Meta, NIC, and AIV collaborate to launch the ViGen project, focusing on creating a large-scale, open-source Vietnamese dataset for LLMs. This initiative aims to enhance AI's understanding of Vietnamese culture and language, driving innovation and digital transformation while promoting ethical AI development aligned with national values.
OpenAI's Oliver Jay discusses the company's biggest challenge: bridging the gap between AI enthusiasm and practical business application. It's not about demand, but about 'AI fluency' – transforming concepts into products. This requires a new paradigm shift, expertise, and understanding of LLMs, alongside establishing 'guardrails' for safety and moderation.
OpenAI is urging the U.S. government to relax copyright restrictions on materials used to train AI models. The company claims this is vital for maintaining America's leadership in the global AI race, amidst legal battles and ethical debates over using copyrighted works without consent, and competition, especially from China's rapidly advancing AI sector.
While concerns have been raised about Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, a recent study reveals that Google's Gemini collects significantly more user data than many other popular chatbots, including DeepSeek. The investigation highlights the need for greater transparency and user control in AI data privacy, regardless of the origin of the technology.
Aquant leverages AI to enhance service teams' efficiency and problem-solving capabilities across industries like manufacturing and medical devices. Their approach, focusing on AI augmentation rather than replacement, empowers professionals with AI-driven tools for guided support, knowledge management, and predictive maintenance, ultimately improving productivity, decision-making, and customer experience. It's about humans and AI working together.
Alibaba unveils R1-Omni, an open-source AI model that goes beyond text, analyzing facial expressions, body language, and environment to understand human emotions. This marks a significant step in AI, contrasting with OpenAI's text-based GPT-4.5, and fuels China's AI race, raising both opportunities and ethical considerations for the future of human-AI interaction.
Alibaba transforms its Quark web-search and cloud-storage tool into a powerful AI assistant, powered by its Qwen model. This 'all-in-one AI super assistant' tackles tasks from research to diagnostics, marking a major step in China's competitive AI agent sector and showcasing Alibaba's commitment to AI innovation and consumer-facing applications.
Alibaba has launched a revamped version of its Quark app, now called 'New Quark'. Powered by the Qwen model, it offers a range of AI features, including chatbot capabilities, image generation, and task management. This move intensifies competition in China's AI landscape, as Alibaba strives to rival companies like OpenAI and domestic competitors.
Alphabet Inc. unveils Gemma 3, a family of open, lightweight, and state-of-the-art AI models built on the same research as Gemini 2.0. These models prioritize efficiency, portability, and responsible development, offering various sizes (1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B) for diverse applications, even on resource-constrained devices, marking a significant step towards accessible and powerful AI.
Amazon Fresh permanently shuts down its Manassas, Virginia location after performance evaluations. The 45,000-square-foot store, which opened in June 2022, will close on March 16th. Amazon cites strategic adjustments in a competitive market, focusing on locations with stronger customer resonance, while still committed to its broader grocery strategy and other Northern Virginia outlets.
