
We continue to bring you the latest and most relevant AI developments from across the globe. Here’s our latest issue. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave feedback. Enjoy!
North America:
OpenAI unveils Sora – a novel GenAI model that turns descriptions into videos.
Nvidia releases Chat with RTX – an AI chatbot that runs on Windows and can process videos and documents stored on your computer.
Slack, a popular team collaboration platform, adds GenAI capabilities to its flagship messenger, including thread summaries and channel recaps.
A California judge dismisses most of the claims in a major copyright infringement lawsuit filed against OpenAI by a group of writers, including Sarah Silverman.
Cohere, an AI company from Canada, launches Aya – a massively multilingual LLM that covers over 100 languages.
Europe:
Two EU parliament committees approve the legislative framework ahead of the historic AI Act vote, which will regulate the use of AI across multiple industries.
A London-based company, Stability AI, unveils Stable Cascade – a new image generation model that’s expected to rival visual GenAI solutions from Big Tech.
Google announces it will open a new AI center in Paris with at least 300 research staff.
Asia:
AI tutoring tablets made by Baidu and iFlytek gain more popularity in China. Meanwhile, Chinese entrepreneurs push to integrate GenAI into companion toys for adults and children.
In Japan, Liberal Democrats – the country’s ruling party – prepare to submit a proposal to the government to have GenAI regulated by the end of this year.
The latest IBM report finds that 59% of Indian companies utilize AI in their daily operations – the highest number of any country examined in the study.
Australia:
A new educational GenAI app modeled on ChatGPT is tested in schools across New South Wales – the most populous state in Australia.
