Weekly bulletin from AIport, issue #4
Google buys Reddit’s data, EU sets up AI Office, BharatGPT to launch in India, and much more.
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North America:
The US Department of Justice appoints its first Chief AI Officer, a 37-year-old computer scientist from Princeton University.
Google buys real-time access to Reddit’s corpus for $60 million a year, to be used as training data. The tech giant is forced to halt image generation of people, following Gemini’s woke inaccuracies.
Intel publishes a new roadmap for chip production in the era of AI.
Both Adobe and Microsoft announce new AI features, designed to supercharge work with PDF files and enhance the Photos app, respectively.
Open AI launches an invite-only forum to facilitate discussion among users, reviewers, and AI experts.
Europe:
The EU Commission establishes the European AI Office, tasked with monitoring AI activities across the union.
Harvard Business Review publishes legal compliance advice for companies ahead of the EU AI Act vote.
London-based Stability sells its Paris-based subsidiary Clipdrop, an AI-powered photo editing platform, to the American software developer Jasper.
Asia:
Bloomberg reports on the upcoming launch of BharatGPT in India, led by Mukesh Ambani, the wealthiest individual in Asia.
In China, one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world, Lenovo, announces a new round of AI investment after a quarterly rise in profits. Meanwhile, Moonshot AI, backed by Alibaba, raises $1 billion to build a new state-of-the-art LLM.
The government of Vietnam goes into a partnership with two AI companies, aimed at realizing smart city projects throughout the country.
Australia:
CSIRO, an Australian government agency charged with scientific leadership, launches a startup program to accelerate long-term AI growth in the country. Meanwhile, recent survey results indicate that two-thirds of Australians consider AI an essential solution for business.
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