techcrunch.com
Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI
A team of investors led by Elon Musk submitted a $97.6 billion bid to purchase OpenAI on Monday. The news comes by way of Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff,
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Global AI Weekly
Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI
Published Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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cnn.com
Europe ‘not in the AI race today,’ French President Macron says
For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are worrying: an oversight that could cost the bloc dearly.
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Research
microsoft.com
Advances to low-bit quantization enable LLMs on edge devices
Advances in low-bit quantization techniques enable efficient operation of LLMs on resource-constrained edge devices. Discover how innovations like T-MAC, Ladder, and LUT Tensor Core improve computational efficiency and enhance hardware compatibility. The post Advances to low-bit quantization enable LLMs on edge devices appeared first on Microsoft Research.
arxiv.org
Frontier AI systems have surpassed the self-replicating red line
Successful self-replication under no human assistance is the essential step for AI to outsmart the human beings, and is an early signal for rogue AIs. That is why self-replication is widely recognized as one of the few red-line risks of frontier AI systems. Read more in this research paper.
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Video
youtube.com
Silicon Minds, Human Hearts - Darshna Shah
In this episode, we dive deep with Darshna Shah, the Chief AI Officer at Elastacloud and a Microsoft AI MVP. Darshna shares her unique journey from neuroscience to tech, discusses the evolving role of a Chief AI Officer, and provides valuable insights into the future of AI.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
Build AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
Discover the basics of generative AI, including core models and functionalities. Learn how to utilize these models within the Azure ecosystem, leveraging various services to build your own generative AI applications. Tune in on 11th February at 9AM PST (6PM CET) to join the upcoming Reactor live-streaming or watch later on-demand.
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Articles
techcrunch.com
DeepMind claims its AI performs better than International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalists
An AI system developed by Google DeepMind, Google's premiere AI research lab, has surpassed the average gold medalist in solving geometry problems in an international mathematics competition.
newsweek.com
New AI Energy Score tool lets you choose an AI model based on efficiency
Companies and consumers adopting AI software can now see how the AI models rate for energy efficiency, a potential breakthrough in making AI more sustainable.
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Upcoming Events
globalai.community
Global AI Bootcamp 2025
The Global AI Bootcamp is an annual event that occurs worldwide, where developers and AI enthusiasts can learn about AI through workshops, sessions, and discussions. Local chapters of the Global AI community organize this event worldwide in March and April.
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Podcast
ted.com
How Pokemon Go and augmented reality are transforming how we’ll navigate the world
Brian and Bilawal discuss how even the most detailed digital maps have blind spots, how Pokemon Go could be an unlikely partner to fill in the blanks – and how augmented reality is making the future of navigation immersive.
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