Safety in Numbers: Keeping AI Open

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 5:25 p.m.

Arthur Mensch is the co-founder of Mistral and the co-author of Deepmind\u2019s pivotal 2022 "Chinchilla" paper.\n\nIn September 2023, Mistral released Mistral-7B, an advanced open-source language model that has rapidly become the top choice for developers. Just this week, they introduced a new mixture of experts model \u2013 Mixtral \u2014 that\u2019s already generating significant buzz among AI developers.\n\nAs the battleground around large language models heats up, join us for a conversation with Arthur as he sits down with a16z General Partner Anjney Midha. Together, they delve into the misconceptions and opportunities around open source; the current performance reality of open and closed models; and the compute, data, and algorithmic innovations required to efficiently scale LLMs.