 2.0. It has demonstrated a 30% reduction in incorrect answers and a 3-4x lower rate of mistakenly concluding a document supports a particular claim.
A new tool use feature allows the model to integrate with users' existing processes, products, and APIs. This means that Claude can now orchestrate across developer-defined functions or APIs, web search, and private knowledge bases.
Introducing system prompts, which allow users to provide custom instructions to structure responses more consistently. Anthropic is also enhancing developer experience with a new Workbench feature in the Console that makes it easier for Claude API users to test prompts.
Claude 2.1 is available over API in its Console and is powering the claude.ai chat experience for all users. Usage of the 200K context window is reserved for Claude Pro users. The pricing is updated too, to improve cost efficiency for customers across models.
Why does this matter?
Claude 2.1 showcases notable advancements in accuracy and usability. But broader accessibility remains a critical factor. While Claude 2.1's 200K context window offers a competitive edge over GPT-4 Turbo’s 128K context window, its true impact in the AI landscape may be limited until it's made more widely available.
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Stability AI releases Stable Video Diffusion
It is Stable Diffusion’s first foundation model for generative video based on the image model Stable Diffusion. It is adaptable to various video applications and is released as two image-to-video models. At the time of release in their foundational form, through external evaluation, these models surpassed the leading closed models in user preference studies.
Now available in research preview, It is not yet ready for real-world or commercial applications at this stage.
Why does this matter?
This represents a significant step for Stability AI toward creating models for everyone of every type. However, the model still has limitations and much to evolve. As reported earlier, Stability AI was burning through cash. Let's see how Stability Video Diffusion propels it towards a more sustainable future in generative video models.
Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO
OpenAI has reached a tentative deal to allow for Sam Altman to return as the company’s CEO and form a new board of directors.
Co-founder Greg Brockman will also be returning to the company, days after stepping down as president in response to Altman’s firing.
The initial board has been put in place to “vet and appoint” a full board with up to nine members. Altman has reportedly sought a place on the new board, and so has Microsoft– the biggest investor in OpenAI. In addition, the company will investigate Altman’s controversial firing and the subsequent drama.
Why does this matter?
This signals an end to the (seemingly pointless) drama triggered by Altman’s shocking ouster. Until recently the untouchable leader in AI development, companies like OpenAI play a large part in determining not just how AI evolves, but how our world does. It is essential they maintain stability and focus, with actions that align with ethical considerations for AI's responsible and impactful future.
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Knowledge Nugget: OpenAI's alignment problem
Even with Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI’s CEO, we shouldn’t dismiss the possibility that stranger things may still be coming.
OpenAI’s board failed the institution. But did it have a point?
In this interesting post,
scrutinizes the board's stated reasons for the firing, which are varied. He also explores the board's role in overseeing OpenAI's mission and tensions arising from the organization's structure, which blends non-profit governance with for-profit incentives. And much more.Why does this matter?
The article highlights the complex interplay between corporate interests, non-profit missions, and AI development. It brings to attention the challenges of maintaining ethical AI practices, governance, and aligning goals in a rapidly evolving industry, impacting the future trajectory of AI innovation and responsible development.
What Else Is Happening❗
🤖Screenshots show xAI’s chatbot Grok on X’s web app.
We are getting a first look at what Grok may look like when launched inside the X app, courtesy of new screenshots that show the feature in development on X’s website. X owner Elon Musk has earlier teased that xAI’s Grok would be part of the top-tier subscription, X Premium+. (Link)
🗨️OpenAI drops a big new ChatGPT update with a joke about its CEO drama.
ChatGPT with voice feature is now available to all users for free. In a post on X, OpenAI announced users can tap the headphones icon to start a conversation in the mobile app. The accompanying demo in the post jokes about the ongoing drama which has unfolded over the past few days. (Link)
🌟Fortune debuts its inaugural Fortune 50 AI Innovators power list.
It will be an essential guide to the companies creating this future-defining technology and a sector now attracting one out of every four startup investment dollars. It includes established players OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, and Nvidia, and emerging players like Adept and Runway. (Link)
🚀C3 AI announces C3 Generative AI: AWS Marketplace Edition.
C3 AI, the Enterprise AI application software company, announced the AWS Marketplace listing of its no-code, self-service generative AI application. It is designed with an intuitive search and chat interface that allows users of all levels to easily and quickly find information with high precision, perform data analysis, and discover insights from documents and data. Currently in private preview, it will be available to all AWS customers in the coming weeks. (Link)
💊Nvidia collaborates with Genentech to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery.
The multi-year strategic collaboration will see Genentech combine its own models and datasets with Nvidia’s AI computing stack to advance AI research– and expedite the discovery and delivery of novel therapies to people. (Link)
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