AI Edition - It's AI Time - 337 [18-03-2025]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 337

Mistral Small 3.1:

Building on Mistral Small 3, this new model comes with improved text performance, multimodal understanding, and an expanded context window of up to 128k tokens. The model outperforms comparable models like Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini while delivering inference speeds of 150 tokens per second.

Court Rejects Elon Musk's Attempt to Halt OpenAI:

A court dismissed key claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, rejecting his preliminary injunction request.

UiPath looks for a path to growth with Peak agentic AI acquisition:

UiPath has acquired Peak.ai to enhance its AI and automation services for specific verticals, notably in retail and manufacturing. Despite recent revenue challenges and a downgraded forecast, UiPath aims to capitalize on Peak's decision-making AI capabilities to boost cross-selling opportunities and capture more market share. The acquisition reflects a strategic shift as UiPath seeks to integrate AI advancements into its existing offerings.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Removing Watermarks:

Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash can remove watermarks from images while intelligently filling in the missing areas, demonstrating an advanced capability that has sparked discussions on copyright and ethical use.

Paths and waystations in AI safety:

It outlines a framework for addressing the AI alignment problem by distinguishing between the technical parameters ("problem profile") and civilization's ability to respond ("competence profile"). Key to this approach are three "security factors": safety progress, risk evaluation, and capability restraint. The essay sets up a discussion on using future AI labor to enhance these factors and explores various strategic milestones for improving AI safety.

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