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April 7, 2025

The AI arms race is heating up! Meta just unleashed their Llama 4 models while China's DeepSeek is teaching AI to improve itself. Meanwhile, Microsoft wants to make your searches smarter than ever. Let's dive into this week's hottest AI developments that might just change how you work tomorrow.

Meta's New Zoo: Llama 4 Models Arrive with Super Powers

Remember when AI models were simple? Those days are gone. Meta just dropped two powerful new Llama 4 models that could reshape how you interact with AI daily.

Scout and Maverick have entered the chat. These two powerhouse models are already working behind the scenes in WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. But what makes them special enough to name-drop?

• Scout packs 17 billion parameters and can process a mind-boggling 10 million tokens of context • Maverick also has 17 billion active parameters but uses a complex system with 128 experts • Both models fit on a single H100 GPU, making them more accessible than many competitors

But wait, there's more! Meta isn't stopping there. They're cooking up two additional models that sound straight out of a sci-fi movie. "Behemoth" will have a massive 288 billion parameters, while a mysterious model called "Reasoning" is set to launch next month. Will these new AI creatures become your next digital assistants? Time will tell.

DeepSeek's Self-Improving AI: The Robot That Teaches Itself

Imagine if your computer could get smarter on its own without waiting for updates. Sounds impossible? Not anymore! DeepSeek and Tsinghua University have created something truly revolutionary.

Meet DeepSeek-GRM, the AI that grades its own homework. This innovative system has an internal "judge" that evaluates its own responses against set principles. When it does well, it rewards itself and learns from the experience.

• The system combines GRM with "Self-Principled Critique Tuning" for better reasoning • Tests show it outperforms big names like GPT-4o, Gemini, and Llama in many tasks • Being open-source means more developers can use and improve this technology

Why should you care? This approach could make cutting-edge AI much cheaper and more accessible worldwide. Instead of needing expensive human trainers, these models improve themselves. Could this be the future of AI development that finally brings advanced capabilities to everyone? The possibilities are as exciting as they are endless.

Try Microsoft Copilot Search: Your Personal Research Assistant

Tired of jumping between multiple websites to find answers? Microsoft has a solution that might save your sanity and your time.

Copilot Search is here to simplify your digital life. This new tool gives you direct answers to questions without the endless clicking. And getting started is surprisingly simple!

• Access it through Microsoft Edge or visit copilot.microsoft.com • Choose your preferred tone: Creative, Balanced, or Precise • Review sources with a simple click if you want to dig deeper

The best part? You can refine your queries with follow-up questions, just like talking to a human research assistant. Whether you're shopping for laptops or researching a school project, Copilot Search aims to be your one-stop information destination. Ready to make your online searches smarter and faster?

Executive Summary

• Meta launched Llama 4 Scout and Maverick models with 17 billion parameters each, plus announced upcoming Behemoth (288B parameters) and Reasoning models • DeepSeek's self-improving AI system uses Generative Reward Modeling to evaluate and enhance its own performance without human intervention • Microsoft's Copilot Search provides direct answers from web sources with adjustable response styles, saving users time and effort

What wild AI advancement will next week bring? With models getting bigger, smarter, and more self-sufficient by the day, the future of technology is being written right before our eyes. Stay tuned for our next issue where we'll explore how these tools might change your daily work and play!

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