AI Marches On

AI marches on. There's more new and exciting AI coming every day, and today is no exception. Meta Platforms has unveiled Llama 4, the latest iteration of its large language model series. There are two new models: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. These models are designed to process and integrate multiple data formats, including text, video, images, and audio, enhancing their versatility across various applications. Continue Reading →

Tech Giants Escalate AI Investments

Microsoft and Meta are intensifying capital expenditures to develop AI data centers, driven by surging demand. This week, Microsoft disclosed a significant increase in spending, reaching $20 billion in just the first fiscal quarter. In an earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated, "We're going to continue investing significantly in this." Despite these companies surpassing profit and revenue targets, their stocks (including Amazon) witnessed declines in premarket trading; Meta and Microsoft both fell by 4% and Amazon dropped 1.4%. Continue Reading →

Meta’s New Safety Measures for Teens: What Parents Must Know

Meta is rolling out new restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook to enhance online safety, particularly for users aged 13 to 18. Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, breaks down the details and implications of Meta's teen accounts. Continue Reading →

A Future We Won’t Recognize

I'm not sure if George Lucas was prescient (or just lucky) when he wrote C-3PO's famous self-introduction: "I am C-3PO, human/cyborg relations." It always announced itself as a purpose-built artificial life form. Ethics? Protocol? Law? Truth in labeling? Requirement? We won't need to recognize the future; it's already here. Continue Reading →

Zuck’s Open Source Playbook

I spent so much time waiting for delayed flights since the official release of Meta's new Llama 3.1 that I had plenty of opportunities to run some tests. However, the quality of the model is not the key insight; instead, what you want to think about is Zuck's open source playbook. Continue Reading →

Meta Unveils Llama 3.1 Open-Source AI

Meta has introduced Llama 3.1, its most advanced open-source AI model to date. Offering significant improvements over its predecessor, Llama 3.1 includes a longer context window (up to 128k), better language support, and advanced tools for data generation and model distillation. Developers will like this a lot, particularly in handling complex tasks and multilingual applications. Continue Reading →