Perplexity has introduced Sonar, an API service that enables developers to integrate AI-powered search capabilities into their applications. According to Maxwell Zeff’s article on the launch, the service offers two distinct pricing tiers: Sonar and Sonar Pro. The base version provides faster, more affordable searches, while Pro delivers more detailed answers for complex queries with …
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has announced the release of its new reasoning-focused language models DeepSeek-R1-Zero and DeepSeek-R1, along with six smaller distilled versions. The main models, built on DeepSeek’s V3 architecture, feature 671 billion total parameters with 37 billion activated parameters and a context length of 128,000 tokens. According to company statements, DeepSeek-R1 achieves performance …
Black Forest Labs has released a new API that allows users to customize their AI image generation models with as few as five training images. As reported by Carl Franzen, the FLUX Pro Finetuning API enables professionals to create personalized versions of the company’s FLUX Pro and Ultra models. The tool supports multiple modes including …
LlamaIndex has launched Agent Document Workflow (ADW), a new architecture designed to enhance AI agents’ decision-making capabilities beyond traditional retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). According to reporting by Emilia David for VentureBeat, the system enables agents to manage complex workflows and make informed decisions based on document content. ADW treats documents as part of broader business processes, …
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nvidia announced Project Digits, a compact desktop AI supercomputer aimed at researchers, data scientists, and students. The device, scheduled for release in May 2025 at a price point of $3,000, represents the company’s effort to bring powerful AI computing capabilities to individual desks. At the core of Project Digits …
Software engineer and Google executive Addy Osmani has published a comprehensive analysis of how AI is changing software development, while highlighting important limitations of current AI coding tools. The findings reveal that AI assistants can help developers achieve about 70% of coding tasks quickly but struggle with the remaining complex aspects of software engineering. The …
A detailed guide for running large language models (LLMs) on personal computers has been published by software developer Abishek Muthian on his blog. The article provides a thorough overview of hardware requirements, essential tools, and recommended models for local LLM deployment. Muthian emphasizes that while he uses high-end hardware including a Core i9 CPU and …
A detailed guide for building a powerful AI training system has been published by machine learning engineer Sabareesh Subramani on his personal website. The setup, costing approximately $12,000, uses four NVIDIA 4090 graphics cards to train large language models (LLMs) similar to but much smaller than ChatGPT. The system can effectively train AI models with …
Leading AI research organizations are developing more challenging evaluation methods as current AI models consistently achieve top scores on traditional tests. According to Tharin Pillay’s article in Time Magazine, conventional benchmarks like SATs and bar exams no longer effectively measure AI capabilities. New evaluation frameworks include FrontierMath, developed by Epoch AI in collaboration with prominent …
Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude has become a significant force in the global software development market, with coding-related revenue increasing by 1,000% in three months. According to an article by Michael Nuñez in VentureBeat, software development now represents more than 10% of all Claude interactions. The AI tool can analyze up to 200,000 tokens of context …