The latest frontier image model from Google was released six months ago…
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Discussion about Google's frontier image model, which was released six months ago and remains relevant.
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@ChrisGPT: Correct. People often say open models are six months behind the frontier. But “open” is too broad, - a model that needs…
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Google is set to release its most powerful AI model to date, marking the next step in its competition with other frontier model developers.
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