Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Cohere today released two new open-weight models in its Aya project to close the language gap in foundation models.  Aya Expanse 8B and 35B, now available on Hugging Face, expands performance advancements in 23 languages. Cohere said in a blog post the 8B parameter model “makes breakthroughs more accessible to researchers worldwide,” while the 32B parameter model provides state-of-the-art multilingual capabilities.  The Aya project seeks to expand access to foundation models in more global languages than English. Cohere for AI, the company’s research arm, launched the Aya initiative last year. In February, it released the Aya 101 large language model (LLM), a 13-billion-parameter model covering 101 languages. Cohere for AI also released the Aya dataset to help expand access to other languages for model training.  Aya Expanse uses much of the same recipe used to build Aya 101.  “The improvements in Aya Expanse are the result of a sustained focus on expanding how AI serves languages around the world by rethinking the core building blocks of machine learning breakthroughs,” Cohere said. “Our research agenda for the last few years has included a dedicated focus on bridging the language gap, with several breakthroughs that were critical to the current recipe: data arbitrage, preference training for general performance and safety, and finally model merging.” Aya performs well Cohere said the two Aya Expanse models consistently outperformed similar-sized AI models from Google, Mistral and Meta.  Aya Expanse 32B did better in benchmark multilingual tests than Gemma 2 27B, Mistral 8x22B and even the much larger Llama 3.1 70B. The smaller 8B also performed better than Gemma 2 9B, Llama 3.1 8B and Ministral 8B.  Cohere developed the Aya models using a data sampling method called data arbitrage as a means to avoid the generation of gibberish that happens when models rely on synthetic data. Many models use synthetic data created from a “teacher” model for training purposes. However, due to the difficulty in finding good teacher models for other languages, especially for low-resource languages.  It also focused on guiding the models toward “global preferences” and accounting for different cultural and linguistic perspectives. Cohere said it figured out a way to improve performance and safety even while guiding the models’ preferences.  “We think of it as the ‘final sparkle’ in training an AI model,” the company said. “However, preference training and safety measures often overfit to harms prevalent in Western-centric datasets. Problematically, these safety protocols frequently fail to extend to multilingual settings.  Our work is one of the first that extends preference training to a massively multilingual setting, accounting for different cultural and linguistic perspectives.” Models in different languages The Aya initiative focuses on ensuring research around LLMs that perform well in languages other than English.  Many LLMs eventually become available in other languages, especially for widely spoken languages, but there is difficulty in finding data to train models with the different languages. English, after all, tends to be the official language of governments, finance, internet conversations and business, so it’s far easier to find data in English.  It can also be difficult to accurately benchmark the performance of models in different languages because of the quality of translations.  Other developers have released their own language datasets to further research into non-English LLMs. OpenAI, for example, made its Multilingual Massive Multitask Language Understanding Dataset on Hugging Face last month. The dataset aims to help better test LLM performance across 14 languages, including Arabic, German, Swahili and Bengali.  Cohere has been busy these last few weeks. This week, the company added image search capabilities to Embed 3, its enterprise embedding product used in retrieval augmented generation (RAG) systems. It also enhanced fine-tuning for its Command R 08-2024 model this month.  source

Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services September 10, 2024: Oracle’s partnership with AWS follows similar deals with Microsoft and Google over the past 12 months. Oracle CloudWorld 2024: What to expect August 30, 2024: Oracle CloudWorld, one of the tech industry’s signature events, began September 9th. The event, known as OpenWorld until 2020,  is a significant gathering for IT professionals, developers, and business leaders looking to explore the latest advancements in cloud computing.  Oracle’s $115 million privacy settlement could change industry data collection methods July 23, 2024: In addition to the payment, Oracle has agreed to stop tracking users in various ways. Privacy advocates applauded the settlement. source

By Denise De Mory and Li Guo ( October 17, 2024, 3:19 PM EDT) — This article is part of a monthly column that highlights Federal Circuit reversals. In this installment, we examine the seven cases the court vacated in August…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

Anlagenintensive Branchen wie das verarbeitende Gewerbe und das Transportwesen spüren es sofort schmerzhaft, wenn die Energiepreise steigen, der Zugang zu Rohstoffen schwieriger wird oder die Kredite für Investitionsprojekte teurer werden. Im Jahr 2024 waren sie nicht nur von diesen Faktoren, sondern auch noch von weiteren Einschränkungen betroffen. Dadurch waren die Verantwortlichen dazu gezwungen, sich noch mehr als sonst auf Kostenmanagement und Effizienzsteigerung zu konzentrieren. Im Mobilitätssektor verlangsamte sich in vielen Ländern der scheinbar unvermeidliche Übergang von fossilen Brennstoffen zur Elektrifizierung, da viele Käufer angesichts der Kombination aus sinkenden Subventionen, hohen Vorlaufkosten, lückenhafter Infrastruktur und drohenden Zöllen zögerten. Wir erwarten nicht, dass sich die weltweite makroökonomische Situation im Jahr 2025 dramatisch verbessern wird, aber wir sehen viele Möglichkeiten für führende Unternehmen in den Bereichen Fertigung und Mobilität, sich mithilfe verschiedener Technologien an das schwierige Umfeld anzupassen, in dem sie und ihre Kunden sich befinden. Für 2025 sagen wir Folgendes voraus: Mehr als 25 % der großen Last-Mile-Service- und Lieferflotten in Europa werden elektrisch sein. Berichte über einen dramatischen Rückgang der Verkaufszahlen für Elektrofahrzeuge 2024 sind insbesondere in Deutschland und einigen anderen europäischen Ländern allgegenwärtig. Man könnte viel über die kurz- und langfristigen Trends sagen, die dabei eine Rolle spielen, aber hinter dieser Schwankung auf dem Automarkt verbergen sich eigentlich gute Nachrichten für die Elektrifizierung größerer Kleintransporter-Flotten. Ein Drittel der Last-Mile-Flotte von DPD in Großbritannien ist vollelektrisch, in Städten wie London sind es sogar 90 %. Das britische Energieunternehmen British Gas will seine gesamte Lieferwagenflotte bis 2025 elektrifizieren. Amazon betreibt in Deutschland mehr als 1.000 elektrische Lieferwagen (und über 15.000 in den USA). Überall auf dem Kontinent sehen Paketzusteller, Versorgungsunternehmen und Kommunalverwaltungen, die große Kleintransporter-Flotten für relativ kurze Strecken betreiben, die Elektrifizierung als Möglichkeit zur Senkung von Kosten und CO2-Ausstoß. Weniger als 5 % der in Fabriken und Lagern eingesetzten Roboter werden laufen. Investoren, Analysten, Journalisten, Blogger und Science-Fiction-Fans lieben Geschichten über Roboter, die laufen können. Allerdings gibt es viel weniger Anwendungsfälle für eine echte Nutzung dieser Beine, als die meisten dieser Personen glauben. ANYbotics und Boston Dynamics bieten vierbeinige Roboter für Inspektions-, Sicherheits- und Zuordnungsaufgaben an. Die zweifüßigen Roboter von Agility Robotics kommen in einigen Amazon-Lagern zum Einsatz und Boston Dynamics, Figur und Tesla haben ihre humanoiden Roboter in Automobilwerken getestet. Diese Roboter sind vielleicht für einen Wow-Effekt gut, allerdings sind sie eher nicht der beste Formfaktor für langweilige, schmutzige und gefährliche Industriearbeiten. Wir sollten uns daher alle mehr auf die Aufgabe konzentrieren, die wir erledigen möchten, und weniger darauf, wie cool der Roboter aussieht. Ein großer Autohersteller wird sein Digitalteam erheblich verschlanken. Der Automobilsektor kämpft mit der Elektrifizierung, den in schnellem Tempo agierenden neuen Marktteilnehmern und dem Aufkommen des „softwaredefinierten Fahrzeugs“, bei dem immer mehr Hard- und Software in das Fahrzeug integriert wird. Etablierte Autohersteller haben Milliarden Dollar in den Aufbau digitaler Praktiken investiert, die dazu dienen sollten, die Spitzenleistungen der physikalischen Ingenieurswissenschaften des 20. Jahrhunderts in ein exzellentes digitales Engineering des 21. Jahrhunderts zu transformieren. Man muss jedoch sagen, dass es nicht besonders gut läuft. General Motors hat angekündigt, in diesem Jahr 1.000 Mitarbeiter seiner Software- und Service-Abteilung zu entlassen. Es ist anzunehmen, dass seine Wettbewerber diesem Beispiel folgen werden. Autos werden nicht nur immer vernetzter und digitaler, sondern es ist auch möglich, ihnen mithilfe von Over-the-Air-Updates neue Funktionen hinzuzufügen. Die Zukunft der Mobilität wird durch Ökosysteme geprägt und die Automobilhersteller von heute müssen sich auf eine Zukunft einstellen, in der sie die digitalen Erlebnisse in ihren Fahrzeugen möglicherweise nicht mehr selbst gestalten oder gar kontrollieren. 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While we haven’t talked too much about Amazon Business over the years, it’s been a quiet giant that has already generating over $35 billion in global sales after launching in 2015. That would make it the 300th largest company in the world with more than 10% of Amazon’s online retail business. It’s one of the “fastest-growing ventures in Amazon’s history,” and its size nearly doubles the company’s physical-store business. When we think about the next phase of Amazon retail, it’s really B2B. The company’s recent Reshape event in Dallas for users and partners answered a lot about this large and fast-growing part of the company. Here’s what I learned about this formidable part of Amazon. What Is Amazon Business, Really? It’s easy to think of Amazon Business as a better version of an office supply store like Staples, but that would be selling it short. Yes, it does sell a lot of pens and office supplies (BIC and Uniball were two of Reshape’s biggest sponsors). But just as Amazon.com is way more than books, Amazon Business is much more than a single category. It serves 6 million business accounts around the world with everything imaginable, from medical devices for hospitals and doctor’s offices to packaging and paper supplies for restaurant groups and toner cartridges for schools. The Amazon Business Superpower: Physically And Financially Large Shipments Of Supplies That Ride Amazon’s Fulfillment Network To Commercial Addresses Amazon Business is the polar opposite of Amazon.com, which was built on small one-off transactions to consumers everywhere in the US and much of the world, in turn helping to ingrain the brand in the minds of shoppers everywhere. By contrast, Amazon Business leverages: Large shipments. Amazon is often delivering pallets to enterprise customers such as Aramark. Amazon’s fulfillment network. Amazon already has a dense warehouse footprint, predictive shipping capabilities, and an offering to provide those services to marketplace sellers. Commercial addresses. Amazon is able to use large trucks that pull into loading docks, drop off those pallets, and get the “delivery density” critical for carrier efficiency. This is the dream of any carrier. It even restocks vending machines, which I would bet — with Amazon’s creativity — that the company may make even more efficient with Flex drivers. And that was the key message of the Reshape event: Amazon Business is targeting large enterprises and embedding itself in major procurement systems such as Coupa to bring its commerce flywheel to B2B purchases. As Amazon Business encroaches on enterprise customers with more business purchases, it will invariably need the sales leads and contacts from its AWS business, possibly selling overlapping products and services in the future. Internal channel conflict is a feature — not a bug — of Amazon’s org structure as it empowers small teams to move fast to build new businesses. Where To Next For Amazon Business — And B2B E-Commerce? Given the still-behind state of most other B2B e-commerce sites, Amazon Business may not even need enterprise companies for a while. Today, Amazon Business stands out as a juggernaut with an inherent competitive advantage just with small and medium enterprises. It reminds me of its position in the online advertising world with Amazon Ads. It wouldn’t be surprising if the attention it gets in the future is just as great. Going forward, brands selling to procurement leaders will have no choice but to develop their Amazon Business strategy. Other companies should think of the lessons of Amazon Business: how to leverage existing assets to effectively extend to new categories rapidly. To discuss Amazon Business and what it could mean for your business, please schedule time with Joe Cicman, Christina Schmitt, or me. source