AI Edition - It's AI Time - 310 [19-02-2025]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 310

Humane's AI Pin is dead, as HP buys startup's assets for $116M:

HP acquired most of Humane's assets for $116M, leading to the discontinuation of Humane's AI Pins. The AI Pins will lose functionality by February 28. Customers are advised to transfer data. Humane's team will form HP's new AI innovation lab, HP IQ.

Mira announces Thinking Machine Labs:

The former CTO of OpenAI, along with many extremely talented scientists and engineers, have joined to make another AI company. The goals are somewhat vague, but it seems to be a product and foundation model company, with a focus on infrastructure.

Meta is Launching LlamaCon:

Meta is launching LlamaCon, an open-source AI developer conference, on April 29. The event will showcase advancements in the Llama AI model ecosystem, followed by Meta Connect in September for XR and metaverse developments.

Google's Flood Hub Features:

Google is introducing new tools for flood experts in Flood Hub, including an inundation history map and basin view, while collaborating with aid groups like GiveDirectly and the IRC to assist flood-affected communities.

OpenAI considering 16 states for data center campuses as part of Trump's Stargate project:

OpenAI is considering building data center campuses in 16 states as part of President Trump's Stargate initiative, in partnership with Oracle, SoftBank, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Arm, aiming to invest up to $500 billion over four years.

Academic researchers find a way to train an AI reasoning model for less than $50:

Researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington have trained an AI reasoning model for under $50 using distillation and modifications to an Alibaba AI model.

OpenAI now reveals more of its o3-mini model's thought process:

OpenAI has updated the "chain of thought" for its o3-mini model, enhancing transparency in its reasoning steps for both free and paid ChatGPT users.

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