Microsoft Finally Announces AI Chips

Plus a new bipartisan AI bill

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Nathaniel Whittemore
November 16, 2023

The AI Breakdown First Five - Wednesday November 15, 2023

Today on the First Five:

  • 5. Bing Chat is Now Copilot

  • 4. Stability AI Exec Left Due to Copyright Concerns

  • 3. Thune, Klobuchar AI Bill Introduced

  • 2. Biden and Xi Talk AI Risk

  • 1. Microsoft Announces First AI Chips

5. Bing Chat is Now Copilot

RIP Bing. After months of trying to breath life into the old “Bing” brand via generative AI upgrades, Microsoft has decided that their master AI brand across all products — including their ChatGPT-style chatbot — will be "Copilot.”

4. Stability AI Exec Left Due to Copyright Concerns

Stability’s rough run of executive departures continues, and at least one executive says its because they disagreed with how the company was approaching model development. The former VP of Audio said at an event recently that he believed training models on copyrighted works was illegal.

3. Thune, Klobuchar AI Bill Introduced

A new bipartisan bill has been introduced to regulate AI. The Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation and Accountability Act focuses on self-certification programs, as well as empowering and requiring federal agencies and departments including Commerce and the NIST to come up with certification standards around so-called “critical-impact” AI.

2. Biden and Xi Talk AI Risk

President Biden and President Xi met in San Francisco yesterday and came away with three key points of agreement: restarting direct leader-to-leader and military-to-military talks; counternarcotics operations around fentanyl; and AI. While the leaders didn’t elaborate, it appears there is alignment around continuing the AI risk conversation, and agreement around the specific dangers of letting it near nuclear controls.

Biden launches AI 'risk and safety' talks with China. Is nuclear C2 a likely focus? - Breaking Defense

Details are scant for now, but experts tell Breaking Defense that any AI agreement between China and the US could involve a pledge not to use AI in nuclear systems.

breakingdefense.com/2023/11/biden-launches-ai-risk-and-safety-talks-with-china-is-nuclear-c2-a-likely-focus

1. Microsoft Announces First AI Chips

After a boatload of speculation, Microsoft has confirmed that it is now in the chip business. The company announced the Maia AI Chip and the Cobalt CPU, with especially the Maia being built from the ground up for AI applications. Look at capitalism doing its thing around the chip shortage!

BONUS: Steve Jobs as Design Coach

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