Perplexica is an open source AI search engine
Perplexica is an open source search engine with AI support, similar to Perplexity. It provides answers with references. Once installed, it can use local language models such as Llama 3 or Mixtral.
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Falcon 2 11B announced
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi has released Falcon 2 11B, a new, powerful AI model that is freely available and multilingual. Falcon 2 11B outperforms comparable models such as Meta’s Llama 3.
OpenVoice is an AI for voice cloning
OpenVoice allows users to realistically clone voices in different languages and accents, and even control emotions and speaking styles. The latest version, OpenVoice V2, offers improved audio quality, native support for multiple languages, and is available free for commercial use. Source: Hacker News
Arctic’s Snowflake aims at enterprise tasks
Snowflake introduces Arctic, a new open language model designed specifically for complex enterprise tasks such as generating SQL queries and code or following instructions.
Apple releases OpenELM AI models
Apple releases OpenELM, a set of small, freely available AI models that can run directly on devices like laptops or smartphones and perform tasks such as text generation efficiently. While not industry-leading in performance, OpenELM seems to provide a solid foundation for future research and development in on-device AI.
Mistral AI announces Mixtral 8x22B
The French startup Mistral AI has released the new AI model Mixtral 8x22B. Interested parties can download and use it free of charge. It is expected to reach and exceed the performance of models like GPT-3.5 and Llama 2 70B.
Loki does the fact-checking for you
Loki is an open source solution that aims to automate the fact-checking process. The tool breaks down long texts into individual claims, assesses their worthiness for verification, searches for evidence, and finally checks the accuracy of the statements. Source: Hacker News
Zyphra Zamba brings AI to more devices
Zyphra introduces Zamba, an open source 7 billion parameter model designed to bring artificial intelligence to more devices, with a decentralized approach and smaller model size to provide a more cost-effective and personalized alternative to large, centralized AI models.
Databricks DBRX is an on-premise ChatGPT alternative
Databricks introduces DBRX, a new open source AI model designed to provide enterprises with a cost-effective and efficient alternative to GPT-3.5. Because companies deploy and manage it themselves, the security and confidentiality of data is better protected than with an external offering such as ChatGPT. Source: VentureBeat
OpenVoice can replicate voices in multiple languages
MyShell TTS introduces OpenVoice. The tool can replicate a person’s voice in multiple languages using short snippets of audio. OpenVoice allows detailed control over voice style, emotion, accent, rhythm, pauses, and intonation. Source: Hacker News