LG AI Partners with Seoul University, Amazon's $100B AI Bet, and OpenAI's German Office - Daily AI Brief #102

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In today's edition, LG AI Research has announced a partnership with Seoul National University to advance AI research. Meanwhile, Hugging Face and Physical Intelligence have introduced the Pi-Zero, a new development in robotics technology.

Additionally, Mira Murati has recruited a co-founder from OpenAI for her new startup, and Workday has laid off 1,750 employees. OpenAI is also expanding its presence with the opening of its first office in Germany, and Y Combinator is investing in startups focused on data center automation.

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LG AI Research Partners with Seoul National University

LG AI Research has partnered with Seoul National University to develop an AI model for predicting multistate protein structures, aiding in drug discovery and disease understanding. Read more

Hugging Face and Physical Intelligence Unveil Pi-Zero for Robotics

Hugging Face and Physical Intelligence have launched Pi-Zero, an open-source model that converts natural language into robotic actions. The model aims to simplify programming for robots to perform tasks like folding laundry. Read more

Mira Murati Recruits OpenAI Co-Founder for Startup

Mira Murati, former CTO of OpenAI, has recruited John Schulman, a co-founder of OpenAI, for her new startup. Murati is also in discussions to raise over $100 million for the venture. Read more

Workday Lays Off 1,750 Employees

Workday, a Silicon Valley-based enterprise HR platform, has laid off 1,750 employees, which is about 8.5% of its workforce. The company plans to hire AI talent amid market changes. Read more

OpenAI Opens First Office in Germany

OpenAI has announced the opening of its first office in Germany, located in Munich, highlighting the country as a key market due to its high number of ChatGPT users. Read more

Y Combinator Invests in Data Centre Automation Startups

Y Combinator plans to invest in startups focused on automating data centre operations, from site selection to construction, to enhance AI infrastructure growth. Read more

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• Monolithic Power Systems Expects Higher Q1 Revenue

• Ant International Names New Chief Innovation Officer

• NOAA Partners with Brightband for AI Weather Data

• Boston Dynamics Partners with Robotics & AI Institute

• Teladoc Health Acquires Catapult Health for $65 Million

• Trace.Space Secures $4 Million for AI Product Design

• Microsoft Launches GPT-4o-Mini Audio Models

• OpenAI Introduces Data Residency in Europe

• Researchers Use NPR Puzzles to Test AI Reasoning

• Stellantis and Mistral AI Expand AI Partnership

• Krista Software Secures $6.6 Million Funding

• AI Training Paradox Discovered by MIT, Harvard, and Yale

• Protex AI Secures $36 Million Funding for US Expansion

• UAE to Invest in Europe's Largest AI Data Centre in France

• Cognida.ai Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding

• Model ML Secures $12M for AI Data Processing

• Meta and UNESCO Launch Language Tech Program

• Open Philanthropy's $40M AI Safety Grant

• Mayo Clinic's AI Tool OmicsFootPrint Visualizes Biological Data

• Google Introduces Affordable AI Models

• TIER IV and Nihon Kotsu Start Autonomous Driving Data Project

• HTX and CNRS@CREATE Collaborate on AI for Safety

• Databricks Acquires BladeBridge for Data Migration

• Amazon's $100 Billion AI Investment for AWS in 2025

• IQM, Riverlane, Zurich Instruments Launch SurgeonQ

• General Catalyst and MGX Consider Joining Anthropic's $2B Fundraising

• Cerebras and Mistral Launch Fast AI Assistant

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