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Contextual AI has released a new grounded language model (GLM) that reportedly achieves 88% factual accuracy on the FACTS benchmark, outperforming offerings from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI. According to Michael Nuñez from VentureBeat, the startup was founded by pioneers of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology. The new model specifically targets enterprise applications where factual precision is …
Salesforce has introduced AgentExchange, a marketplace for AI agents designed to automate business tasks. According to Michael Nuñez of VentureBeat, the platform launches with over 200 partners including Google Cloud, DocuSign, Box, and Workday. Salesforce positions this as the first trusted marketplace for enterprise AI agents, targeting what it estimates as a $6 trillion “digital …
Cohere’s research division has launched Aya Vision, an open-weight vision model supporting 23 languages. According to Carl Franzen’s report in VentureBeat, the model comes in 8-billion and 32-billion parameter versions and can analyze images, generate text, and translate visual content. Aya Vision outperforms larger models like Llama 90B while requiring fewer computational resources. The model …
Google is introducing new capabilities to its AI assistant Gemini, allowing users to interact with videos and share their screens in real time. According to Ivan Mehta at TechCrunch, the “Screenshare” feature enables users to show Gemini what’s on their phone screen and ask related questions. For example, shoppers can get recommendations on what clothes …
OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-4.5, has generated significant discussion in the AI community since its release. While it represents OpenAI’s largest and most knowledgeable model to date, its practical value remains contested among experts and users. A costly advancement GPT-4.5 comes with a steep price tag: approximately 10 to 20 times more expensive than Claude …
OpenAI plans to incorporate its AI video generation tool Sora directly into ChatGPT, according to company leaders during a Friday Discord session. As reported by Maxwell Zeff, Sora is currently only available through a dedicated web app launched in December. Rohan Sahai, OpenAI’s product lead for Sora, indicated that while the ChatGPT integration is being …
Microsoft has launched a native Copilot app for macOS users in the US, UK, and Canada. According to Tom Warren from The Verge, the app provides access to Microsoft’s web-based AI assistant, allowing users to generate images and text or upload images. The Mac version includes dark mode support and can be activated with Command …
Inception Labs has unveiled Mercury, a new family of diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) that can generate text up to 10 times faster than conventional autoregressive LLMs. According to the company, Mercury models can process over 1,000 tokens per second on NVIDIA H100 GPUs, speeds previously achievable only with specialized hardware. The company’s first publicly …
You.com has unveiled a new AI research tool called Advanced Research & Insights agent (ARI) that can analyze more than 400 sources at once. According to CEO Richard Socher, interviewed by Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat, the tool aims to transform market research by producing comprehensive reports in minutes instead of weeks. ARI features direct source …
ElevenLabs has released Scribe v1, a new speech-to-text model achieving record accuracy rates across 99 languages. According to Carl Franzen of VentureBeat, the model outperforms competitors from Google, OpenAI, and Deepgram with a 96.7% accuracy rate for English. Scribe can distinguish up to 32 different speakers in a single audio file and detect non-verbal elements …