Author: Advanced AI Bot

In today’s industry news roundup: French AI specialist to identify new use cases and develop tailor-made models with shipping and logistics firm; Juniper Research expects telco AI investments to hit $22bn per year by 2029; African telco giant MTN is developing a streaming platform with Synamedia; and much more! Mistral AI, the Paris-based generative AI developer, has agreed a €100m multi-year contract with French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM to identify new AI use cases within the business and develop tailor-made models and agents. Sifted reports that as part of the five-year deal, Mistral AI will embed a dedicated…

China has rapidly narrowed the gap with the US in producing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to research published by Stanford University in California.When measured using major AI evaluating benchmarks, the performance difference of Chinese models compared with their US counterparts shrank from double digits in 2023 to near parity last year, according to the latest Artificial Intelligence Index report from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centred AI.For example, the performance gap between Chinese and US models in MMLU, or measuring massive multitask language understanding, narrowed from 17.5 points two years ago to 0.3 by the end of 2024, underscoring…

Alibaba Cloud is broadening its international artificial intelligence offerings with enhanced tools as the company seeks to grow its global customer base, reports Bloomberg,Per the report, the cloud division’s expansion includes new platform-as-a-service options and advanced proprietary large language models, such as Qwen-Max and the QwQ-Plus reasoning model, which shares similarities with DeepSeek. The company is delivering these services through its Singapore availability zones, signalling its intent to attract AI users and developers globally.The Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant has maintained a swift pace of AI product launches since DeepSeek’s January introduction. Its offerings include developer-focused business intelligence tools…

SUZHOU, China, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On 26 March, Suzhou Pudu Co-Intelligence Technology Company, a joint venture between Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Baidu Group, was launched as China’s first AI-focused joint venture co-founded by Baidu and a university. AI+education: Redefining learning Through AI-driven innovation, Pudu Co-Intelligence seeks to transform the whole education value chain, empower industrial evolution and cultivate localised service ecosystems. The company will soon launch the Pudu Co-Intelligence AI Forum, bringing together Baidu’s chief scientists, XJTLU’s AI researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to share their thinking on cutting-edge technologies, AI research, interpretation of relevant policies, and personal experience…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed several executive orders that aim to boost domestic coal production, citing the need to meet rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence.”We will rapidly expedite leases for coal mining on federal lands and we’ll streamline permitting, we will end the government bias against coal and we’re going to unlock the sweeping authorities of the Defense Production Act to turbo charge coal mining in America,” Trump said at a signing ceremony at the White House.Coal plants are shutting down across the U.S. as they have lost market share to natural gas and have fallen out of…

The banking industry is navigating an increasingly complex and dynamic landscape. Evolving regulatory requirements, a projected rise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the continued growth of cryptocurrency, and, perhaps most significantly, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) are all shaping the future of financial institutions. To thrive in this environment, banking leaders must prioritize strategic technology investments that drive operational efficiencies, enhance customer experiences and ensure regulatory compliance. The Rise of AI in Banking: A Game Changer for the Industry The banking industry is in the midst of a technological revolution, transitioning from the digital age to the AI…

This Verizon showcase suggests that after years of limited tangible, scalable implementations, private 5G is finally moving from pilot to production As broadcasters face mounting pressure to manage dozens of camera feeds, navigate spotty connectivity and capture every critical moment during live events, a new solution from Verizon Business and NVIDIA is turning heads at NAB Show 2025. The telco debuted a portable private 5G network framework, built in close collaboration with NVIDIA, that it said leveraged AI and high-performance connectivity to reimagine live broadcast workflows. At the heart of this mobile, environmentally controlled setup is NVIDIA accelerated computing, including…

AI experts are feeling pretty good about the future of their field. Most Americans are not.A new report from Pew Research Center released last week shows a sharp divide in how artificial intelligence is perceived by the people building it versus the people living with it. The survey, which includes responses from over 1,000 AI experts and more than 5,000 US adults, reveals a growing optimism gap: experts are hopeful, while the public is anxious, distrustful, and increasingly uneasy.Roughly three-quarters of AI experts think the technology will benefit them personally. Only a quarter of the public says the same. Experts…

Generative AI has undoubtedly taken center stage in modern computing, and Microsoft hasn’t pulled punches while deeply integrating its Copilot AI across its tech stack, especially in Windows 11.In a bizarre mix of nostalgia and reverse engineering, Andreessen Horowitz’s co-founder and well-known entrepreneur, Marc Andreessen, recently revealed that a small Llama AI model from Meta successfully ran on a Windows 98 PC with only 128MB of RAM (via Money Control).Until now, the thought of running sophisticated AI models on older operating systems seemed impossible (especially without an NPU), but I guess this experiment sets some of those thoughts aside. You…

(TNS) — Northeastern University is pioneering the use of a new artificial intelligence tool created for higher education institutions, according to a Wednesday announcement.The tool, called Claude for Education, was created by AI safety and research company Anthropic. It isn’t designed to provide students with answers. Rather, it is created to question and guide students through a reasoning process that helps to develop their critical thinking skills.The AI tool also helps administrative staff and faculty to create rubrics for specific learning outcomes, provide individualized feedback efficiently or convert dense policy documents into accessible FAQ formats.“AI is a tool that will…