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I'm like that friend who watches all the tech keynotes, so you don't have to sit through Jensen's leather jacket monologues.
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Here is what I have for you:
Meta's Llama hits a billion downloads (allegedly)
Nvidia's GTC Conference unveils shiny new toys
Anthropic pivots to business users (suits > consumers)
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Alright, let’s dive in!
Three major headlines
Three main stories for the day.
1/ Meta's Open-Source AI: A Billion Downloads or Creative Counting?
Meta's Llama has apparently hit a billion downloads, according to "AI at Meta" on March 18.
But hold up. Folks question whether that number includes all the repeat downloads, server instances, and fine-tuning experiments.
It's like when your friend claims they "read 100 books this year," but 95 of them were Twitter threads.
Still, open-source AI is making waves, and Hugging Face is dropping $9.3M monthly on AWS to host all these models.
Who knew democratizing AI would be so expensive?
2/ The AI Superbowl
Nvidia just dropped its new Blackwell Ultra and Ruben platforms at GTC, with its next-gen GPU codenamed Feynman (apparently, naming things after famous physicists makes them go faster).
The RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU packs 96GB of GDDR7 memory but demands 600 watts of power – basically a small space heater with computational abilities.
Meanwhile, AWS is undercutting Nvidia Hopper by 25%, which must sting a bit during Jensen's big moment.
3/ Anthropic Wants Business Users, Not Regular Folks
Anthropic is going all-in on enterprise features rather than chasing mass market adoption.
Their Chief Product Officer Mike Krieger (yes, the Instagram co-founder) says they're focusing on how AI can "help with knowledge work" for "people who spend all day in meetings or Excel or Google Docs."
They're testing a feature that analyzes calendars and prepares meeting reports, plus developing voice-based AI.
After raising $3.5B and tripling their valuation to $60B, they're basically saying, "Consumer adoption is cool, but have you tried enterprise cash flows?"
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