IBM has released its Granite 3.2 large language model family featuring a new approach called conditional reasoning. According to Sean Michael Kerner of VentureBeat, this update embeds reasoning capabilities directly into core models rather than creating separate reasoning models. The system allows users to activate reasoning only when needed, improving efficiency for complex tasks. Granite …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has achieved a significant milestone with 400 million weekly active users, according to the company’s COO Brad Lightcap. As reported by Michael Nuñez in VentureBeat, this growth demonstrates the AI chatbot’s expanding influence in both consumer and business markets. Enterprise adoption has doubled since September 2024, with over two million businesses now using …
Enterprise security experts are raising concerns about the growing use of AI agents in business workflows. According to a VentureBeat report by Emilia David, these autonomous AI systems require access to sensitive data to function effectively, creating new security challenges for organizations. Nicole Carignan, VP of strategic cyber AI at Darktrace, warns that multi-agent systems …
Nous Research has released DeepHermes-3, a new AI language model that allows users to switch between detailed reasoning and quick responses. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, this 8-billion parameter model builds on Meta’s Llama technology. Users can activate a special reasoning mode that makes the AI show its thought process before providing answers. …
Business leaders are showing reluctance to fully embrace AI agents, despite technology vendors’ enthusiasm for autonomous AI systems. According to Belle Lin’s report in The Wall Street Journal, while 61% of businesses are experimenting with AI agents, 21% aren’t using them at all. Major concerns include reliability issues and cybersecurity risks, with 29% of business …
Snowflake and Anthropic have formed a partnership to incorporate AI capabilities directly into corporate data environments. As reported by Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat, the collaboration will integrate Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model into Snowflake’s new Cortex Agents platform. The system enables businesses to analyze both structured database information and unstructured content while maintaining security controls. …
French AI company Mistral has released mobile versions of its AI assistant Le Chat for iOS and Android devices. As reported by Romain Dillet for TechCrunch, the app offers a conversation-like interface for interacting with Mistral’s language models. The company also introduced a Pro subscription at $14.99 per month, providing access to their most advanced …
French startup Mistral AI has announced the release of Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion-parameter language model that the company claims matches the performance of models three times its size. According to Mistral AI, the new model achieves 81% accuracy on standard benchmarks while processing 150 tokens per second, making it comparable to Meta’s Llama 3.3 …
Lightning AI has introduced AI Hub, a new marketplace that enables enterprises to find and deploy AI models and applications within their own cloud environments. As reported by Emilia David in VentureBeat, the platform aims to solve the “last mile problem” in generative AI deployment. The marketplace launches with over 50 APIs, including foundation models …
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is implementing automated reasoning technology to help prevent AI models from generating false information, according to a Wall Street Journal article by Belle Lin. The technology aims to provide mathematical proof that AI responses are accurate within specific domains. AWS’s new tool, called Automated Reasoning Checks, requires customers to establish definitive …