Wed. 07/24 – Llama 3.1 Bests The “Frontier Models”?

Meta’s Llama 3.1 shows that open models can at least go toe to toe with proprietary AI models. Why did the Google-Wiz deal fall apart? Was the CrowdStrike outage a part of it? Kamala Harris, AI czar? And what do the reviews of the recent Samsung foldable phones say to us about those Apple foldable phone rumors? Links:Meta puts open source AI on the podium. (Ben's Bites)The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B (ArsTechnica)Google’s Aborted Deals Show Antitrust’s Long Shadow Over Tech (Bloomberg)Google’s $23 Billion Snub From Wiz Will Sting Them Both (Bloomberg)A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation (NYTimes)Apple Moves Forward With Foldable iPhone (The Information)The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is a great phone that’s out of ideas (The Verge) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.