This Week’s News

  1. Malaysia launches Ryt Bank. The world’s first AI powered bank. [Link]

  2. Youtube secretly uses AI to edit peoples videos without their permission. [Link]

  3. AI powered robotic dogs begin food delivery trials in Zurich, Switzerland. [Link]

  4. Silicon Valley venture capitalists are funding a one hundred million USD pro-AI super PAC to fight AI regulation. [Link]

  5. NVidia halts production of its H20 AI chips after the PRC government warns against purchasing them. [Link]

  6. OpenAI expands its footprint in India with the opening of its New Delhi office. [Link]

  7. Microsoft’s AI chief warns against researching AI ‘consciousness’. [Link]

  8. General Motors has raided Silicon Valley to build its AI team. [Link]

  9. Meta and Midjourney are teaming up to integrate Midjourney’s technology into Meta’s AI models. [Link]

  10. Curio release AI powered plushies for children. [Link]

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