# Top 5 Generative AI News You Should Know (Q1 2024)

## #1 – Google’s launch of Gemini & Gemini 1.5

-   Google launched [**Gemini 1.5**](https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-next-generation-model-february-2024/#gemini-15) on Feb 15, 2024, which transcends all other models with a 128K token window with the capability to support up to 1 million tokens per context window.
-   **Gemini 1.5 use-cases:** Research over a very large amount of data processing by LLM including 1 hour of video, 11 hours of audio, codebases with over 30,000 lines of code or over 700,000 words
-   Google launched [Gemini models](https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/) (Ultra, Pro, and Nano) in Dec 2023. Gemini Ultra outperformed [MMLU](https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/) (massive multitask language understanding), which uses 50+ subject areas.
-   **Google Gemini** is emerging as one of the most competitive **multi-model offerings**, and models are available via [Google Cloud Vertex AI](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai).
-   Experience Gemini at [**gemini.google.com**](https://blog.google/products/gemini/bard-gemini-advanced-app/) (Bard has been [rebranded as Gemini](https://blog.google/products/gemini/bard-gemini-advanced-app/))

![Top 5 Generative AI News You Should Know - Google Gemini 1.5](https://vedcraft.com/images/2024/02/gemini15.png)

Image Source: Google

## #2 – Microsoft’s Copilot Pro with AI-powered Product Suite

-   Microsoft has launched **Copilot Pro** for Office with AI capabilities inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. [Click here](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/01/15/bringing-the-full-power-of-copilot-to-more-people-and-businesses/) to read the press release.
-   Experience Copilot at **[copilot.microsoft.com](https://copilot.microsoft.com)**  
    

![Top 5 Generative AI News You Should Know - Microsoft Copilots](https://vedcraft.com/images/2024/02/copilots-1024x425.png)

Source: [https://www.softwareone.com/en-ch/now/microsoft-copilot](https://www.softwareone.com/en-ch/now/microsoft-copilot)

## #3 – OpenAI launches Sora and GPT Store

-   OpenAI launched a text-to-video model, **[Sora](https://openai.com/sora)**. Sora is capable of generating entire videos all at once or extending generated videos to make them longer (Source: OpenAI).

![Top 5 Generative AI News You Should Know - OpenAI Sora](https://vedcraft.com/images/2024/02/Sora-1024x515.png)

Image Source: OpenAI Sora

-   OpenAI **[launched GPT Store](https://openai.com/blog/introducing-the-gpt-store)** in Jan 2024 as a marketplace to create a custom version of ChatGPT and there are now over 3 million versions of it. It requires a subscription to GPT Plus.
-   Experience the GPT Store here at **[chat.openai.com/gpts](https://chat.openai.com/gpts)**. You can use it as a companion for _research, image generation, creative writing, productivity,_ and much more – opens up new possibilities in quick time.

## #4 – Amazon Expands Bedrock Features & Partnership

-   Amazon launched Bedrock in 2023 and **[Knowledge Bases for Amazon Bedrock](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/knowledge-bases/)** during the re:Invent 2023, which augments Generative AI Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications. It expanded support for additional vector stores including _Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, Pinecone, Redis Enterprise Cloud, and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL_. Read more by [clicking here](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/knowledge-bases-for-amazon-bedrock-now-supports-amazon-aurora-postgresql-and-cohere-embedding-models/).
-   **[Amazon Q](https://aws.amazon.com/q/),** a generative AI–powered assistant, is still in Preview mode.

## #5 – Gen AI Emerging Players Launches Competitive Offerings

-   **[Cohere](https://cohere.com/)**, a Canadian startup firm, launched [Aya LLM](https://txt.cohere.com/aya/), which covers more than 100 languages.
-   **[NVIDIA](https://www.nvidia.com/)** is not only leading the GPU arena but also has launched AI software and tools such as the [AI Workbench toolkit](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/solutions/data-science/workbench/) for developers, AI Chatbot [Chat with RTX](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-on-rtx/chat-with-rtx-generative-ai/), NVIDIA [NeMo Framework](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-data-science/generative-ai/nemo-framework/) as an end-to-end, cloud-native framework to build, customize, and deploy generative AI models, and [NVIDIA AI Enterprise](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/ai-enterprise/) as an end-to-end, cloud-native software platform for data scientists. NVIDIA also offers an _AI Foundation Models_ catalog: [catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/ai-foundation-models](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/ai-foundation-models)

## **Related Articles**

-   [Top 5 Open Source LLMs for Building Gen AI Enterprise Applications](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-5-open-source-llms-for-building-gen-ai-enterprise-applications/)
-   [Elevate Your AI Journey with Amazon Bedrock: Unraveling The Key Features](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/elevate-your-ai-journey-with-amazon-bedrock-unraveling-the-key-features/)
-   [Meta launches Code Llama expanding Llama (AI Model) Capabilities](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/meta-launches-code-llama-expanding-llama-ai-model-capabilities/)

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