New York-based artificial intelligence company Lightning AI has recently completed a new funding round of $50 million. The investment round includes notable firms such as Cisco Investments, JPMorgan Chase, K5 Global, and technology giant NVIDIA. To date, Lightning AI's total funding has reached $103 million. Led by founder and CEO William Falcon, Lightning AI is known for its deep learning framework, PyTorch Lightning.

John Roese, the Global Chief Technology Officer at Dell Technologies, predicts that quantum computing and generative artificial intelligence will converge in the next five years. Artificial intelligence will drive the synergistic development of other emerging technologies in advanced hardware, edge devices, and cybersecurity, facilitating business transformation. Generative AI will shift from building training infrastructure to reasoning infrastructure, with widespread application expected in 2024. Security will become a key focus, with generative AI and quantum computing becoming increasingly intertwined.

The EU is actively regulating emerging technologies, while Japan hopes to adopt more flexible guidelines than the EU. Both the EU and Japan are strengthening cooperation in technological fields such as AI. The two countries are discussing international guidelines for generative AI. A code of conduct for companies in generative AI still needs further development. There is a consensus between the EU and Japan on generative AI.

Data management platform WekaIO has partnered with Stability AI to launch the 'Cloud Data Platform Convergence Model' solution. This solution aims to enhance Stability AI's ability to train multiple AI models in the cloud. The Cloud Data Platform Convergence Model is the first scalable storage solution for running deep learning instances in the cloud, providing exponential advantages in cost savings and performance improvements. WEKA Data Platform Converged.