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Amazon CEO Reveals Custom Chips Lowering AI Costs, $100 Billion Investment Planned for 2025

In a recent annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the company's significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI). He noted that while the development and deployment costs of AI remain high, future AI usage costs are expected to decrease significantly as technology advances. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney. Jassy revealed that Amazon plans to invest up to $100 billion in capital expenditures in 2025.

Google Releases 69-Page White Paper: Optimizing AI Models Through Prompt Engineering

Google Plans to Combine Gemini and Veo AI Models to Advance Smart Assistants

In a recent podcast, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, stated that Google plans to eventually integrate its Gemini AI model with the video generation model Veo to enhance Gemini's understanding of the physical world. He noted that Gemini was designed from the outset to be multimodal, aiming for a "universal digital assistant" that can genuinely help users in the real world. Hassabis mentioned...

Soaring Costs of Benchmarking Inference AI Models: Assessing One Can Cost Nearly $3000

According to Artificial Analysis, a third-party AI testing agency, evaluating OpenAI's o1 inference model across seven popular benchmarks costs $2,767.05, while its non-inference model GPT-4o costs only $108.85. This significant disparity sparks discussion regarding the sustainability and transparency of AI evaluation. Inference models, AI systems capable of step-by-step reasoning to solve problems, while excelling in specific domains, incur significantly higher benchmarking costs than traditional models. Arti...

EU Invests €20 Billion in AI Superfactories

The EU recently announced a €20 billion (approximately £17 billion) plan to establish multiple AI factories across Europe, equipped with high-performance computing resources to drive the development of next-generation AI models. This strategy aims to establish Europe as an "AI continent." According to EU Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, AI is crucial for enhancing Europe's competitiveness, security, and technological sovereignty in the face of intense global competition. Currently, the US and...

How Publishers Can Monetize AI: Exploring Revenue Models and Their Pros and Cons

With the rapid advancement of AI technology, publishers are seeking new revenue streams to adapt to this evolving market. Recently, major publishers have been forging partnerships with AI companies, exploring diverse revenue models including content licensing agreements and ad revenue sharing. These new business models offer publishers potential profit opportunities but also present complex relationships with AI companies. Content licensing agreements are one of the most common collaborations between publishers and AI companies. Publishers license their content to AI companies...

SandboxAQ, Quantum AI Startup, Raises $450 Million with Google and Nvidia Investment

Quantum artificial intelligence startup SandboxAQ announced the successful completion of its Series E funding round, raising $450 million. This round attracted investment from industry giants including Google, Nvidia, and BNP Paribas, bringing SandboxAQ's total funding to $950 million. The company stated that the funds will be used to accelerate the development of its large quantum models and foster collaborations across various industries. Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney.

Stanford AI Index Report: Closing Performance Gap Between US and Chinese AI Models, Alibaba Model Rises to Third Globally

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), led by renowned AI scientist Fei-Fei Li, has released its latest AI Index Report 2025. In its eighth year, this authoritative report highlights the narrowing performance gap between top AI models from China and the United States, the world's two most influential AI nations. The gap has shrunk to a negligible 0.3%, down from 17.5% in 2023. The report also features a ranking of Notable Models in 2024, with...

Guangdong Province Unveils Multiple AI Large Models and Application Scenarios to Drive Industry Transformation and Upgrading

At a press conference held in Guangzhou, the Leading Group Office for Innovation and Development of Guangdong's Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry showcased 8 AI industry large models, along with 30 application scenarios, 29 solutions, and 13 smart terminal products. These innovative achievements mark a significant step forward for Guangdong in the AI field, aiming to better integrate artificial intelligence into various industries. Qu Xiaojie, Deputy Director-General of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, noted at the press conference that these 8 large models have already been initially applied in several relevant fields and have achieved...

Mozilla Releases LocalScore: A New Tool to Simplify Benchmarking Local AI Models

Mozilla recently launched a tool called LocalScore through its Mozilla Builders program, aimed at providing easy benchmarking for local Large Language Models (LLMs). Compatible with Windows and Linux systems, the tool shows great potential as a key component of easily distributable LLM frameworks. While still in early development, LocalScore already demonstrates promising performance.