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Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation

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Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights No sanctions should be imposed, joint paper says Commitments would involve large and small providers European authority would monitor compliance BERLIN, Nov 18 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement … Read more

China to allow road trials of intelligent connected vehicles

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China to allow road trials of intelligent connected vehicles

BEIJING, Nov 17 (Reuters) – China will allow road trials of some intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) in designated city areas, the industry ministry said on Friday. The world’s largest auto market has set its long-term strategic focus on ICVs in a push to become the leading global player in the still nascent industry. The trials … Read more

Tencent says has Nvidia AI chip stockpile but seeking to buy domestic

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Tencent says has Nvidia AI chip stockpile but seeking to buy domestic

[1/2]Tencent sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights HONG KONG, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) on Wednesday said it has a large stockpile of AI chips from U.S. maker Nvidia (NVDA.O), but that broadened U.S. … Read more

Goldman Sachs developing dozen generative AI projects -exec

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Goldman Sachs developing dozen generative AI projects -exec

[1/4]George Lee, co-head of the office of applied innovation for Goldman Sachs, speaks during the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is working on a dozen projects which will incorporate generative artificial intelligence into … Read more

EU AI Act to serve as blueprint for global rules, Benifei says

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EU AI Act to serve as blueprint for global rules, Benifei says

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 8 (Reuters) – European Union lawmaker Brando Benifei, one of the architects of the bloc’s artificial intelligence rules, said on Wednesday that he expects the EU AI Act will serve as a … Read more

Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group

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Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group

Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk pauses during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 3 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday, the billionaire … Read more

Exclusive: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel

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Exclusive: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel

[1/2]The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 23 (Reuters) – Nvidia (NVDA.O) dominates the market for artificial intelligence computing chips. Now it is coming after Intel’s longtime stronghold of personal computers. Nvidia has quietly begun … Read more

As Google pushes deeper into AI, publishers see fresh challenges

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As Google pushes deeper into AI, publishers see fresh challenges

NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) – You may never have to read another news story in your life, if you have artificial intelligence that can digest all the web’s information and serve up a summary on demand. That’s the stuff of nightmares for media barons as Google (GOOGL.O) and others experiment with what’s called generative … Read more

Exclusive: Biden eyes adding AI chip curbs to Chinese companies abroad

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Exclusive: Biden eyes adding AI chip curbs to Chinese companies abroad

Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence (AI) chips through units located overseas, according to four people familiar … Read more

Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

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Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

[1/4]Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a speech, as the letters AI for artificial intelligence appear on screen, at the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights MENLO PARK, California, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) used public Facebook and Instagram … Read more