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🏾 AMD restricted from selling chips to China

The U.S. government is restricting Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) from selling a specific AI chip to China, citing the chip's high performance as a concern under the current export control measures aimed at preventing advanced technologies from bolstering China's military capabilities.

Despite AMD's efforts to design a chip with reduced performance to comply with U.S. export restrictions, officials have determined it still exceeds the allowed performance threshold.

This decision is part of a broader U.S. strategy to limit China's access to cutting-edge AI technologies, including previous actions to halt shipments of more advanced AI chips designed by Nvidia and others.

🗑️ Google to crack down AI spam

Google is revising its spam policy to filter out AI-generated clickbait from search results, aiming to prioritize high-quality, user-centric content.

This crackdown will affect businesses relying on generative AI for content creation, potentially decreasing their search visibility if flagged as spam.

Starting in May, Google's algorithm updates will target low-quality SEO content, aiming to reduce such content in search results by 40%.

🧑 Teenage boys arrested for creating deepfake nudes

Two teenage boys from Miami, Florida, were arrested for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated nude images of their classmates without consent.

This incident, which involved students aged 12 and 13, marks the first arrests related to the sharing of AI-generated nude images under a 2022 Florida law that criminalizes the distribution of altered sexual depictions without consent.

 💡 Accenture acquires Udacity to build AI learning platform

Accenture announced its acquisition of the learning platform Udacity, aiming to build a learning platform focused on AI.

While the purchase price was not disclosed, Accenture also revealed a $1 billion investment in creating a technology learning platform named LearnVantage.

This initiative underscores Accenture's commitment to upskilling workers in AI, cloud, and data as part of its strategy to support enterprises in their digital transformation.

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👮🏻 Former Google engineer steals AI secrets for Chinese firms

Linwei Ding, a former Google software engineer, has been charged with stealing over 500 files containing AI trade secrets from Google to benefit two AI firms in China.

If convicted, Ding faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count.

The stolen data includes details on Google's tensor processor units and supercomputing data center designs.

🔥 Meta builds its own AI model

Meta Platforms is developing a new, highly advanced AI system, aiming to rival the most sophisticated models like OpenAI's GPT-4.

Expected to begin training in early 2024, this initiative marks Meta's effort to regain its competitive edge in the AI field, especially after the release of its Llama 2 system and the departure of key AI personnel.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to make the system open-source, balancing adaptability and cost-efficiency against potential legal challenges related to copyright.

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Zapier introduces Zapier Central, an experimental workspace where users can teach AI bots to automate tasks across over 6,000 apps using natural language.

This no-code tool allows for seamless integration with apps and is designed to handle tasks like sending emails, updating spreadsheets, and providing customer insights.

📞 AI agents to be calling you

Coforge has unveiled Orion, a Generative AI-based tool designed to automate both outbound and inbound calls.

Orion can dynamically generate voice conversations for outbound calls and handle inbound inquiries with speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities.

This enterprise-grade AI platform supports human-like interactions for sales, marketing, and customer service, offering 24/7 virtual agent engagement, multilingual support, and integration with channels like WhatsApp and SMS. 

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