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Trump revokes Biden executive order on addressing AI risks
Date: January 21, 2025Source: The Jerusalem PostUS President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses to consumers, workers, and national security. Biden's order required developers of AI systems to share the results of safety tests with the US government before they were released to the public.Link: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838470Yes, Minister character is government’s new AI assistant
Date: January 21, 2025Source: BBC NewsThe government has introduced a new AI assistant named after the scheming character from the classic TV series 'Yes, Minister.' The Humphrey suite includes generative AI models designed to assist civil servants.Link: https://aitopics.org/doc/news:F964F77BSpain to grant $155 mln in subsidies to help companies develop AI
Date: January 20, 2025Source: ReutersSpain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that the government will allocate an additional €150 million ($155 million) in subsidies to encourage companies to adopt and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The funding aims to accelerate AI development across industries and enhance Spain’s competitiveness in the global AI landscape.Link: https://en.amwalalghad.com/spain-announces-e150m-subsidies-to-promote-ai-integration/AI supercomputer being used to develop vaccines for Alzheimer’s
Date: January 20, 2025Source: Ground NewsAI supercomputer being used to develop vaccines for Alzheimer's. Waste energy from the supercomputer could one day heat nearby homes in North Bristol.Link: https://ground.news/article/university-of-strathclyde-led-study-to-explore-ais-role-in-accelerating-vaccine-and-medicine-developmentFriend Delays Shipments of Its AI Companion Pendant
Date: January 20, 2025Source: TechCrunchFriend, a startup creating a $99 AI-powered necklace designed to be treated as a digital companion, has delayed its first batch of shipments until Q3. The delay is due to refinements still needed in the design, according to co-founder and CEO Avi Schiffman. Friend had planned to ship devices to pre-order customers in Q1 but now estimates that by the end of February, when the prototype is complete, they will begin their final sprint. The company has also decided to wind down its chatbot experience, focusing solely on the hardware.Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/friend-delays-shipments-of-its-ai-companion-pendant/DeepSeek claims its ‘reasoning’ model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks
Date: January 20, 2025Source: TechCrunchDeepSeek has released its AI reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1, which outperforms OpenAI's o1 on multiple benchmarks. The model is available on Hugging Face with an MIT license and has shown significant performance in reasoning tasks, including codeforces, gpq, and math benchmarks.Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/deepseek-claims-its-reasoning-model-beats-openais-o1-on-certain-benchmarks/OpenAI’s agent tool may be nearing release
Date: January 20, 2025Source: TechCrunchOpenAI may be close to releasing an AI tool that can take control of your PC and perform actions on your behalf. The tool, called Operator, is an 'agentic' system capable of autonomously handling tasks like writing code and booking travel. Leaks suggest that OpenAI is targeting January for the release of Operator, with code and references to the tool already visible on the company's website.Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/openais-agent-tool-may-be-nearing-release/