Weekly AI/Artificial Intelligence News Summary 2025/8/24
I am Ioki, an AI researcher.
I have gathered the AI/artificial intelligence news that caught my interest this week as well.
Click here for the AI/artificial intelligence news summary up to last week.
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GPT-5 follow-up, 4o regression
It feels like the result of aiming for "something anyone can use" is backfiring.
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Gemini to be used in Apple Siri?
Did Apple give up on developing its own AI?
Or is it a courageous decision?
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SHARP's AI robot "Poketomo"
Oh, it's so cute!
Approximately 40,000 yen
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NVIDIA to participate in supercomputer successor project
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TICAD (The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama)
TICAD: Tokyo International Conference on African Development, held every three years since 1993
The previous one was held in Tunisia in August 2022, and this 9th one is being held in Yokohama
AI/artificial intelligence human resource development plan, aiming to train 30,000 people over the next three years
From economic support to partnership
The average age in Africa is 19.2 years old, that's incredibly young!
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Mount Fuji eruption damage estimation
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has created a Mount Fuji eruption damage estimation using generative AI
There are some damage scenarios that differ from earthquakes
Coordinated countermeasures are necessary
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OpenAI's browser looks just like Chrome
I suppose it's somewhat inevitable that they would end up looking similar.
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SoftBank and the US government invest in Intel
Is it an acquisition rather than an investment?
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NVIDIA requested to stop production of H20 for China
Perhaps they are preparing to produce a new semiconductor that exceeds the performance of the H20.
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NVIDIA commercializes photoelectric fusion
Photoelectric fusion: A technology that integrates electrical and optical circuits in information processing. This makes it possible to significantly reduce power consumption in data transmission and achieve high-speed, large-capacity communication. It is expected to be a trump card for solving the problem of increased power consumption in data centers due to the spread of generative AI.
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Foxconn and SoftBank joint investment
Taiwan's Foxconn and SoftBank will each invest half to build an AI data center in Ohio, USA. The impact of Trump tariffs.
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Google NotebookLM
Turning it into a podcast, I see.
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Grok4 limited-time free release
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Autonomous delivery robots
Support for drop-off locations
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Utilizing closed schools
Is it possible to accommodate ceiling height, raised floors (access floors), and air conditioning/cooling equipment within the design of a school building?
It is said that electricity costs can be kept low because nuclear power plants are nearby.
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Data center interior revealed
It is a familiar sight to me, but the interior of a data center has been made public.
The explanation focuses on an NVIDIA B200 cluster developed by SuperMicro for Amazon's Lambda at a data center in Ohio, USA.
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Industry map
From 3:52 to 4:56 "Data Center Industry Map"
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Spatiotemporal heat transport
Could this be used for data center waste heat treatment?
Interesting technology!
It uses zeolite, the desiccant found in snacks like rice crackers.
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Google signs power purchase agreement with next-generation nuclear power plant
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Data centers could potentially save California's high-speed rail project
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Inter-data center collaboration
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Urban agricultural factories
Considering the risks of growing in natural environments due to climate change, these types of urban factories
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Report on Minisforum mini PC manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China
It seems Minisforum conducts 100% inspection of their mini PCs.
Apparently, NAS is the way to go in the AI era.
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Using space technology on the ground
Using 'hyperspectral cameras' developed for military and mineral exploration from space on the ground.
It seems they can be used for cancer diagnosis, 'freshness assessment models' for food manufacturers, or 'concrete deterioration diagnosis models' for construction companies.
Hyperspectral camera: An advanced camera capable of capturing a wide range of wavelengths invisible to the human eye by finely splitting the light spectrum.
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Audit log bypass
Isn't this problematic?
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AI bubble?
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First domestic issuance of stablecoins to begin
It uses the same blockchain technology as Bitcoin, is yen-denominated and pegged to fiat currency, and has suppressed value fluctuations.
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Bromine poisoning, AI dependency
It means we still shouldn't place our full trust in AI.
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House of Councillors Member and AI Engineer Takahiro Anno Activity Report
I really hope they update democracy.
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Various AI topics
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AI-related events (including reposts)
8/20 (Wed) 15:00-16:15 @ Online: Hearing the full story of 'AI-RAN', the communication infrastructure of the AI era; future prospects for robots and autonomous driving
8/27 (Wed) 10:00-18:00, 8/28 (Thu) 10:00-17:00 @ Tokyo International Forum: AI Expo
9/10 (Wed) 19:00-21:00 @ Ichigaya: The secret story behind the birth of Armatron
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AI product: AirPods
Real-time translation feature, though Japanese is not yet scheduled to be supported
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AI product: Google Pixel series
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AI product: Nothing Phone
Quite a unique design
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Good books on AI
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AI product: Meta Smart Glasses Hypernova
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Understanding how the brain works
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Things to read later
SLM and LLM hybrids, AI-to-AI, cat trivia, etc.
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That's all for this week, see you next week♪