ChatGPT's image generator, Nvidia's AI for gamers, and AI chip rules: AI news roundup
The U.S. is preparing to roll out rules that will impact global AI development — and it’s reportedly getting pushback on them from foreign government officials and tech company leaders.
At the same time, new rules in China could negatively impact Nvidia’s chip business in the country.
Read about it and more in this week’s AI news roundup.
Google’s new AI updates will scan your screenshots and give you itineraries
Google (GOOGL) is making travel planning a whole lot easier for users, with artificial intelligence makeovers to its Search and Maps functions released Thursday.
ChatGPT delays rollout of image generator for free users because it’s too ‘popular’
OpenAI is delaying the rollout of ChatGPT’s latest image generation features, Images in ChatGPT, for users on its free subscription tier, CEO Sam Altman said in an X post on Wednesday.
Here are the chips that Nvidia can sell to China
After the U.S. placed chip-export controls on China in October 2022 to curb the country’s technological advances, U.S.-based chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) designed less-powerful versions of its artificial intelligence chips to continue its presence in the Chinese market while complying with the rules.
OpenAI is close to breaking records by raising a whopping $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation
OpenAI thinks its revenue will more than triple in 2025, report says
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI expects to see its revenue more than triple to hit $12.7 billion by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported, citing an undisclosed source familiar with the matter.
Apple might up its AI game with a $1 billion order of Nvidia servers, analyst says
Apple (AAPL) has traditionally not been a big player in artificial intelligence model training or server infrastructure. But that might change pretty soon.
Nvidia’s business could take a hit from China’s new rules — and the stock falls 6%
Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were down by around 6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after a report that its business in China could be negatively impacted by new government rules. The stock traded around $113.48 as of 3:20 p.m. New York Time.
Apple’s CEO met with ‘the next generation of developers’ in DeepSeek’s hometown
Apple (AAPL) chief executive Tim Cook met with who he called “the new generation of developers” in DeepSeek’s hometown of Hangzhou, China on Wednesday.
OpenAI is making it easier to generate realistic photos
OpenAI on Tuesday announced that the company is integrating its latest image-generation technology into its chatbot, ChatGPT, using the GPT-40 model the company unveiled last year.
The Trump administration is being asked to relax some AI chip rules
As the U.S. prepares to roll out rules that will affect global artificial intelligence development, foreign government officials and tech company leaders are asking the Trump administration to relax some rules around chips, according to Bloomberg.
Nvidia’s latest innovation started as an April Fools’ joke 8 years ago
It’s an April Fools’ Day miracle.
Alibaba’s chairman is warning about an AI data center bubble. Here’s why
The race to build out data centers for artificial intelligence is worrying one billionaire.
The 10 most AI-resistant jobs
From the buzz around AI agents that can work on behalf of humans, to the inevitable rollout of AI tools in the workplace, employees across industries are concerned about the possibility of eventually being replaced by automation.
6 ways Silicon Valley is getting close with the Pentagon
OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in November 2022 spurred a race to develop advanced generative artificial intelligence models — one that has seen some companies shell out tens of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure. But that’s not the only place major spending is happening.
The AI robots are coming. The world is not ready
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