Library release preparation

[jxnl]

chore(release): bump to 1.14.4

Describe your changes

Prepares the Instructor library for the v1.14.4 release. This includes:

• Version Bump: Updated version to 1.14.4 across pyproject.toml, uv.lock, and introduced __version__ in instructor/__init__.py.
• Changelog Update: Added a new [1.14.4] section to CHANGELOG.md, documenting all notable changes and fixes since v1.14.3.
• GenAI Metadata Preservation Fix: Implemented the fix from fix(genai): preserve thought_signature in validation retries #2001 to ensure thought_signature and original model content are preserved during GenAI tool validation retries.
• New Test Suite: Added tests/test_genai_reask.py to cover the GenAI reask logic.

Issue ticket number and link

567-272

Checklist before requesting a review

• I have performed a self-review of my code
• If it is a core feature, I have added thorough tests.
• If it is a core feature, I have added documentation.

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Linear Issue: 567-272

 

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[jxnl]

@cursoragent run ruff, fix the CI

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Taking a look!