Welcome to the Connected Church News by Natchi Lazarus.
This news item is part of the top 5 news (Week 2, Mar 2024) specially curated for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
San Francisco-based AI company, Anthropic, recently announced the launch of their latest AI model, Claude 3. This new model comes in three variations: Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3 Sonnet, and Claude 3 Opus, with Opus being the most expensive and capable of the models, and Haiku being the least.
Choose the Right Model for Your Needs
Anthropic is giving users the flexibility to choose between these three models based on cost and the type of task. This means that nonprofits, churches, and faith-based organizations can select the model that best fits their needs and budget.
Outperforming the Competition
The key thing to note is that the high-end model, Opus, has outperformed both ChatGPT 4 and Gemini when it comes to some of the top benchmarks. This is a significant achievement and demonstrates the capabilities of the Claude 3 model.
Near Human Levels of Comprehension
The announcement from Anthropic also includes some interesting language, stating that the Claude 3 model “exhibits near human levels of comprehension and fluency on complex tasks, leading the frontier of general intelligence”. This is an exciting development for organizations looking to incorporate AI into their operations.
Here is the full list of the news items from Week 2, Mar 2024 with source links from Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta.
🗞️ News 1: Anthropic Launches Claude-3; Beats ChatGPT-4, Gemini Benchmarks
Source: Anthropic
🗞️ News 2: Instagram Announces Multiple DM Features Including an Edit Option
Source: Instagram
🗞️ News 3: TikTok Expands ‘Subscription’, Moves ‘Creator Rewards’ out of Beta
Source: TikTok
🗞️ News 4: Threads Starts Testing its ‘API’ for Posting via Third Party Tools
Source: Threads
🗞️ News 5: Meta Quest Team Predicts the Top 3 Technology Shifts of the Future
Source: Meta
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.







