API
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American Petroleum Institute. Also A.P.I.
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Computers. application programming (or program) interface: a set of protocols used by programmers to create applications for a specific operating system or to interface between the different modules of an application.
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Distillation involves training a weaker model to mimic the probability distributions of a more powerful model, often through analyzing millions of API responses to reverse engineer the “logic” behind the model’s intelligence.
From MarketWatch
According to Anthropic, the three Chinese labs generated more than 16 million exchanges with Claude through unauthorized third-party API resellers.
From MarketWatch
They find value in stocks where capability improvements flow directly into API, or application programming interface, monetization.
From MarketWatch
"There are many AI options and people can use them from app stores, operating systems, devices, websites, and industry partnerships. The commission's logic incorrectly assumes the WhatsApp Business API is a key distribution channel for these chatbots," the spokesperson said.
From Barron's
Data from expense-management startup Ramp shows that Anthropic in January dominated so-called API spending, which occurs when users access an AI model through a third-party service.
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