OpenAI Faces Data Protection Challenges in Europe
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence development company, has been facing various investigations by the EU countries and a ban in Italy. The company has been given a week to abide by the European data protection laws; otherwise, it may result in severe penalties, data deletion, and possible bans in other EU countries. AI development has brought about a paradigm of data hunger where the more data that a model gets during the training phase, the better. This data hunger has proved to be a boomerang as OpenAI now has to comply with data protection laws. Failure to do so may lead to substantial consequences.
Microsoft Improves Communications between Management and Employees with AI
Microsoft has integrated a Copilot AI into its Employee Experience Platform Viva as a communication improvement tool between management and employees. Viva Goals’ co-pilot AI will also help clueless executives set and achieve goals for their employees, explaining the path to success and identifying potential obstacles. With Viva Engage, the AI assists supervisors during personal exchanges with their subordinates. In addition, Microsoft recently announced another Viva component, Glint, to use AI functions for employee feedback.
Russian Companies Evade US Sanctions with Countless Letterbox Companies
Russian companies are continuously purchasing processors, programmable logic chips, GPU accelerators, and analog circuits, among other products, from US manufacturers, despite strict US sanctions. Nikkei Asia news agency reveals that Russian companies use multiple letterbox companies in Hong Kong and China, making it challenging to close the resulting loopholes. According to a second report by Nikkei Asia, Hong Kong’s government prides itself on establishing companies inexpensively and with little bureaucracy, making it even more challenging to stop these practices.
Swiss Researchers Develop Artificial Photosynthesis
Swiss researchers from the Federal Institute of Technology have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that uses the sun’s rays to generate hydrogen, oxygen, and heat from water. The system could provide central heating for commercial and residential buildings, as well as hot water. The team has been developing the technology for a while, and they have now introduced a pilot demonstrating the technique on a larger scale.
