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Model: "sonnet-3.5"
not much happened to end the year
deepseek-v3 code-llm o1 sonnet-3.5 deepseek smol-ai reinforcement-learning reasoning training-data mixed-precision-training open-source multimodality software-development natural-language-processing interpretability developer-tools real-time-applications search sdk-generation corbtt tom_doerr cognitivecompai alexalbert__ theturingpost svpino bindureddy
Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) is introduced as a data-efficient method to improve reasoning in LLMs using minimal training data with strategies like First-Correct Solutions (FCS) and Greedily Diverse Solutions (GDS). DeepSeek-V3, a 671B parameter MoE language model trained on 14.8 trillion tokens with FP8 mixed precision training, highlights advances in large-scale models and open-source LLMs. Predictions for AI in 2025 include growth in smaller models, multimodality, and challenges in open-source AI. The impact of AI on software development jobs suggests a need for higher intelligence and specialization as AI automates low-skilled tasks. Enhancements to CodeLLM improve coding assistance with features like in-place editing and streaming responses. Natural Language Reinforcement Learning (NLRL) offers better interpretability and richer feedback for AI planning and critique. AI hiring is growing rapidly with startups seeking strong engineers in ML and systems. New AI-powered tools such as Rivet, Buzee, and Konfig improve real-time applications, search, and SDK generation using technologies like Rust and V8 isolates.
Too Cheap To Meter: AI prices cut 50-70% in last 30 days
gpt-4o gpt-4o-mini llama-3-1-405b mistral-large-2 gemini-1.5-flash deepseek-v2 sonnet-3.5 exaone-3.0 minicpm-v-2.6 claude-3.5 gpt-4o-2024-08-06 llamaindex together-ai deepinfra deepseek-ai mistral-ai google-deepmind lg-ai-research llamaindex llamaindex llamaindex price-cuts context-caching instruction-tuning vision benchmarks pytorch attention-mechanisms reinforcement-learning-from-human-feedback compute-optimal-scaling rohanpaul_ai akhaliq mervenoyann sophiamyang chhillee karpathy
Gemini 1.5 Flash has cut prices by approximately 70%, offering a highly competitive free tier of 1 million tokens per minute at $0.075/mtok, intensifying the AI model price war. Other significant price reductions include GPT-4o (~50% cut to $2.50/mtok), GPT-4o mini (70-98.5% cut to $0.15/mtok), Llama 3.1 405b (46% cut to $2.7/mtok), and Mistral Large 2 (62% cut to $3/mtok). Deepseek v2 introduced context caching, reducing input token costs by up to 90% to $0.014/mtok. New model releases include Llama 3.1 405b, Sonnet 3.5, EXAONE-3.0 (7.8B instruction-tuned by LG AI Research), and MiniCPM V 2.6 (vision-language model combining SigLIP 400M and Qwen2-7B). Benchmarks show Mistral Large performing well on ZebraLogic and Claude-3.5 leading LiveBench. FlexAttention, a new PyTorch API, simplifies and optimizes attention mechanisms. Andrej Karpathy analyzed RLHF, highlighting its limitations compared to traditional reinforcement learning. Google DeepMind research on compute-optimal scaling was also summarized.