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AI advances: llama.cpp adds SenseNova U1, Claude designs protein binders, Nace.AI launches Drex Max

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The llama.cpp project has released version b11801, introducing support for the SenseNova U1 model, including its U1.5-8B-MoT variant. This update enables the conversion of Hugging Face models to the GGUF format, specifically for the NEOChatModel, and implements custom handling for temporal and spatial normalization weights and RoPE metadata. Additionally, the release includes support for the SenseNova U1 vision encoder and its CPU projector graph, with specific attention to image input processing and token layout. Anthropic's research model, Claude, has been utilized to design protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins, resulting in 17 viable designs out of 211 tested, which could accelerate the development of antivenoms for neglected tropical diseases. Meanwhile, Nace.AI has launched Drex Max, a multimodal decision model capable of processing text and screenshots to generate calibrated probabilities, achieving a score of 67.59 on the Decision Index 0.3.2. AI

IMPACT These developments showcase diverse applications of AI, from optimizing model formats and enabling new research avenues to creating multimodal decision-making tools.

RANK_REASON The cluster includes updates to open-source software (llama.cpp), a research application of an existing model (Claude for protein binders), and a new model release (Drex Max), none of which meet the criteria for frontier_release, significant, or research.

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  1. llama.cpp — Releases TIER_1 (SO) · github-actions[bot] ·

    b11801

    <details open=""> <p>model: Add support for SenseNova U1 model (<a class="issue-link js-issue-link" href="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/28919">#28919</a>)</p> <ul> <li>model : add SenseNova U1 understanding support</li> </ul> <p>Add support for the dense SenseNova U1…

  2. HN — claude cli stories TIER_1 Français(FR) · artninja1988 ·

    Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Meet Drex Max: Nace AI’s Multimodal Decision Model for Computer-Use Agents with a Score 67.59 Nace AI released Drex Max, a multimodal decision model that read

    📰 Meet Drex Max: Nace AI’s Multimodal Decision Model for Computer-Use Agents with a Score 67.59 Nace AI released Drex Max, a multimodal decision model that reads text and screenshots and returns calibrated probabilities. Nace reports 67.59 on Decision Index 0.3.2 at $0.06 per 1M …

    LINKS marktechpost.com/…/nace-ai-drex-max-multi…

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