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China Tech Firms ‘Redouble AI Chip Efforts’ After US Curbs
Chinese tech companies reportedly intensify efforts to convince domestic companies to switch from Nvidia AI chips
Bank Of England, FCA Propose Rules To Regulate Bank’s Tech Reliance
Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England publish proposals to bolster tech resistance of the financial sector
Google Offers Gemini AI Model To Challenge GPT-4
Google's answer to GPT-4 has been unveiled this week, with the arrival of the large language model called Gemini
Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks To Raise $1 Billion In Equity
AI startup xAI, founded by one of the richest men in the world Elon Musk, seeks to raise up to $1 billion in equity offering
Brazilian City Passes Law Drafted By ChatGPT
Brazilian city passes law that, unknown to most of council, was drafted in 15 seconds by OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot
Tesla Whistleblower Wins Free-Speech Award
Whisleblower who called attention to alleged Tesla AI safety issues wins Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblowing Award
US Commerce Chief: China ‘Not Our Friend’
US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo defends latest round of tech export controls against 'biggest threat' as China promises to sidestep curbs
TikTok Owner ByteDance To Offer AI Chatbot Customisation
Beijing-based ByteDance to follow in footsteps of OpenAI and others with 'open platform' allowing users to create custom AI chatbots
AWS re:Invent: Amazon Announces Two New AI Chips
Amazon Web Services announces the next generation of two AWS-designed chip families, namely the AWS Graviton4 and AWS Trainium2
AWS re:Invent: Amazon Nvidia Expand Collaboration
Amazon Web Services and Nvidia expand partnership with new supercomputing infrastructure, software and services for generative AI
US, UK, Others Agree ‘Secure By Design’ AI
Cybersecurity for AI. Countries including the US, UK, Germany sign international agreement to keep AI safe from rogue actors
OpenAI Made AI Breakthrough Before Ousting Of Sam Altman
Before brief ousting of Sam Altman, OpenAI researchers warned the board of powerful AI discovery that could threaten humanity
Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Alexa Division
More job layoffs again at Amazon's Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past twelve months
Autumn Statement 2023: Tech Implications
Chancellor's Autumn statement for the tech industry focused on AI, quantum computing, R&D tax credits, and more
Microsoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AI
Two custom-designed chips will deliver AI services and will be used internally in Microsoft data centres and Azure cloud
Amazon Repurposes Astro Robot As Security Guard
Amazon is turning its Astro robot into a security guard to help businesses detect break-ins and provide 24x7 monitoring of their premises
UK NCSC Warns Of Significant Threat To Critical Infrastructure
Annual review from National Cyber Security Centre warns of threat posed by state-aligned actors from Russia, China and Iran
ChatGPT Back Online After “Major Outage”
OpenAI's ChatGPT service is back online after “major outage” on Wednesday afternoon that lasted just short of two hours
Amazon Creates Team For ‘Olympus’ AI Model – Report
More AI moves by Amazon, amid report of hefty funding for development of large language model (LLM) to rival ChatGPT
Baidu ‘Turns To Huawei’ For AI Chips
Baidu reportedly begins ordering AI chips from Huawei, as US export controls stimulate Chinese manufacturers to new advances
Chinese AI Start-Up Achieves $1bn Valuation In Eight Months
Beijing-based AI start-up 01.AI, founded by computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee, valued at more than $1bn less than eight months after founding
Musk’s xAI Launches ‘Grok’ Chatbot
Elon Musk says early version of xAI's Grok chatbot answers 'spicy questions', benefits from real-time access to X
AI Safety Summit 2023: Musk Tells PM AI Will End Work
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk sit down for a conversation in London as AI Safety Summit concludes
AI Safety Summit 2023: UK To Invest £225m For AI Supercomputer
UK government says it will invest £225m ($273m) for AI supercomputer as it seeks to bolster its AI credentials with US and China
AI Safety Summit 2023: UK, US, China, EU Sign Declaration Of AI’s Danger
Bletchley Declaration sees major nations all agreed that artificial intelligence poses a potential catastrophic risk to humanity
AI Safety Summit 2023: Elon Musk Says Summit Seeks AI Referee
Elon Musk says summit seeks to establish “third-party referee” for AI companies, as Kamala Harris calls for “urgent action” on AI threats
AI Safety Summit 2023: Who Is Attending Summit At Bletchley Park?
World's first AI summit begins at Bletchley Park, with PM Rishi Sunak, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, Elon Musk among those attending
Nvidia Shares Sink On Report Of $5bn China AI Chip Cancellations
Nvidia's shares tumble on report that it may be forced to cancel $5bn worth of AI chips destined for China under new US export restrictions
Elon Musk Plans Live Interview With Rishi Sunak On AI
Prime minister Rishi Sunak to hold live interview with Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter, after Thursday's session of summit on AI risks