Weekly bulletin from AIport, issue #40

Hello and welcome to the latest issue of the AI Bulletin. We hope you enjoy our selection of the most significant machine learning developments this week, presented in chronological order. Have an amazing weekend, and see you next Friday!

North America

• OpenAI announces the ChatGPT desktop app for Windows. 

• Google releases the Gemini app for iPhone.

• NASA is partnering with Microsoft to develop Earth Copilot, an AI chatbot that will answer scientific questions about the planet. 

• In Montreal, the Government of Canada launches the nation’s AI Safety Institute (CAISI) to address AI risks and misuse issues. 

Europe

• The Vatican City unveils an AI-enhanced digital version of St. Peter’s Basilica, offering virtual tourists an immersive experience.

• WIRED reviews the world’s first AI-backed binoculars, the AX Visio, designed by Swarovski Optik in Austria for bird watching.

Asia

• In Jakarta, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (ISAT.JK) announces the development of Sahabat-AI, an LLM for Indonesian languages.

• Softbank, in collaboration with NVIDIA, reveals a series of new initiatives, including further development of AI-RAN, aimed at accelerating AI progress in Japan.

Latin America

• The European Commission posts a summary of the Connectivity & AI in Latin America Digital Week, which took place November 5-8 in Santiago de Chile, boasting representatives from 35 nations, including EU member states. 

Africa

• Following recent discussions at the UN General Assembly and the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry, Tech, and Digital, the UN publishes Equitable AI for Africa, outlining programs and partnerships across the continent.

Australia 

• Supermarket chain Coles introduces an AI-powered trolley in Melbourne, facilitating faster shopping experiences. Meanwhile, a listing error by LJ Hooker for a property in New South Wales, which claimed proximity to non-existent schools, highlights potentially problematic GenAI usage in real estate.