Mistral AI’s First-Ever Code Model
Plus: OpenAI licenses content from Vox Media and The Atlantic, Google infuses Chromebook Plus with powerful AI features.
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Welcome to the 286th edition of The AI Edge newsletter. This edition features Mistral AI’s first-ever AI model for coding tasks.
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In today’s edition:
🤖 Mistral AI introduces Codestral, a code-generation AI model
📰 OpenAI licenses content from Vox Media and The Atlantic
💻 Google infuses Chromebook Plus with powerful AI features
🧠 Knowledge Nugget: How AI ruined Quora by
Let’s go!
Mistral AI introduces Codestral, a code AI model
Codestral is a 22B parameter generative AI model designed specifically for code generation tasks. It is trained in over 80 programming languages, including popular ones like Python, Java, C++, and JavaScript. It excels at code completion, writing tests, filling in partial code, and testing code, thereby improving developer productivity and reducing errors.
The model sets a new performance/latency standard for code generation tasks compared to previous models. It can be downloaded on HuggingFace and is available on Mistral’s API platform through instruct and fill-in-the-middle endpoints. It can be easily integrated into VScode plugins and used for free on Le Chat.
Why does it matter?
Codestral, being only 22B in size and faster than GPT-4o, has massive implications. It is code-centric, runs locally, includes specific languages like Swift and Fortran, and is open for research/testing purposes—all of which make a powerful AI coding tool more widely available.
OpenAI licenses content from Vox Media and The Atlantic
OpenAI has formed content and product partnerships with Vox Media and The Atlantic. OpenAI will license content from these media powerhouses for inclusion in the chatbot’s responses.
In turn, The Atlantic’s product team will have privileged access to OpenAI tech, give feedback, and share use cases to shape and improve future news experiences in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products. Vox and OpenAI will also collaborate using OpenAI’s technology to develop innovative products for Vox Media’s consumers and advertising partners.
Why does it matter?
There’s a growing list of publishers and platforms that are allowing OpenAI to access its valuable content in mutually beneficial partnerships. It could help OpenAI avoid further legal disputes (like the ongoing lawsuit with The New York Times over copyright infringement) and get quality data to train its LLMs and multimedia models.
Google infuses Chromebook Plus with powerful AI features
Google’s Chromebook Plus has new built-in Google AI and gaming features, Help me write, Chat with Gemini, Magic Editor, and more.
“Help me write” allows users to get AI-generated text suggestions, tone changes, rewriting, and more right within their writing apps on the Chromebook.
Generative AI wallpaper and video call backgrounds are built into the OS for customization, no matter what video conferencing app you’re using.
Magic Editor on Google Photos for laptops exclusively on Chromebook Plus will reimagine your photos with a few easy clicks.
Chat with Gemini on the home screen helps plan, write, learn, and more.
Chromebook Plus laptops are starting at $350 USD. Google is also launching new features that integrate more of Google across all Chromebooks to help users work better and get things done faster.
Why does it matter?
It indicates that the next wave of computers will come equipped with advanced AI capabilities. Such widespread availability of AI can improve productivity and enhance user experience while making AI a standard part of everyday life.
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Knowledge Nugget: How AI ruined Quora
This interesting article by
explains that Quora is increasingly being flooded with nonsensical, AI-generated questions that do not reflect genuine human curiosity or knowledge. These questions often exhibit a complete lack of understanding of basic facts and realities.The author argues that Quora has prioritized engagement and traffic numbers over quality, allowing AI "prompt generators" to create a deluge of absurd questions. Some reports suggested that Quora is generating 40,000 questions a day using bots alone. This has turned Quora into a "sea of meaninglessness" where people end up wasting time answering questions that were never genuinely asked, undermining the platform and the value it once provided.
Why does it matter?
The Quora example demonstrates how AI can generate large volumes of content that appear superficially relevant but are devoid of real meaning or coherence. It raises concerns about the responsible deployment of AI and ensuring it complements human intelligence.
What Else Is Happening❗
🚀 SambaNova sets new Llama 3 speed record with 1,000 tokens per second
The feat was accomplished using their SN40L chip, an RDU, and the Samba-1 model, a 1-trillion parameter model also known as Samba-CoE. Such Gen AI performance speed can potentially lead to significant business benefits, such as faster response times, better hardware utilization, and lower costs. (Link)
🛡️ Apple will process data from AI applications in a virtual black box
Apple is set to introduce Apple Chips in Data Centers (ACDC). It involves processing AI data within a virtual black box, preventing employee access to ensure utmost privacy. Apple gains greater control over system design and develops more secure AI platforms by using its custom chipsets for servers and devices. (Link)
🤝 SAP teams up with Amazon Bedrock for enhanced Gen AI
The collaboration simplifies AI model deployment and ensures compliance with regulatory standards within SAP's BTP. With features like multitenancy and seamless integration with SAP applications, the integration supports tasks such as model training, inference, and deployment. (Link)
💼 ChatGPT free tier now offers premium features
Free ChatGPT users can access several advanced features previously reserved for paid subscribers, such as custom GPTs, data analytics, chart creation, vision capabilities, and Memory. However, they can't create custom GPTs of their own. (Link)
📱 ARM's new chip designs and software for AI on smartphones
Arm Holdings launched new designs for CPUs and GPUs to help smartphones handle AI tasks better. It will also provide software tools to make it easier for developers to run chatbots and other AI code on Arm chips. (Link)
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