Farpoint Technologies

A paper from Apple's research team recently argued that LLMs cannot reason. Did this research inform their decision to pull out of the recent OpenAI funding round at the 11th hour? We predict that 5 years from now we will find the conclusions from this paper somewhat humorous. Whether LLMs can or cannot "truly" reason today is a moot point. What they can provably do is increase productivity for most white collar employees by 25-30% when used in concert with regression, classification, time series prediction and multimodal deep learning systems. Treating LLMs as a new compute sub-system that plugs into current heuristic systems for specific types of semantic processing is the gateway to unlocking a doubling in global GDP. With 0 new inventions. It is extremely unlikely that we will make zero progress with reasoning systems in the time it takes to integrate the technology we have available today. We can go one step further and state that systems like o1 and gemini are already superhuman at semantic processing across long context lengths today. To find out how to systematically put these systems to work for you today, reach out to us www.farpointhq.com/contact

Have you ever wondered why you're not getting the best answers out of AI's while everyone else is raving about them? Our CTO, Ryan Monsurate breaks down the science behind why 'how' you talk to your AI matters. "Why do LLMs need to study the world over billions or trillions of tokens, while a human child can learn so much from far less information? Humans simply have an unfair advantage: we're born with brains pre-wired with functionality accumulated through millions of years of evolution. Our neural networks are shaped not just by our personal experiences but by the collective journey of our ancestors. We're equipped with innate abilities—like recognizing faces, interpreting emotions, and understanding basic physics—that help us navigate the world from the moment we're born. In contrast, AI models start with a blank slate. They don't have the benefit of evolutionary pre-training. Every connection, every piece of "understanding" they develop comes from the data they're fed during training. They learn not just patterns in language, but patterns in concepts and ideas, and use those higher level patterns to predict the next word in a sentence." Read the full article here! https://lnkd.in/g4PSqEV4

While the question today isn't "How can we afford to adopt AI?" But, "How can we afford not to adopt AI?" A lot of companies are struggling to establish a corporate AI strategy while upskilling employees and ensuring they retain their clients trust. We are so grateful to SCALE AI | Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster and the platform at the ALL IN summit to expand on the strategies companies can implement to accelerate AI adoption within their organizations. If you didn't get a chance to meet us, head on over to https://lnkd.in/gcCFDeTc

Earlier in the month, Apple released their DCLM 7B LLM, and before that Anthropic unveiled Claude-3 Opus, which was preceded by Mistral’s Le Large model, which of course was shortly released after Google’s Gemini Ultra 1.5. Whenever a new model is released, the inevitable “a new AI benchmark was set” quickly follows. But what are LLM benchmarks? This week the research team from Farpoint Vision drops a breakdown of what exactly are AI benchmarks. https://lnkd.in/gMd5ue8y

We are thrilled to announce that Farpoint has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, further solidifying our commitment to the highest standards of data security and operational excellence. 🚀 This milestone underscores our dedication to aligning with the most rigorous industry standards, ensuring that our clients’ data is protected with the utmost integrity. Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance is more than just a certification—it’s a testament to our unwavering focus on safeguarding your trust. To read our full press release, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ggC-kycT

Farpoint is honoured to announce its selection as one of the 60 companies representing Canada at VivaTech 2024, Europe's largest technology conference. This selection underscores Farpoint's role as a leader in AI technology and its commitment to expanding its influence on a global scale. Read our full press release: https://lnkd.in/ggSEBGCw

Thank you INNOVATEwest for the opportunity and platform to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing organizations, our commercial ecosystems, and our society. Throughout their conversations, Ryan Monsurate, and Nicholas Ning brought their unique perspectives on the topics of accelerating innovation with AI as well as the ethics of privacy, transparency and supporting transitioning workforces. We were blown away by the talent assembled for this inaugural event and we're grateful to have been a part of the conversation.