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Microsoft is recruiting a program manager for their nuclear technology initiatives, as part of their plan to harness AI and nuclear energy together. This move, while offering efficient energy consumption, brings up concerns due to its controversial and risky nature.

Microsoft has announced an AI-powered enhancement to its product range with features like language model integration. AI models for Bing will now deliver personalized results. However, rising costs and privacy concerns surrounding these developments are still to be addressed.

“Microsoft and LeverFi are developing ‘Morpheus’, an AI assistant for portfolio management in the DeFi space. The tech incorporates two AI engines addressing protocol security and market failure, aiming to minimize portfolio losses while enhancing user confidence and control.”

“Aptos Labs, a layer 1 blockchain initiated by ex-Facebook employees, plans to utilize Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence to enhance its utilities, including the launch of an AI chatbot, Aptos Assistant. This move aims to democratize blockchain usage in the evolving Web3 world.”

“Microsoft Power BI is a sophisticated business intelligence tool that transforms raw data into communicative visualizations and reports. While offering significant benefits in business analytics and predictive algorithms, a misuse or misunderstanding can have serious implications, underscoring the need for solid data understanding.”

Ankr and Matter Labs collaboratively launched zkSync Era Nodes and Hyperchain blockchain solutions on Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enhancing Ethereum’s Layer-2 scaling protocol. It enables businesses and Web3 projects to connect and build applications on zkSync Era, including bespoke blockchain application.

“Axelar is working on constructing a blockchain-anchored tool to bridge the gap between businesses, consumers, and decentralized applications using Microsoft’s Azure cloud structure. This potentially allows easier interoperability across different blockchain landscapes and automation of multichain deployments for Web3 products.”

Microsoft’s multi-billion-dollar deal with former Ethereum miner, CoreWeave, raises concerns in the crypto community while demonstrating the ability of blockchain-based firms to pivot towards new technology sectors, such as AI cloud computing and machine learning. This collaboration also highlights questions about AI tech’s impact and potential dangers of unchecked innovation.

Microsoft President Brad Smith introduces a “5-point blueprint for governing AI,” emphasizing collaboration between public and private sectors. He proposes government-required licensing for advanced AI models, acknowledging that both sectors must work together to ensure AI serves society while addressing potential risks and maintaining ethical standards.

Gemini’s APAC CEO and Global CTO, Pravjit Tiwana, highlights India’s potential as a key innovator in the Web3 arena, backed by a $24 million investment plan from Gemini. Tiwana cites India’s digital transformation history and unparalleled software development talent as factors for its potential leading role in shaping the Web3 landscape.

Google’s move to integrate advanced, browser-based AI program Bard into Google Assistant could revolutionize user interaction. Bard harnesses the ability to undertake complex tasks like composing essays or codes, raising concerns about privacy imbalance. DBHelper

LinkedIn is incorporating AI into its operations to help recruiters and learners, despite skepticism about loss of human touch in such processes. Advocates argue that AI provides time-saving benefits and tailors content, with 74% LinkedIn users noting time savings after the introduction of AI-assisted messages when recruiting. The ongoing debate about AI’s pros and cons continues, but its growing incorporation into various industries is undeniable.

Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, highlighted the crucial role of AI in the development of the metaverse during a recent interview. By leveraging technology that integrates VR/AR and AI, Zuckerberg aims to establish Meta’s dominance in the 3D immersive metaverse. Despite financial setbacks, he remains committed to the metaverse vision, betting on Llama 2’s technology integration with Meta AI as their unique competitive edge.

“Tokenization, referring to the conversion of asset ownership rights into digital tokens on a blockchain, is revolutionizing securitization according to Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton. It opens up new possibilities for alternative investment vehicles with its incorporation of a payment mechanism, programmable smart contracts, and a source of truth embedded in a decentralized ledger.”

“The AI era differs fundamentally from its predecessors, displaying practicality and capacity to enhance multiple industries. Despite high valuations and growth, concern surrounds possible AI market overheating. Contrasting views argue market saturation serves as a birthplace for future innovations, thus ensuring industry advancement.”

AlphaSense, an AI platform focused on business intelligence and search, has raised its valuation from $1.7 billion to $2.5 billion. The firm offers insights-as-a-service, delivering perceptive business and finance analytics, with its tailored approach promising more specific insights in the crypto and blockchain world. Despite the high-risk, high reward nature of the AI sector, AlphaSense plans to strategically position itself in the B2B generative AI sector.

Cloud data company Databricks recently raised $500M in funding, reaching a $43B valuation. High-profile investors include Nvidia and Capital One Ventures. Databricks’ primary product, the Lakehouse platform, provides developers smoother access to workflow processes and allows clients to construct their AI models.

“EY has invested $1.4 billion in AI technologies, targeting the development and launch of the EY.ai platform to aid organizations in adopting AI. The architecture is rooted in EY’s large language model, and gains extra potential through a partnership with Microsoft. The investment is also geared towards integrating AI into existing EY services.”

U.S. and Vietnam solidify ties through business partnerships focused on AI technologies, cloud computing and semiconductors. Industry giants like Google, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia support this initiative, signaling Vietnam’s shift from economic centralization to a more open approach.

Google’s Digital Futures Project aims to promote the secure, responsible use of AI through research and collaboration with think tanks and academic institutions. However, skeptics question potential conflicts of interest, highlighting the need for transparency in its operations.

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications may manipulate voter sentiment in the 2024 U.S elections, posing threats to democratic processes. Despite being a potential tool for propaganda, AI is also being employed to detect and counter disinformation threats on social media.”

“Tencent has introduced its ‘Hunyuan’ AI system, a multimodal large language model similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The system supports functions like image creation, text recognition, and customer service, and can contribute to sectors such as finance, social media, and e-commerce.”

Google’s recent policy update mandates disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads, aiming to increase transparency and ethics in AI. The policy will apply to image, audio, and video content from mid-November 2023 onwards. However, this doesn’t solve all AI ethics issues, especially given the rise of Deepfakes.

Gleen, a California-based chatbot service, raised $4.9 million in funding, attracting investors from both traditional software and crypto sectors. The firm focuses on blockchain infrastructure channels on Discord, with a proprietary machine-learning layer combating the issue of ‘hallucination’ in artificial intelligence systems and providing accurate data storage and retrieval.