Weekly bulletin from AIport, issue #23

Hello and welcome to the 23rd issue of our AI bulletin. Enjoy this week’s selection of the latest AI news arranged chronologically, leave us a thumbs-up, and have a pleasant weekend!

North America

• OpenAI reveals that a hacker broke into its messaging system earlier this year, stealing company secrets.

• After last week’s launch of Figma AI, the company pulls its new Make Designs feature following accusations that it copied the interface of an Apple product.

• The Canadian embassy in Washington DC takes down a Canada Day social media post containing an AI-generated image. 

• Scientists at MIT showcase RoboGrocery, an AI robot built on the latest computer vision technology, that can pack groceries and other food items. 

Europe

• Forestay, a new VC fund based in Geneva, Switzerland, closes its latest investment round at $220 and announces a new corporate strategy — funding AI startups.

• In Paris, the non-profit AI research lab Kyutai unveils a prototype named Moshi, the world’s first voice-activated open-source AI chatbot.

Asia

• In South Korea, Samsung records a staggering 15-fold increase in operating profits attributed to rising AI-driven demand for microchips.

• The World AI Conference kicks off in Shanghai, featuring an appearance by China’s Premier Li: watch this video report by CNA. Meanwhile, the UN’s latest research indicates that China is the global leader by the number of GenAI patents, with a figure six times greater than that of its archrival, the US.

Latin America 

• Brazil’s government officially orders Meta to stop using its citizens’ data to train the company’s AI models.

Australia

• Human Rights Watch claims that PII-containing images of Australian children are being used to make AI products without consent from their families: check out this video report from ABC Australia.