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International AI News (China, France, India, Dubai, Korea) News: Week Ending 03/15/2024

March 15, 2024

“EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabi’s new investment firm focusing on AI and semiconductors could surpass $100 billion in assets under management https://twitter.com/business/status/1767499552163037367

Abu Dhabi Targets $100 Billion AUM for AI Investment Firm MGX – Bloomberg – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-11/abu-dhabi-said-to-target-100-billion-aum-for-ai-investment-firm

“South Korea’s local governments are deploying around 7,000 AI-robot dolls to seniors and dementia patients. The $1,800 robot doll by Hyodal can hold full conversations to tackle loneliness and remind users to take medication. Dystopian, yes, but the data is fascinating: 1.… https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1767235363385561577?s=20

Italy opens probe into OpenAI’s new video tool Sora – https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-italy-probe-openai-video-tool.html

Korean researchers power-shame Nvidia with new neural AI chip — claim 625 times less power draw, 41 times smaller | Tom’s Hardware – https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/korean-researchers-power-shame-nvidia-with-new-neural-ai-chip-claim-625-times-less-power-41-times-smaller

World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers – https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/13/european-lawmakers-endorse-worlds-first-major-act-to-regulate-ai.html

Global news partnerships: Le Monde and Prisa Media – https://openai.com/blog/global-news-partnerships-le-monde-and-prisa-media
Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law | News | European Parliament – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240308IPR19015/artificial-intelligence-act-meps-adopt-landmark-law

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AI News #24: Week Ending 03/15/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 36 Links

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