Weekly bulletin from AIport, issue #46
NYT says AI hallucinations boost science, ML models “taste" shapes in Norway, Thailand gets an AI traffic warden, and much more.
Season’s greetings! ❄️⛄
Welcome to the final issue of this year’s AI Bulletin. We hope you enjoy this week’s handpicked selection of the most intriguing ML developments from around the globe. Have an amazing celebration, and we’ll see you next year after a short winter break. Merry Christmas and Happy 2025! 🎄🎅
North America
Canada is poised to supply liquefied natural gas to Taiwan to support the region’s semiconductor chip production for AI.
Business Insider publishes an exclusive interview with the mother of late OpenAI engineer Suchir Balaji, shedding light on his passing last month.
The New York Times explores the phenomenon of AI hallucinations, concluding that they drive scientific progress by offering researchers new ideas and challenges.
Editors at VentureBeat revisit the four biggest AI stories from this year and share a prediction for 2025.
Europe
AI startup Neura Robotics shifts its production from China back to Stuttgart, Germany: DW takes a closer look.
Researchers at the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo investigate cross-modal sensory experiences in ML models, enabling these systems to associate different shapes with distinct tastes.
Asia
In Bangkok, Thailand, a long-standing police officer statue on Khaosan Road gets upgraded with AI capabilities, equipping it to detect traffic violations.
Scientists from the Advanced Science and Technology Institute in the Philippines are developing iTanong, a localized version of ChatGPT designed for Filipino and Taglish.
Latin America
Fast Company examines AI-enabled tools used to monitor endangered species and study the impact of deforestation on wildlife behavior in Costa Rica and Colombia.
Africa
VoA’s Straight Talk Africa releases a special episode on how tech startups are leveraging AI across the continent.
Australia
xAI’s Grok launches in Australia as a standalone web app featuring image generation, web search, and the ability to scan X posts for real-time information.