Hello and welcome to issue #14 of our AI bulletin! We hope you enjoy this week’s selection of the most newsworthy events put together by our dedicated team. Dig in and have a pleasant weekend!
North America:
A bipartisan bill requiring database keeping to address AI model safety breaches is introduced in the US Senate.
Eight US newspapers, including The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Denver Post, sue OpenAI for using their copyrighted materials in AI model training.
Yelp launches a new AI assistant that helps users find tradespeople and other professionals for specific jobs.
Amazon Q, an AI chatbot designed for businesses and developers, becomes generally available.
Europe:
The coach of the England women’s cricket team uses AI to select players and determine the squad’s line-up, reports The Guardian.
The EU and Japan hold their second Digital Partnership Council in Brussels to advance joint efforts on AI and semiconductors.
Asia:
Singapore’s CNA examines Microsoft’s $2.2 billion investment to build AI infrastructure in Malaysia, exploring its implications for the Southeast Asian nation.
India’s political parties are spending millions of dollars on AI-generated materials to boost their campaigns, while the country’s synthetic-media companies are struggling to keep up with the increased demand.
The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan, launches the Dubai Universal Blueprint for AI, which mandates the appointment of Chief AI Officers across the emirate’s government bodies.
Australia:
As Australia joins the Hiroshima AI Group to establish responsible AI practices, an Australian company teams up with a prominent geographer from the University of Queensland to release MuveRank — an AI tool that shows migratory patterns of people across the continent.
