AI News Weekly - Issue #425: 5 Notes From the Big A.I. Summit in Paris - Feb 13th 2025

Welcome Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Join the AI conversation and transform your advertising strategy with AI weekly sponsorship aiweekly.co In the News 5 Notes From the Big A.I. Summit in Paris The article discusses the AI summit in Paris, where global leaders and tech executives are addressing AI regulations, optimism about AI's potential, the impact of DeepSeek's AI model, uncertainty over Trump's AI policy, and the urgency of preparing for rapid AI advancements. nytimes.com Sponsor ✅ Multi-angle analysis in seconds – Get market trends, risk assessments, competitor insights, and expert-backed viewpoints in one place. ✅ No conflicting opinions to sort through – Essentials AI does the comparison for you, highlighting agreements, contradictions, and key takeaways. ✅ Always up-to-date – Unlike human teams, Essentials AI continuously scans and updates insights from trusted sources. ✅ No overhead, no delays – What once took weeks now takes minutes. carrd.co In The News From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. theverge.com Could Alibaba’s Qwen AI power the next generation of iPhones in China? Apple’s aim to integrate Qwen AI into Chinese iPhones has taken a significant step forward, with sources indicating a potential partnership between the Cupertino giant and Alibaba Group Holding. artificialintelligence-news.com Elon Musk’s full offer letter to buy OpenAI reveals five key details A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk’s x.AI offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion this week. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed the proposal, which would gum up OpenAI’s planned conversion from a nonprofit, something Musk is attempting to block in a lawsuit. techcrunch.com Applied use cases Scarlett Johansson calls for deepfake ban after AI video goes viral Scarlett Johansson is calling on the government to pass a law limiting the use of AI after a video featuring an AI deepfake of the actress circulated online. In a statement to People, theverge.com Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention? A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health. mit.edu Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from April 1 Chinese search engine leader Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting April 1, citing improved technology and reduced costs. reuters.com Ethics UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges an "open", "inclusive" and "ethical" approach to the technology's development. bbc.com How EU wants to change AI, big tech image amid US pressure The EU has long been seen as more of a regulator and less of an innovator regarding artificial intelligence and technology. As the Trump administration criticizes tech rules, the bloc wants to change the narrative. dw.com Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics In a new MIT course co-taught by EECS and philosophy professors, students tackle moral dilemmas of the digital age. mit.edu Robotics Robotics Plus unveils new multi-use autonomous vehicle for agriculture New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has showcased Prospr, its autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle for vineyards and orchards, at the recent 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California this week. roboticsandautomationnews.com AI-powered humanoid robotics company Apptronik raises $350M Apptronik Inc., the maker of artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, today announced it has raised an early-stage $350 million funding round to advance the development of its next-generation robot Apollo. siliconangle.com MIT builds swarms of tiny robotic insect drones that can fly 100 times longer than previous designs Scientists have built a new type of robotic insect that can fly 100 times longer than previous generations. livescience.com Research AI could outsmart us and wipe out humanity How wrong could he have been? Democracy today is clearly on the decline. Despots and autocrats are on the rise. theconver

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AI News Weekly - Issue #425:  5 Notes From the Big A.I. Summit in Paris - Feb 13th 2025

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5 Notes From the Big A.I. Summit in Paris

The article discusses the AI summit in Paris, where global leaders and tech executives are addressing AI regulations, optimism about AI's potential, the impact of DeepSeek's AI model, uncertainty over Trump's AI policy, and the urgency of preparing for rapid AI advancements.

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In The News

From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet

Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public.

theverge.com

Could Alibaba’s Qwen AI power the next generation of iPhones in China?

Apple’s aim to integrate Qwen AI into Chinese iPhones has taken a significant step forward, with sources indicating a potential partnership between the Cupertino giant and Alibaba Group Holding.

artificialintelligence-news.com

Elon Musk’s full offer letter to buy OpenAI reveals five key details

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk’s x.AI offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion this week. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed the proposal, which would gum up OpenAI’s planned conversion from a nonprofit, something Musk is attempting to block in a lawsuit.

techcrunch.com

Applied use cases

Scarlett Johansson calls for deepfake ban after AI video goes viral

Scarlett Johansson is calling on the government to pass a law limiting the use of AI after a video featuring an AI deepfake of the actress circulated online. In a statement to People,

theverge.com

Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention?

A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.

mit.edu

Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from April 1

Chinese search engine leader Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting April 1, citing improved technology and reduced costs.

reuters.com

Ethics

UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration

The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges an "open", "inclusive" and "ethical" approach to the technology's development.

bbc.com

How EU wants to change AI, big tech image amid US pressure

The EU has long been seen as more of a regulator and less of an innovator regarding artificial intelligence and technology. As the Trump administration criticizes tech rules, the bloc wants to change the narrative.

dw.com

Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics

In a new MIT course co-taught by EECS and philosophy professors, students tackle moral dilemmas of the digital age.

mit.edu

Robotics

Robotics Plus unveils new multi-use autonomous vehicle for agriculture

New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has showcased Prospr, its autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle for vineyards and orchards, at the recent 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California this week.

roboticsandautomationnews.com

AI-powered humanoid robotics company Apptronik raises $350M

Apptronik Inc., the maker of artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, today announced it has raised an early-stage $350 million funding round to advance the development of its next-generation robot Apollo.

siliconangle.com

MIT builds swarms of tiny robotic insect drones that can fly 100 times longer than previous designs

Scientists have built a new type of robotic insect that can fly 100 times longer than previous generations.

livescience.com

Research

AI could outsmart us and wipe out humanity

How wrong could he have been? Democracy today is clearly on the decline. Despots and autocrats are on the rise.

theconversation.com

Data-centric Artificial Intelligence: A Survey

In this survey, we discuss the necessity of data-centric AI, followed by a holistic view of three general data-centric goals (training data development, inference data development, and data maintenance) and the representative methods.

acm.org

Benchmarking AI-powered docking methods from the perspective of virtual screening

We found that the employed ligand-based postprocessing methods had a weak or even negative impact on optimizing the conformations of docked complexes and enhancing VS performance.

nature.com

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