{"id":2093863,"date":"2023-11-08T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-dedicates-team-to-train-ambitious-ai-model-codenamed-olympus-sources\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:40:03","slug":"amazon-dedicates-team-to-train-ambitious-ai-model-codenamed-olympus-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-dedicates-team-to-train-ambitious-ai-model-codenamed-olympus-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon forms team to train AI model &#8216;Olympus&#8217; &#8211; sources."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famazon-dedicates-team-to-train-ambitious-ai-model-codenamed-olympus-sources%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Amazon Invests Millions in Olympus LLM Model to Rival OpenAI and Alphabet<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">By <\/span>Krystal Hu<\/p>\n<p>November 8, 2023 \u2013 8:07 AM UTC<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 (This\u200d story\u200c has been refiled\u2064 to spell out AGI in paragraph 5)<\/p>\n<p>Amazon (AMZN.O) \u200cis investing millions in training an \u200cambitious \u2064large language model (LLMs), hoping it could rival top models from OpenAI \u2064and Alphabet (GOOGL.O), two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The model, codenamed as \u201cOlympus\u201d, has 2 trillion parameters, the people said, which could make it one of the largest models being trained. OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4 model, one of the best models available, is\u200c reported to have one trillion parameters.<\/p>\n<p>The people spoke on condition\u200b of anonymity \u2064because the details of\u2064 the project were not yet public.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon declined to comment. The Information reported\u200b on the project name on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The team is spearheaded \u2063by Rohit\u2063 Prasad, former\u200d head\u200c of Alexa, who now \u2064reports directly to CEO Andy Jassy. \u2064As\u200b head scientist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-elon-musk-will-avoid-terminator-scenario-with-his-new-humanoid-robots\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How Elon Musk Will Avoid \u2018Terminator Scenario\u2019 With His New Humanoid Robots\">artificial general intelligence<\/a> (AGI) at Amazon, Prasad brought in researchers who had been working on Alexa AI and the\u200c Amazon science team to work on training \u200bmodels, uniting\u200d AI efforts across the company with dedicated resources.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2062 has already trained smaller models such as Titan. \u200dIt has \u200calso partnered with AI model startups such as Anthropic and AI21 Labs, offering them to Amazon Web Services (AWS) users.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon believes having homegrown models could make its offerings more attractive on\u200d AWS, where enterprise clients want to access top-performing \u2064models, the people familiar with the matter said, adding\u2064 there is no specific timeline for releasing the new \u200bmodel.<\/p>\n<p>LLMs are the underlying technology for AI tools that learn \u2062from huge\u200c datasets \u200bto generate human-like responses.<\/p>\n<p>Training bigger AI models is more expensive given \u200cthe amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-earnings-face-more-heat-as-cloud-cover-fades\/\" title=\"Big Tech Earnings Face More Heat as Cloud Cover Fades\">computing power required<\/a>. In an earnings call in April, Amazon executives said the company would increase investment in LLMs and generative\u200c AI while cutting back on fulfillment and transportation \u2062in its retail business.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by Krystal Hu in San Francisco. Editing by Gerry Doyle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Other Headlines:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The House passes a resolution to censure Rep. Tlaib while the Deep State and Academia\u200b &#8220;secured&#8221; the 2020 Election.<\/li>\n<li>After a release of \u2062a new report from the House Weaponization Of \u2062Government Subcommittee, two GOP panel\u200b members speak on the recent findings of how \u2062the Federal Government partnered with universities to censor conservative speech.<\/li>\n<li>Virginia members of congress \u200dtell One America News why they remain \u200doptimistic about \u200cGOP victories in today&#8217;s Virginia State elections for the Senate and House of Delegates.<\/li>\n<li>Police hold a press conference over the recent death \u200bof a Jewish man who was killed\u2063 while \u200cprotesting in support of Israel.<\/li>\n<li>Meta said in a blog post it would require advertisers \u2062to disclose if their altered or created ads.<\/li>\n<li>China&#8217;s \u2062ByteDance, the parent of short video app TikTok, is offering to buy back shares from its employees outside \u200dthe United States.<\/li>\n<li>US watchdog proposes rules for Big\u2063 Tech payments \u2064and digital wallets, aiming \u200bfor consumer safeguards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Amazon&#8217;s investment \u200bin the Olympus\u200c LLM model reflect its commitment to advancing AI\u2063 technologies and rivaling the\u2064 capabilities of OpenAI and Alphabet in the \u2063AI space<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Invested in reinforcement learning algorithms that \u200dallow machines\u2064 to learn from \u2064their actions and make predictions based on data. \u200bHowever, the Olympus LLM model represents a significant step forward in Amazon&#8217;s AI capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympus model is designed to\u200d understand and generate natural \u200blanguage, making it useful for a range of applications including virtual assistants, customer service bots, and content creation tools. With \u200d2 trillion parameters, it has the potential to outperform existing language models in terms of accuracy\u2062 and naturalness.<\/p>\n<p>By investing millions in the development and training of the Olympus model, Amazon aims to rival\u200d the capabilities of OpenAI and \u200cAlphabet, two\u2064 of the leading players in the AI space. OpenAI&#8217;s \u2063GPT-4 model, for example, is known for its\u2063 impressive performance with one trillion parameters.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to invest in\u2063 the Olympus LLM \u200dmodel reflects Amazon&#8217;s commitment to advancing AI technologies and its ambition\u200d to lead in the\u2064 field. The company has assembled a dedicated team, led by Rohit Prasad, who was formerly in charge of Alexa. As the head scientist of artificial general intelligence (AGI) at Amazon, Prasad has brought together researchers from various AI\u2064 divisions within the company to work on\u2063 training and refining the model.<\/p>\n<p>This integration of AI efforts across the company is \u200dan essential step towards achieving Amazon&#8217;s\u2063 long-term goals in the AI space. By consolidating resources and expertise, Amazon can leverage its vast amount of data, machine learning algorithms, and cloud infrastructure to train and deploy powerful AI\u200b models like Olympus.<\/p>\n<p>While Amazon has already made progress in AI with \u200csmaller models like Titan, the\u200c development of the Olympus LLM model represents\u2063 a significant expansion of its capabilities. With the ability to understand\u2064 and generate natural language on a vast scale, the \u200dOlympus\u2063 model has the \u2062potential to revolutionize various industries,\u2062 from e-commerce to healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of Amazon&#8217;s investment in the Olympus LLM model are far-reaching. By rivaling the\u2062 top models\u200c from OpenAI and Alphabet, Amazon can position itself as \u2063a leading provider of\u200c AI solutions. This could have significant implications for industries such as customer service, content creation, and even autonomous systems.<\/p>\n<p>As the field of AI continues to evolve, investments like this one by Amazon highlight the growing importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-china-is-the-greatest-economic-and-strategic-threat-facing-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Mike Pence: China is the top economic and strategic threat to the U.S.\">natural language \u2064processing<\/a>\u2063 and understanding. The ability \u2064to process and generate human-like \u2063language opens up a \u200cwide range of possibilities and applications, making it a crucial area of focus for AI research and development.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Amazon&#8217;s\u2063 investment in the Olympus LLM model\u2064 demonstrates its commitment to advancing AI technologies and \u2063rivaling the capabilities\u200d of industry leaders like OpenAI\u200b and Alphabet. With its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-dedicates-team-to-train-ambitious-ai-model-codenamed-olympus-sources\/\" title=\"Amazon forms team to train AI model 'Olympus' - sources.\">large-scale language \u2064processing capabilities<\/a>, the Olympus model has \u200cthe potential to revolutionize various industries and\u200c establish Amazon as \u2062a leader \u200din the AI space. The development and deployment of this model represent a significant step \u2063forward in Amazon&#8217;s AI capabilities and its pursuit of artificial general intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Krystal Hu November 8, 2023 \u2013 8:07 AM UTC Advertisement (Reuters) \u2013 (This story has been refiled to spell out AGI in paragraph 5) Amazon (AMZN.O) is investing millions in training an ambitious large language model (LLMs), hoping it could rival top models from OpenAI and Alphabet (GOOGL.O), two people familiar with the matter told<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1911,"featured_media":2093864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2093863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}