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Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has updated its Prover model, designed for math proofs and theorems, to V2 and a distilled version on Hugging Face. Built on the V3 model with 671 billion parameters, Prover uses a mixture-of-experts architecture for specialized problem-solving.
TAE Technologies, with researchers from the University of California, claims its prototype, Norm, can produce 100 times the power of traditional fusion devices at half the cost. Utilizing an improved field-reversed configuration, this breakthrough targets cost-effective, clean energy by early 2030s.
JetBrains has released Mellum, its first open AI model for coding, on Hugging Face. Trained on 4 trillion tokens and with 4 billion parameters, Mellum is designed for code completion within developer tools. However, caution is advised due to potential security issues and biases.
Speculative fiction author Eliot Peper collaborated with Portola to create animated alien AI companions, Tolans. He applied storytelling lessons and experimented with probabilistic worldbuilding and improvisational storytelling techniques, making each Tolan's experience unique and dynamic.
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