The Download: the next big thing in LLMs and how AI academic research is shifting

This newsletter covers emerging trends in AI and LLMs, including efforts to develop alternatives to transformers (the neural networks that power modern large language models) because they become inefficient as models grow larger, and changes in how universities conduct AI research. The coverage also highlights major industry developments like Nvidia's $500 billion infrastructure deals, Meta's push for open-source AI, and growing regulatory and public backlash against AI companies.