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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW AMAZON NOVA LLMS (VIA A NEW LLM-BEDROCK PLUGIN)

Amazon's new large language models are mainly competitive with the Google Gemini family. They are extremely inexpensive and can handle quite large contexts. The two larger models can handle images, video, and PDFs. This article takes a look at the Amazon Nova family of models, specifically its pricing and capabilities, how to access the models from the terminal, and how to use multi-modal prompting with images and documents.

HOW TO GROW PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

This post introduces The Journey to Synergy Collaboration Model, a framework for measuring professional relationships and where one stands in those relationships. The framework outlines seven states, moving from a competitive, zero-sum mindset to one of shared identity. The post also discusses practical ways to move relationships forward. Working in isolation creates significant limitations - we are at our best when we are collaborating well with others.

SAM ALTMAN DOWNPLAYS THE DANGERS OF A.I. AND MUSK

Sam Altman says that AI technology will be able to mirror human capability sooner than most people realize, but that this would matter much less than many have predicted. He recently claimed that the company would be able to achieve artificial general intelligence in the next few years at a conference in New York City. He has downplayed the rising tensions between him and Elon Musk, especially concerning due to Musk's increasingly close relationship with President-elect Trump, saying that it would be profoundly un-American to use political power to hurt competitors and advantage Musk's own businesses.

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