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New Published Models

This blog post focuses on new features and improvements. For a comprehensive list including bug fixes, please see the release notes.
January 11, 2024 - Ian Kelk
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What is RAG? (Retrieval Augmented Generation)

Generative AI continues to astound users with fluent language and creative outputs, yet large language models (LLMs) still make mistakes. Traditional models are trained on data up to a cutoff date ...
December 20, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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AI in 5: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with PDFs

We've created a module for this tutorial. You can follow these directions to create your own module using the Clarifai template, or just use this module itself on Clarifai Portal.
December 18, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.11: B.Y.O.K (Bring Your Own Key)

This blog post focuses on new features and improvements. For a comprehensive list including bug fixes, please see the release notes.
December 12, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.10: Elevate, Integrate, Innovate

This blog post focuses on new features and improvements. For a comprehensive list including bug fixes, please see the release notes.
November 20, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Introducing AI in 5

2013 heralded a new era in artificial intelligence with the emergence of Clarifai. Founded by the visionary Matt Zeiler, who notably triumphed at the esteemed ImageNet contest, Clarifai was envisioned...
November 16, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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What is Transfer Learning?

Transfer learning has been influencing the AI and ML (machine learning) landscape for decades.
October 27, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.9: Score! AI with the Assist

Compared with existing Smart Search
October 14, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Linking Up: Clarifai with LangChain Integration

Large Language Models (LLMs) substantially gained their recognition following OpenAI's GPT-3's launch back in 2020, and since then, they have been firmly on a trajectory of popularity and technolog...
September 27, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.8: Hot! New Talking Models

We released the first open-source version (for developer preview) of a Python SDK designed to offer you a simple, fast, and efficient way to experience the power of Clarifai’s AI platform—all wit...
September 14, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Easily Create a Variety of LLM Apps with Streamlit and Clarifai

Author: Ian Kelk, Product Marketing Manager, Clarifai
September 4, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.7: Fine-tune LLMs

SDH is now enabled for all users. This is a critical, breaking change. If you are an API user, follow the guide here
August 15, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Fine-Tuning GPT-Neo for Text Classification

This tutorial is based on this video, in which we aim to guide you step-by-step in fine-tuning a text-to-text generative model for a classification ta...
August 15, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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The Importance of LLaMA and Open Source Foundation Models

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), open source foundation models are emerging as a driving force for innovation and democratization. While tech giants once held the ...
August 10, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.6: Modules

The old portal is no longer publicly accessible. You can contact our support department if you still need to access the unmaintained old portal (at your own risk).
July 18, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai 9.5: Now with the leading LLMs, open source & 3rd party

We've wrapped several LLM models from various vendors into our platform. You can use them to perform a wide range of tasks, including text summarization, text generation, text embedding, text lan...
June 13, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Generative AI and Large Language Models

In Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI is a subset that is making headlines every day. It specializes in the creation of new, original content. Whether generating real...
May 25, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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New Portal Public Preview

We are happy to announce that our fully revamped Portal UI is entering Public Preview. We’re inviting you to test, utilize, and provide your feedback so that we can keep improving.
May 11, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 9.3

Introduced a new design with easy edit options.
April 11, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 9.2

You can now use the SSO feature to sign up on the Clarifai platform using your Google account.
March 15, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Using AI To Create Applications - Downloading Images Easily

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of many industries, and the use of AI to create applications has seen a drastic rise in recent times. But what if you don't know how to go a...
March 9, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 9.1

You can now use the powerful feature to consolidate multiple Clarifai accounts into an organization and make the most out of your teams. It enhances collaboration, allows you to centralize the manag...
February 15, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Image Predictions Quick Start

This post is a detailed walkthrough of how to perform a simple image prediction using Clarifai's python API. Everything contained here is in the accompanying Jupyter notebook hosted on Github at th...
February 8, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 9.0

The HuggingFace text classification template is now available to users. You can use the pre-configured text classifier model template to train with your data and improve the accuracy of your results.
January 9, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Top 5 AI Trends in Retail For 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a major impact on the retail industry. AI technology is being used to improve many aspects of retail shopping, from product recommendation engines to personal...
January 5, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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How AI can assist with Predictive Pricing in Retail

Predictive pricing is a pricing strategy that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize product pricing based on market demand and competition. It involves using data analytics and machine lear...
January 4, 2023 - Ian Kelk
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Product Catalog Management and AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the way that retail companies manage their product catalogs. Product catalog management is the process of organizing, maintaining, an...
December 23, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.11

You can now use the BlazeFace face detection model to detect faces in images.
December 6, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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How does ChatGPT work?

Everywhere you turn for the past week, there are screenshots and shocked YouTubers discussing how incredible OpenAI's newly unveiled ChatGPT model is. As more and more people are turning to chatbot...
December 6, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.10

Get measurable insights into your utilization of the Clarifai Community platform. Read more about how to use it here.
November 1, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Computer Vision APIs: Improving Digital Asset Management With CV APIs

Digital asset management (DAM) is one of the most critical business processes for organizations today. Digitized content is everywhere, 90% percent of the world’s data...
October 6, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.9

Alongside the Overview and Versions tabs, each model page now has a Concepts tab that lists the concepts it contains. The tab also allows you to search for concepts and sort them by ascending...
October 4, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.8

Image segmentation is the process of partitioning an image into various segments. This is an important process as it separates various objects in complex visual environments. Powerful segmentation ...
September 6, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.4

This month we've added new models for caption generation, printed OCR, grammar correction, and logo detection!
May 3, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.3

The Clarifai platform has now been updated to Release 8.3! We've added 3 more NLP models for financial text classification and summarization.
April 5, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Retail Solutions: AI Solutions for Smart Shelves

I'm old enough to remember a time when stores had little price tags stuck on all their products, and they were often the deciding factor in what people would pay for them. You'd bring the item you ...
April 4, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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AI Solutions for Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance

Dave was excited - it was finally time to get his driver's license. He couldn't wait to enjoy the independence that owning a car brings, from driving out to meet friends to long road trips to distant ...
March 8, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.2

The Clarifai platform has now been updated to Release 8.2! We've added even more incredible NLP models for text processing, generation, detection, and inference.
March 8, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.1

The Clarifai platform has now been updated to Release 8.1! We've added a number of incredible NLP models for text processing, generation, detection, and inference.
February 7, 2022 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 8.0

The Clarifai platform has now been updated to Release 8.0! We've added some incredible models for both image and video captioning, as well as handwritten optical character recognition. and added ne...
December 31, 2021 - Ian Kelk
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Clarifai Release 7.11

We're excited to announce Release 7.11 of the Clarifai platform. In case you missed it last time, Release 7.10 included the initial release of Clarifai Community, which is open to request invi...
November 30, 2021 - Ian Kelk
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Cleaning up data: What is a "Data-Centric" Approach to AI?

Using AI models, developers can create an astonishing array of useful real-world applications, representing the set of rules or guidelines applied to data for an...
November 12, 2021 - Ian Kelk
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What Is Edge Computing in AI?

Back in 2017, Apple announced the iPhone X with its A11 Bionic chip—a system‑on‑a‑chip (SoC) containing a dedicated “neural engine” for face and speech recognition. Since then, every iPhone inc...
September 13, 2021 - Ian Kelk
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