Jul 3, 2024

The Batch AI News and Insights: As we reach the milestone of the 256th issue of The Batch, I’m reflecting on how AI has changed over the years and how society continues to change with it.

As we reach the milestone of the 256th issue of The Batch, I’m reflecting on how AI has changed over the years and how society continues to change with it.

The technique of model merging combines separate models into a single, more capable model without further training, but it requires expertise and manual effort. Researchers automated the process.

A smoldering conflict between the music industry and AI companies exploded when major recording companies sued up-and-coming AI music makers. 

An influential ranking of open models revamped its criteria, as large language models approach human-level performance on popular tests.

OpenAI will stop serving users in China and other nations of concern to the U.S. government as soon as next week.