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phi-4 reinforce++ arc-agi-2 ai21-labs ollama langchain togethercompute groq reinforcement-learning ppo model-optimization memory-efficiency python-packages vision text-extraction frontend-code-generation workflow-automation coding-agents compute-cost-reduction ethical-ai agi-benchmarks scam-alerts sebastien-bubeck fchollet tom-doerr arohan_ bindureddy hwchase17 jonathanross321 clementdelangue vikhyatk
Sebastien Bubeck introduced REINFORCE++, enhancing classical REINFORCE with PPO-inspired techniques for 30% faster training. AI21 Labs released Phi-4 under the MIT License, accessible via Ollama. François Chollet announced plans for ARC-AGI-2 and a next-generation AGI benchmark. LangChain launched 10 new integration packages to boost LLM application development. Tom Doerr introduced Ollama-OCR, a Python package for text extraction using vision language models. Arohan optimized Shampoo for memory efficiency, reducing usage from 20 to 6 bytes per parameter. Bindu Reddy showcased CodeLLM's v1 for frontend code generation and highlighted LlamaIndex Workflows for academic summarization and slide generation. Hwchase17 collaborated with Together Compute to enhance WebDev Arena with complex coding agents for LLM coding evaluations. Jonathan Ross detailed Groq's mission to reduce compute costs by 1000x amid rising generative AI spending. Clement Delangue warned about scam alerts involving false claims of association with AI21. Vikhyat K raised concerns about the ethical implications and trade-offs of AGI. Memes and humor included creative AI prompts and critiques of LLM behaviors.