AI Weekly: Trump's US AI Plan, Musk's Samsung Deal, and AI Innovations

Trump's US AI Initiative

• 🇺🇸 Donald Trump unveiled a blueprint to boost US progress in artificial intelligence, aiming to win the AI race.
• 📈 The plan focuses on ramping up US exports of AI software and hardware.
• ⚙️ It also seeks to fast-track data center construction by loosening environmental regulations.

Elon Musk and Samsung AI Chip Deal

• 🤝 Tesla has agreed to a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung for the supply of AI chips.
• 🤖 These new chips are intended for use in data centers, humanoid robots, and Tesla cars.
• 📉 This deal provides a significant boost to Samsung's contract chipmaking business.

AI Applications in Health and Science

• 🐍 Scientists in Denmark are using AI to develop countermeasures for snake bites.
• 🔬 The AI treatments target venom proteins to stop them from functioning, with a goal of a usable product within 5 years.

Global AI Cooperation and Governance

• 🌍 China's Premier Li Qiang proposed a world artificial intelligence cooperation organization to address fragmented governance.
• 💡 He highlighted bottlenecks in AI progress, including the availability of high-end chips.

Robotics and AI in Entertainment

• 🥊 At a techfest in China, robots from Uni Tree demonstrated boxing capabilities, using sensors to deliver punches and kicks.
• 🀄 Other robots at the event were shown playing mahjong.