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DeepSeek is rumored to be working on in-house AI chips, would compete with NVIDIA
Chinese AI company DeepSeek is reportedly working on a new "semiconductor" venture, a new in-house AI chip that would compete directly with the likes of NVIDIA, AMD, and other companies.
In a new report from DigiTimes, we're learning that DeepSeek is looking into making its own AI chips, adding that the company has started a "major recruitment drive" hiring semiconductor experts to lead the AI chip project. Chinese companies have multiple hurdles in their way, the biggest being securing the semiconductor equipment and processes because of global sanctions.
The only chip access the likes of DeepSeek has access to would be SMIC, but they're many years behind the rest of the semiconductor industry, namely TSMC.
Meta's breakthrough: AI can successfully read 80% of thoughts, & understand how they emerge
Meta recently announced two new breakthroughs from their global research labs. The first highlights that Meta successfully developed a model that can successfully convert brain signals into text. The second reveals how the brain transforms thoughts into words, offering new insights into language processing and AI development.
The first paper refers to an AI model that can decode up to 80% of typed sentences solely from brain activity. The model utilizes noninvasive MEG and EEG recordings, essentially sparing the need to conduct surgical procedures. It presents a few potential benefits, for example, the ability to establish brain-computer interfaces for those who have lost speech and clinical use for brain injury patients.
While the advancement is impressive, researchers are still encountering challenges with accuracy. While the AI can decode up to 80% of characters, errors still occur, making full, reliable communication difficult. It also requires stillness and a magnetically shielded room, which poses issues for practicality. So don't worry - you won't need to build a Magneto-style thought shielding helmet any time soon. It's also unclear how well this would work for patients with brain injuries and disorders.
TikTok's parent unveils AI that generates viral videos from text
Tiktok's parent company, ByteDance, has released another AI text-to-video model. The project, entitled Goku, allows users to convert text into hyper-realistic ad videos, many of which draw clear inspiration from the real-life reels we see on social media.
The project's GitHub page showcases examples of the tool in action, ranging from landscape demos to portrait videos to marketing footage. Some of the most jarring examples are the ones that look the simplest: people eating food, unboxing products, or doing their makeup. While you can still notice that uncanny AI feeling to many of them, the gap is beginning to close on being able to differentiate AI content from real ones.
The Goku model is a 'flow-based video generative foundation model' jointly developed by the University of Hong Kong and ByteDance. Released in February 2025, industry insiders believe that the newest model 'significantly improved' the visuals' consistency, controllability, and richness. The model is based on the 'rectified flow transformer architecture' and can generate images and videos with simple text prompts.
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Samsung rumored to redesign 1c DRAM process for better yields, hopes it will help with HBM4
Samsung is reportedly working on redesigning its 6th-generation 1c DRAM to improve yield rates, in order to catch up
with its next-generation HBM4 process.
Samsung considering tweaking its 1c DRAM process is a key factor in the success of its next-gen HBM4, with a new piece from ZDNet Korea reporting that the South Korean memory giant is looking at designs for its cutting-edge DRAM processes, something it has been doing since 2H 2024, and that the company has redesigned its high-end 1c DRAM to sure its next-gen HBM processes are adopted into the AI industry, unlike its HBM3 memory being denied by NVIDIA.
US VP JD Vance says Trump admin will ensure AI systems are designed, built, fabbed in the USA
US Vice President JD Vance gave a fantastic speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, where he said the Trump administration "will sure that the most powerful AI systems are built in the US with American design and manufactured chips".
President Trump has been steadfast in wanting the USA to benefit from all of its silicon prowess, and now his running mate VP Vance has said the same thing.
VP Vance said: "The Trump administration believes AI will have countless revolutionary applications in economic innovation, job creation, national security, healthcare, free expression and beyond. To restrict its development now will not only unfairly benefit incumbents in the space, it would mean paralyzing one of the most promising technologies we have seen in generations".
Google's former chief warns AI could lead to a 'Bin Laden' style attack
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke to the BBC to discuss his concerns about artificial intelligence, highlighting a less commonly expressed fear: the possibility that AI could be weaponized for terror.
Schmidt, who led Google from 2001 to 2017, has been a strong advocate for responsible AI development. While the company is pushing towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with heavy investments in Google Gemini, Schmidt has remained insistent on prioritizing safety throughout the process:
"It's really important that governments understand what we're doing and keep their eye on us."
Scientists 'racing' to create the first AI for animal-to-human translation
According to a recent report from Colombia One, researchers are banding together to create an AI that facilitates animal-to-human translation for the first time in history. The Coller-Dolittle Prize has offered a $500,000 reward, or $10 million in equity investments, to the researchers who make the most progress in this field.
There are currently two leading projects in the race to talk to animals. Project Ceti (Cetacean Translation Initiative), which focuses on decoding whale communication using AI. And the Earth Species Project, which aims at broader translations of animal communication, including work on crow communication.
Project Ceti's work on whales involves using AI to translate the 'click' communication used by humpback and sperm whales. The project has been in the works for over a decade and has reportedly made 'some progress' towards the ambitious goal. However, researchers are running into challenges with the lack of available data. Project Citi is currently working with just 8,000 vocalization samples, which limits the extent to which they can develop a working mode.
Sam Altman backpedals on release of o3, shortly after de-hyping 'superintelligence' claims
In a recent X post, Sam Altman announced that OpenAI has decided to cancel the release of the full o3 model, which was scheduled to launch in February or March.
He cited the 'complexity' of their model and product offerings as a contributing factor and that they wished to simplify their product range. As part of the new strategy, OpenAI will be focusing all efforts towards the release of GPT-5. Which will incorporate elements of o3, along with its own features.
Last month, Sam Altman also cautioned AI fans to temper their expectations surrounding the company's progress towards superintelligence. He stated in his personal blog, "Twitter hype is out of control again," and that OpenAI will not be deploying AGI next month. He went on to mention that OpenAI is building some 'cool stuff', but for fans to cut their expectations 'by 100x'.
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang 'No AI can replace 100% of a job, but many can replace 80% of what we do'
AI won't take your job, but it will reshape it in ways we've never seen before.
In a recent interview with World Wide Technology, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang shared his vision for AI's impact on the workforce, explaining that while no AI can fully replace a human job, many can automate up to 80% of what we do.
Sam Altman says he feels sorry for Elon Musk's life-long 'insecurities'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently stated in an interview he feels sorry for Elon Musk's lifelong "insecurities" after OpenAI rejected Musk's bid to purchase the company for $97.4 billion.
The feud between Musk and Altman has certainly been heating up as of late and then reached a boiling point on Monday when the Wall Street Journal reported Musk offered to purchase OpenAI for a whopping $97.4 billion. However, that bid was rejected by OpenAI, and the company's CEO, Sam Altman, took to X to post a rebuttal offer for X, writing, "No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want." In response to that X post from Altman, Musk wrote, "Swindler."
But now things have seemingly taken a more personal turn, as Altman has stated during a recent Bloomberg interview at the Paris AI Action Summit that this recent offer from Musk is just one of the many tactics the Tesla CEO has attempted in the past. When asked what Musk's goal would be with this offer Altman said he believes Musk is trying to slow OpenAI down due to Musk's AI company, xAI, being a direct competitor. However, Altman said he wishes Musk would compete by "building a better product," but "I think there's been a lot of tactics. Many, many lawsuits, all sorts of other crazy stuff. Now this."