Meta will jettison about 4,000 employees, or roughly 5 percent of its workforce, as the company devotes more focus to AI.
Category: TRENDS IN AI – Feb 18 2025
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PARIS AI SUMMIT SHOWS INCREASING RESISTANCE TO REGULATION
At last week’s two-day Artificial Intelligence Action summit in Paris, something was missing that had been present at past gatherings in Britain and South Korea: extensive discussions of AI’s risks and how to mitigate them.
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WHY AI MODELS GET DUMBER OVER TIME
AI models share another human trait: without constant maintenance, their mental faculties can deteriorate.
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WHAT IF AI DOESN’T NEED SO MUCH ELECTRICITY AFTER ALL?
China’s DeepSeek AI was trained for $6 million using second-tier chips, the company says.
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MEGATECH FIRMS WILL SPEND $320 BILLION THIS YEAR ON AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft together are planning to spend $320 billion this year to expand their AI data centers and continue building bigger, more powerful large language model AIs, according to the four companies’ announced plans.
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CHINA FILING MORE AI PATENTS THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD
In 2024, Chinese researchers filed 300,510 AI-related patents, while scientists in the world’s other countries 188,454, according to data compiled by Triangle IP, a firm that helps companies manage their intellectual property.