**Gemini 3.0 Pro Debuts on LMArena as LeCun Exits Meta for New AI Venture**
New Models and Research
Gemini 3.0 Pro Release Candidate ("riftrunner") Available on LMArena: Google’s Gemini 3.0 Pro release candidate, codenamed "riftrunner," is now accessible on LMArena. The model generated an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle, showcasing its capabilities, though users note room for improvement.
Full PyTorch Replication of Google’s Nested Learning Paper: A developer has fully replicated Google’s Nested Learning paper in PyTorch, sharing the code on GitHub. The implementation includes the Level clock + CMS and HOPE block, with ongoing work to optimize larger training configs and stability.
Open-Source Projects
Rusty-R2: Trainable Post-Transformer AI on Consumer Hardware: An open-source project, Rusty-R2, aims to develop efficient, post-transformer architectures that can be trained on consumer-grade hardware. The project is in early stages and actively seeks contributors.
Egocentric-10K: Largest Egocentric Dataset from Real Factories: The Egocentric-10K dataset, the largest of its kind, features 10,000 hours of first-person footage from 2,153 factory workers (1.08B frames). It is now available on Hugging Face for research in industrial AI applications.
Davia: Open-Source Tool for Interactive Code Knowledge Base: A new open-source tool, Davia, converts local codebases into interactive knowledge bases, enabling easier navigation and documentation. The project is available on GitHub.
Industry and Legal Developments
Yann LeCun Leaving Meta to Launch AI Startup: Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, plans to depart the company to found his own startup. The move follows years of leadership in Meta’s AI research, with speculation about his motivations and future focus.
German Court Rules ChatGPT Violated Copyright with Song Lyrics: A German court found OpenAI’s ChatGPT guilty of copyright infringement for training on and generating song lyrics. The ruling could set a precedent for AI training data legality and impact platforms like Mistral, which may benefit from stricter compliance.