Nvidia, Microsoft, Google Partner w/ US Gov’t on AI Research

Plus Swifties Outraged at Viral Taylor Swift AI NSFW Images

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Nathaniel Whittemore
January 25, 2024

The AI Breakdown First Five - Thursday January 24, 2024

Today on the First Five:

  • 5. Publicis Investing $300m Euro Into AI

  • 4. US-China AI Cooperation

  • 3. Europe Launches Supercomputer Resource for Startups

  • 2. Swifties Outraged at Viral Taylor Swift AI NSFW Images

  • 1. Nvidia, Microsoft, Google Partner w/ US Gov’t on AI Research

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5. Publicis Investing $300m Euro Into AI

The world’s biggest advertising conglomerate is the latest company to make a big pronouncement about how much they’re going to spend investing in their AI capacities. They say they want to build the ad “industry’s first AI-powered intelligent system”…whatever that means!

4. US-China AI Cooperation

The White House’s top science advisor has struck a new tone on China, saying that the two nations will work together on AI safety in the coming months. Arati Prabhakar said “steps have been taken to engage in that process. We have to try to work with Beijing.”

3. Europe Launches Supercomputer Resource for Startups

Some have criticized Europe for being so focused on regulating AI that it’s failed to consider how it competes in AI. A new initiative called “AI Factories” are meant to provide European startups with access to the compute they need to build advanced models.

2. Swifties Outraged at Viral Taylor Swift AI NSFW Images

A set of AI-generated images of new NFL fan Taylor Swift in some compromising settings went viral on Twitter, arousing the ire of Swifties, who quickly took to the platform to flood it with other Taylor images and push down the offending generations. If anything can put AI fakes on the political map, it’s the Swifties.

1. Nvidia, Microsoft, Google Partner w/ US Gov’t on AI Research

Europe isn’t the only region deploying the power of government to increase AI competitiveness. The National Science Foundation and 10 other agenices are partnering with companies including Amazon, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI on the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource which will provide access to computer, data and training for US-based researchers.

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