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A few local companies are working on developing small language models (SLM), which are trained on smaller datasets and have limited capabilities than large language models, because they meet their domain-specific requirements at a lower cost.These companies include ecommerce firm Flipkart, which has developed an SLM to help it understand the interests of shoppers. Another model was developed jointly by Hyderabad-based non-profit Swecha (formerly Free Software Foundation Andhra Pradesh) and call centre software provider…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just dropped a short video on X (formerly Twitter) where he highlighted the achievements of the company in the artificial intelligence division. In the ‘Pace of AI innovation in 2023' video, he provided a few examples where organizations used AI tools by the company to make a positive impact on the world. Microsoft launched Copilot earlier this year, powered by OpenAI's GPT technology, and used it to build its own AI products for enterprises. In the span of just a few months, Microsoft has…

Google Cloud and Mistral AI are partnering to allow the Paris-based generative AI startup to distribute its language models on the tech giant's infrastructure, the companies announced on Wednesday. "As part of the agreement, Mistral AI will use Google Cloud's AI-optimized infrastructure, including TPU Accelerators, to further test, build, and scale up its LLMs (large language models), all while benefiting from Google Cloud's security and privacy standards," the joint statement said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

Google stunned the world with Gemini, a ChatGPT rival that could receive voice instructions and react to a real-time feed of the world while answering those voice prompts. It was miles ahead of what ChatGPT could do. Also, it was all fake. Disappointingly so.We’ll certainly get to that future, and Google will help lead the way, but Gemini isn’t the ultimate ChatGPT rival quite yet. Google is clearly afraid of ChatGPT, going to such lengths to share a fake demo of its own chatbot or tout Gemini’s supremacy over…

Mistral AI co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch. Photo: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg (Getty Images)While most AI companies are preciously unveiling their latest algorithms with press tours and blog posts, others seem content to throw their latest wares out into the digital ether like a pirate ship casting off dead weight. One company that fits this latter category is Mistral, a French AI startup that released its latest large language model, without explanation, in a nondescript Torrent link posted to X over the weekend. 'Even AI…

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI announced Sunday it had raised 385 million euros ($414 million), becoming one of Europe's two AI leaders.Founded in May by industry heavyweights, Mistral had already raised 105 million euros in June.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitAmong European AI firms, only…

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week, Google flooded the channels with announcements around Gemini, its new flagship multimodal AI model. Turns out it’s not as impressive as the company initially made it out to be — or, rather, the “lite” version of the model (Gemini Pro) Google released this week…

Apple recently released MLX — or ML Explore — the company's machine learning (ML) framework for Apple Silicon computers. The company's latest framework is specifically designed to simplify the process of training and running ML models on computers that are powered by Apple's M1, M2, and M3 series chips. The company says that MLX features a unified memory model. Apple has also demonstrated the use of the framework, which is open source, allowing machine learning enthusiasts to run the framework on their laptop or…

European contributions might have been a little late to join the generative AI investment party, but that does not mean they will not end up rivalling some of the earlier North American frontrunners. According to people familiar with the matter, Mistral AI, the French genAI seed-funding sensation, is just about to conclude the raising of about €450mn from investors.  Unlike Germany’s Aleph Alpha who just raised a similar sum, most investors come from beyond the confines of the continent. The…

Often, when people ask me how the venture and startup market is doing, I have to take a moment. The easy answer is that we’re seeing a downturn. The correct answer is more nuanced: There is indeed a downturn, but it is impacting some much more than others. One example of this as clear as day is Mistral AI’s recent $113 million seed fundraise. The company, founded by three French white men, was started just four weeks ago and doesn’t even have a product yet. That round, which values the company at $260 million, is…