“Anthropic’s Latest Claude AI Model Pulls ahead of Rivals from OpenAI and Google”, Will Knight2024-06-20 (Claude AI, MoE NN; similar)⁠:

Anthropic, a rival to OpenAI, announced today that it has made its own AI advance that will upgrade chatbots and other use cases. But although the new model is the world’s best by some measures, it’s more of a step forward than a big leap. Anthropic’s new model, called Claude 3.5 Sonnet, is an upgrade to its existing Claude 3 family of AI models. It is more adept at solving math, coding, and logic problems as measured by commonly used benchmarks. Anthropic says it is also a lot faster, better understands nuances in language, and even has a better sense of humor.

…Michael Gerstenhaber, head of product at Anthropic, says the company’s new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model is larger than its predecessor but draws much of its new competence from innovations in training. For example, the model was given feedback designed to improve its logical reasoning skills…“If you look at the rate of change in intelligence you’ll appreciate how fast we’re moving”, Gerstenhaber says.

…Anthropic is touting such impacts for Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Gerstenhaber says that companies using the latest version have found its newfound responsiveness and problem-solving abilities beneficial. Customers include the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, which is using Claude to help with coding tasks. Some other financial firms, which Gerstenhaber declines to disclose, are using the model to provide investment advice. “The response during the early access period has been enormously positive”, he says.

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