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Google just shook up the AI world. A new version of Gemini 1.5 Pro now leads the Chatbot Arena Leaderboard, outshining GPT-4o and Claude-3.5 Sonnet. Meanwhile, their tiny Gemma 2B model outperforms GPT-3.5 and Mixtral 8x7B. Bigger is not always better. Let's unpack this...

Today’s Summary:

• 🚀 Google Gemini tops AI charts

• 🎨 Flux Image AI beats Stable Diffusion

• 🌐 Google adds AI to Chrome

• 🛠️ New Stability 3D model

• 🏛️ EU AI Act activated

• 🎥 Runway faster Turbo model

• 🤖 Zuckerberg hints at Llama 4 scale

• 2 new tools

TOP STORY

New Google Gemini model beats GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet

The Summary: Google Gemini 1.5 Pro has claimed the top spot in the Chatbot Arena Leaderboard, outperforming GPT-4o and Claude-3.5 Sonnet with an impressive score of 1300. This breakthrough marks the first time a Google model has led the leaderboard. Gemini 1.5 Pro shows exceptional multilingual capabilities and strong performance in technical domains. Additionally, Google released a tiny Gemma 2 model beating GPT-3.5.

Key details:

• Gemini 1.5 Pro Experimental-0801 scores 1300 in Chatbot Arena, surpassing GPT-4o and Claude-3.5 Sonnet

• Ranks #1 in Overall and Vision categories, excelling in multilingual tasks

• Strong performance in Math, Instruction-Following, and Coding

• Tiny Gemma-2-2B outperforms GPT-3.5 and Mixtral 8x7B

• ShieldGemma for content safety filtering and Gemma Scope for model interpretability

Why it matters: Google models are reshaping the competitive landscape. Gemini 1.5 Pro dominance in various categories signals a potential shift in AI leadership. Meanwhile, the tiny Gemma 2 open-source model challenges the "bigger is better" approach.

Try Gemini 1.5 Pro Experimental 0801 - Try Gemma 2B

IMAGE AI

Open source Flux image AI beats Stable Diffusion, rivals Midjourney

The Summary: Black Forest Labs, founded by Stable Diffusion creators Robin Rombach and Patrick Esser, launches Flux AI, a 12B state of the art text-to-image model. Flux aims to match Midjourney quality while offering open-source options. The model comes in three versions: a non-commercial dev version, a fast Apache-licensed version, and a closed-source pro version. Flux release marks a major step in accessible, high-quality AI image generation.

Key details:

• Beats Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, rivals Midjourney

• Supports resolutions up to 2.0 megapixels

• Secured $31 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

• Team plans to release text-to-video models in the future

• API cheaper than DALL-E 3

Why it matters: Flux is a new strong competitor to Stable Diffusion and Midjourney. It offers state of the art performance with open-source licensing. This release could push competitors to quickly improve their models.

Try it on Hugginface

GOOGLE

Google Brings AI tools to Chrome Desktop

The Summary: Google is rolling out three new AI-powered features for Chrome desktop: Google Lens integration, Tab Compare for shopping, and natural language search for browsing history. These tools aim to make web browsing more efficient and user-friendly. The update uses Google Gemini models to improve search capabilities, product comparisons, and history recall.

Key details:

• Google Lens on desktop allows users to search and ask questions about anything they see on a webpage

• Tab Compare generates AI-powered overviews of products across multiple tabs for easier shopping decisions

• Natural language search for browsing history helps users find previously visited sites using conversational queries

• These features use Google Gemini models and will be available in the coming weeks, starting in the US

Why it matters: These AI integrations will make web browsers more intuitive and helpful. By bringing mobile-first features like Google Lens, Google is setting new standards for browser functionality. This move could push competitors to develop similar features, ultimately benefiting users.

QUICK NEWS

Quick news

• Stable Fast 3D model for rapid 3D asset generation

• EU AI Act comes into force

• Runway trained an even faster Turbo model for cheaper video generation

TOOLS

🥇 New tools

• Simply Draw - AI feedback meets art - anyone can learn to draw

• Midjourney 6.1 - New model improves image quality, coherence, text