Google unveiled the next generation of its Pathways Language Model (PaLM 2) on May 10, 2023, at Google I/O 2023. PaLM 2 is packed with new and improved capabilities over its predecessor, including the availability of smaller sizes specific to certain applications, improved reasoning capabilities, and better math capabilities. However, when compared to OpenAI’s GPT-4, PaLM 2 still falls short in some areas, such as MMLU, HellaSwag, and ARC-E.
