| Here’s a look at today's AI briefing: - AMD reveals new AI chips to take on Nvidia.
- Microsoft to invest $3.2B on AI and cloud infrastructure in Sweden.
- X updates policy to allow AI-generated adult content.
- Survey: Only 4% of young people use GenAI daily.
- Pageant with AI-generated contestants announces finalists.
- AI events and conferences.
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| 1 | AMD announced new AI chips for data centers and PCs, challenging market leader Nvidia. CEO Lisa Su said AI is AMD's "number one priority." More: - Like Nvidia, AMD will adopt an annual update cycle for its advanced accelerators.
- The latest, the Instinct MI325X, is scheduled for release later this year, followed by its MI350 AI chip series in 2025.
- The MI350 can perform generative AI computations 35 times better than the current MI300 chips.
- In addition, AMD aims to launch the MI400 series in 2026.
- AMD's Ryzen processors will also launch in AI-powered "Copilot+" PCs from Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, and Asus.
- AMD expects its AI chip sales to reach $4B this year, a $500M jump from previous estimates.
Zoom out: - AMD is taking on Nvidia's dominance in the profitable AI chip market.
- Nvidia has announced its next-generation AI chip platform, Rubin, due out in 2026.
- Rubin's release will follow Nvidia's next generation of GPUs, based on its new Blackwell architecture.
- The flagship GPU, the Blackwell B200, is expected to ship later this year, allowing companies to train bigger and more complex AI models, according to Nvidia.
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| 2 | | Microsoft said it will invest $3.2B to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in Sweden, its largest-ever investment in the country. As part of the plan, Microsoft will install 20,000 advanced GPUs at its data centers in Sandviken, Gävle, and Staffanstorp. More: - Microsoft plans to use Nvidia's chips and is considering adding AMD chips alongside its own semiconductors.
- The company also plans to train 250,000 people at Swedish schools, organizations, and the public sector over the next three years.
- The training, equivalent to 2.4% of Sweden's population, will focus on technical and vocational education, retraining for industry roles, and expert developer training.
Zoom out: - Sweden ranks third globally, after the U.S. and Spain, in the share of job postings seeking AI skills, according to Stanford University's latest AI Index Report.
- AI adoption is rising swiftly in Nordic countries. In Sweden, 45% of businesses use AI, while in Denmark it's 48%, Norway 52%, and Finland 61%.
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| 3 | | Social media platform X updated its policy to officially allow AI-generated pornography. While X has never banned NSFW posts, the network's adult content policy now formally permits sexual content, including AI-generated imagery. More: - X users are allowed to post and share sexual content and nudity as long as it's "properly labeled and not prominently displayed," the policy states.
- Sexually themed material is permitted as long as it is produced and distributed consensually, it says.
- The content is still banned from "highly-visible places," such as a user's profile photo and banner.
Zoom out: - In 2022, an estimated 13% of X posts contained adult content, a figure that has likely increased due to so-called "porn bots" on the platform.
- NPR reports that the porn bots are exploiting algorithm changes favoring post engagement.
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| 4 | | Only 4% of young Americans use generative AI every day or almost daily, while over 40% said they have never used GenAI tools at all, according to a recent NORC survey. 
What happened: NORC at the University of Chicago polled 1,274 U.S.-based teens and young adults last fall. The survey was conducted for Hopelab, Common Sense Media, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Center for Digital Thriving. What the numbers show: About half of young people have used generative AI tools like ChatGPT, yet only 4% are daily users. Among those who have tried AI, the most common uses are for gathering information (53%), brainstorming ideas (51%), and schoolwork assistance (46%). Among those who haven't used GenAI tools, the main reasons include believing AI wouldn't be helpful (34%), concerns about AI being linked to cheating (24%), and lack of knowledge on how to use AI (23%). The bigger picture: Despite young people usually leading new tech adoption, the survey suggests that GenAI has not yet become a daily necessity among youth. Respondents in the survey shared conflicting views, with some finding AI "creepy," and others seeing it as "the future." In the poll, their concerns include AI replacing jobs, compromising privacy, and spreading misinformation. Many still expect positive impacts from GenAI, saying it can boost efficiency at school and work, improve creativity, and open up access to information. | | | |
| 5 | | Miss AI, the world's first virtual human pageant, announced its top 10 AI-generated finalists. The World AI Creator Awards created the pageant, which was open to AI content creators worldwide. More: - Human and digital judges chose the 10 finalists out of 1,500 applicants.
- The AI-generated contestants will compete for the top three spots, with winners announced later this month.
- The winner will receive $5,000 in cash and $15,000 in business perks.
Zoom out: - Fanvue, a platform hosting virtual models, is a founding partner of the awards.
- Fanvue co-creator Will Monange said the AI creator space allows "people to enter the creator economy with their AI-generated creations without having to be the face themselves.”
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| 6 | | AI Events and Conferences: - Data Cloud Summit 2024: June 3-6, San Francisco.
- AI and Big Data Expo North America: June 5-6, Santa Clara, California.
- SuperAI: June 5-6, Singapore.
- Apple WWDC: June 10-14, Cupertino, California and online.
- The AI Summit London: June 12-13, London, U.K.
- 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence: June 25-27, Singapore.
- RADAR: AI Edition: June 26-27, Virtual.
- Ai4 2024: Aug. 12-14, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- The AI Conference: Sept. 18-19, San Francisco.
- World Summit AI: Oct. 9-10, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- AI Summit Seoul: Dec. 10-11, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Data lake software firm Cloudera will acquire AI startup Verta for an undisclosed sum. Verta develops software infrastructure for enterprise teams to create and deploy ML models.
- AI fintech LoanSnap, backed by investors Reid Hoffman and Richard Branson, was evicted from its California headquarters as it faces multiple lawsuits from creditors.
- The Ansel Adams estate has criticized Adobe for allowing AI-generated imitations of the late photographer’s work to be sold on its stock image platform.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is a contributing editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters. She has written for publications including USA Today, the Arizona Business Gazette, and The Arizona Republic, where she received recognition with a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a First Amendment Award for collaborative reporting on state pension cost increases. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Beth Duckett | |
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