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🏄The US - China AI War intensifies
US plans on revising the chip ban, making it tighter
Marc Csuzi
October 12, 2023
Hello Surfers🏄!
Woke up this morning and bam! A shiny new icon in ChatGPT hinted at GPT-4 Vision - felt like unwrapping a gift on Christmas! DALL-E 3's on board too. However, it appears I've been a tad naughty, because OpenAI’s Santa, not only ate the cookies I put out but swiped half my message allowance. From 50 messages/3 hours to just 25! Anyways, I’ll test it out today and report back soon.
Here’s your one minute of AI news for the day:
ONE PIECE OF NEWS
🏄The US - China AI War intensifies
Hold onto your hats, folks, because the US-China AI showdown is about to get dialed up to 11!
Its been a year since the US restricted shipments of advanced chips to China, aiming to put a speed bump on China’s tech and military advancement.
Within a month Nvidia announced a less powerful chip that fell right below the export controls’ technical specifications, keeping the China sales train chugging. Bytedance, Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba have each since placed orders for chips worth a total of $5 billion.
Last week, US officials hinted at revising rules, making them tighter and loophole-free. Giants like Nvidia, Intel, and Qualcomm voiced their concerns - fearing that pulling the plug on China might backfire. Prompting the Chinese government to develop their own chip empire.
Rumor has it the Department of Commerce is eyeing a blockade on AI programs as well, especially the mysterious-sounding “frontier models.” The fear is that LLMs might become so advanced one day that they could craft personalized fake news, whip up dangerous biochemical recipes, or cause unforeseen chaos. The suggested fix? Stumping out open-source AI development, strict licensing process for AI releases, and keeping it out of reach for China.
But here's the catch: With power accumulating in the hands of a few tech giants, open dialogues on AI policy are dwindling, and collaborative global AI advances are at stake. Additionally focusing on these futuristic dangers might divert us from present issues like our privacy rights, job loss, and copyright infringement.
Bottom line: as the US and China battle for AI supremacy, the looming standoff isn't just about who's top dog. It's a question of how we innovate and nurture AI responsibly in an increasingly turbulent tech world. Let's hope the next sequel brings some solutions!
ONE MORE THING
A quick FAQ on all things AI from Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick, a prof at Wharton University who's totally immersed in AI, is one of the go-to thinkers to follow on X. He whipped up a quick FAQ that tackles the big question for folks just diving into AI.
⌚ If you have one more minute:
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How AlphaFold and other AI tools could help us prepare for the next pandemic
AI Art of the day 🎨
Riding the Wave in California - Adobe AI generated vector
I gave the new AI-boosted Adobe Illustrator a spin. Here is one of the images I managed to generate. Mind you, this is all vector, so it could be scaled up for a billboard or a t-shirt print without becoming a pixelated blur. While it's not a one-click solution and there's a lot of editing to be done, I am amazed by it. I could never draw something like this on my own.
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