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Deepseek R1 and Open-Source Reasoning Models: Their Performance on NLP Tasks and the New AI Landscape

Once in a while, the AI community—and even the stock market—is shaken by breakthroughs that redefine the landscape. This time, it was DeepSeek that marked a major inflection point in AI, particularly in natural language processing...

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Mar 16, 2025

Co-Author

We Are an AI Company and Are Banning the Use of AI in Certain Situations

Despite being obviously pro-AI in general, our company (an AI solutions provider) is banning the use of ChatGPT and other Gen AI tools for certain purposes. Over-reliance on them can cause undesirable side-effects on our employees, culture, and client relationships. As models grow increasingly powerful, the thoughtful and measured application...

Robert Corwin, CEO

Feb 11, 2025

Co-Author

Performance Insights of Llama 3.1 70B Across NLP Tasks and Quantizations

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities across a wide range of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks, including translation, text summarization, and grammar correction. However, they continue to face challenges with language subtleties that are critical for tasks like...

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Dec 16, 2024

Co-Author

Running Large Language Models Privately: A Comparison of Frameworks, Models and Costs

Large Language Models (LLMs) have rapidly transformed the technology landscape, but security concerns persist, especially...

Robert Corwin, CEO

Oct 24, 2024

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Co-Author

Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Teleportation: The Road to the Quantum Internet

At Austin Ai, we are committed to understanding and adapting to leading-edge advancements, particularly in quantum information and quantum computing—fields that are evolving rapidly.

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Aug 28, 2024

Co-Author

The State of AI Adoption in Summer 2024

This post summarizes what we’re seeing on the ground as we help existing clients and have conversations with potential ones. If 2023 was the year that put generative AI in the public’s purview and imagination, 2024 has been the year where...

Robert Corwin, CEO

Aug 9, 2024

Co-Author

Quantum Information and the Superposition Principle: An Invitation to Quantum Technologies

Quantum mechanics is undergoing its second revolution with the exciting advent of several technologies like quantum computing and quantum cryptography.

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Jul 26, 2024

Co-Author

The Revolutions Behind ChatGPT and LLMs

At Austin Ai, we have created and implemented state-of-the-art language models for recognizing named entities in texts. We used the very same technical foundations behind chatGPT or Google’s BERT.

David Davalos, ML Engineer

Jun 10, 2024

Co-Author

Ignore Previous Instructions: What Techs and Execs Must Know About Maintaining AI Safety and Integrity

Everyone involved in implementing an AI solution needs to maximize coverage of possible “go wrong places,” and minimize your “attack surface.”

Kahlil Wehmeyer, Data Scientist

May 29, 2024

Co-Author