Topic: ai

Google launches 2 million context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro

Google has announced that developers now have access to a 2 million context window for Gemini Pro 1.5. For comparison, GPT-4o has a 128k context window.  This context window length was first announced at Google I/O and accessible only through a waitlist, but now everyone has access. Longer context windows can lead to higher costs, … continue reading

DataStax releases a number of updates to better facilitate RAG implementation

DataStax is making a number of improvements to its development platform that will allow developers to more easily implement retrieval augmented generation (RAG) in their generative AI applications.  “The Generative AI stack is a big and complex ball of technology that many are working to get their arms around. We’re focused on helping developers stay … continue reading

LibreChat – SD Times Open Source Project of the Week

LibreChat is an open source project that brings various LLMs into one interface, including models from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Groq, Anthropic, Mistral and more.  The benefit of using this platform over any one specific platform is that you can utilize one interface for all of your AI needs, whether it’s talking to ChatGPT, generating images … continue reading

Anthropic’s new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model already competitive with GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro on multiple benchmarks

Anthropic is kicking off the Claude 3.5 model family with its first release: Claude 3.5 Sonnet.  Sonnet is the name for Anthropic’s mid-tier model; Haiku is the smallest model and Opus is the largest model.  According to Anthropic’s benchmarks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms OpenAI’s latest model GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro in a number … continue reading

1,000+ business leaders collaborate to create Enterprise GenAI Governance Framework

A number of industry leaders — over 1,000 in total — have come together to create the Enterprise GenAI Governance Framework, which provides guidance that businesses can use to assess their AI readiness, identify associated risks, and responsibly adopt generative AI. The initiative was spearheaded by integration platform Boomi, professional services firm Connor Group, and … continue reading

Report: Ethical AI use will be a competitive business advantage

Companies who follow ethical AI practices when developing their AI offerings may gain a competitive advantage from doing so.  According to Twilio’s State of Personalization Report, 89% of survey respondents believe that ethical use of AI is a potential business advantage. Another recent Twilio survey found that 49% said they were more likely to trust … continue reading

NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX simulates physical sensors so that developers can test autonomous machines

NVIDIA has announced a new solution, NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX, that can simulate physical sensors so that developers can work on software for autonomous machines, such as vehicles, humanoids, industrial manipulators, mobile robots and more, in test environments. The new offering enables developers to test sensor perception and other related AI software in a … continue reading

AWS announces two new upcoming AI certifications

AWS has created two new certifications in AI to help job seekers who are trying to secure jobs that require those in-demand skills.  According to a study from AWS, jobs that require AI skills offer a 47% higher salary in IT, 43% higher in sales and marketing, and 42% higher in finance.  The first certification … continue reading

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Apple Intelligence announced at WWDC

At its annual developer conference, Apple WWDC, Apple unveiled its new AI platform, Apple Intelligence, which will be integrated across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. “At Apple, it’s always been our goal to design powerful personal products that enrich people’s lives by enabling them to do the things that matter most as simply and as easily … continue reading

Devin gets a slew of new features to help with its onboarding

Cognition, the creator of the AI software developer, Devin, has announced several new features in the tool that will make it a “more collaborative, knowledgeable, and productive teammate.” The company introduced Playbooks, which are documents that provide instructions to Devin on common software development tasks. Developers can also specify success criteria and guardrails specific to … continue reading

OpenAI .NET library – SD Times Open Source Project of the Week

Microsoft has announced that OpenAI has created an official library for .NET for the OpenAI API. It includes full support for the OpenAI API, including Assistants v2 and Chat Completions, as well as the latest model, GPT-4o.  With the release of this library, developers will now be able to build their own libraries on top … continue reading

Q&A: Getting past the hype of AI development tools

Assisting development with AI tools can be quite a decisive topic. Some people feel they’re going to replace developers entirely, some feel they can’t produce good enough code to be useful at all, and a lot of people fall somewhere in the middle. Given the interest in these types of tools over the last few … continue reading

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