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FROM AI WORLD

The holiday season is just around the corner, and like many of you, we’re preparing to take a short break. It’s the perfect time to recharge our batteries, reflect on an incredible year, and get ready for all the exciting projects we have in store for 2025.

But before we sign off for the holidays, we’d like to highlight an exciting development from Microsoft. They recently introduced Phi-4, a lightweight large language model (LLM) with 14 billion parameters, which has demonstrated remarkable performance, even surpassing GPT-4 in specific tasks. What’s truly groundbreaking is Phi-4’s innovative training approach: the majority of its training data was synthetically generated. Even more fascinating, Phi-4 outperformed the very model used to generate its synthetic training data. This breakthrough underscores the transformative potential of advanced data-generation and post-training techniques, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI.

Speaking of synthetic data, we’re thrilled to share something new with you! Our latest format, "It's Time to Spill the AI", has officially launched. In this very first episode, Simona and Giulia dive into the fascinating world of synthetic data. It’s a must-watch for anyone curious about the future of AI.

We’re already hard at work on the upcoming episodes of "It's Time to Spill the AI." As one of our valued supporters, we’d love to hear your thoughts on this new series. Your insights and ideas are vital to shaping the content, ensuring it’s as engaging and informative as possible.