Lingopal.ai Secures $14M, ChatGPT Energy Use Lower, and Baidu's Ernie 5 AI Model Launch - Daily AI Brief #105

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Welcome to today's AI Brief. Lingopal.ai has secured $14 million to advance its translation technology, while ChatGPT's energy consumption has been reported to be lower than previously estimated. In acquisition news, Appier has acquired AdCreative.ai for $38.7 million.

Additionally, Baidu is set to launch its Ernie 5 AI Model in 2025, and Thomson Reuters has won an AI copyright case against Ross Intelligence. The Anthropic CEO has critiqued the AI Summit in Paris, and Human.org has secured $7.3 million for its identity verification platform. Lastly, Singapore has unveiled new AI governance initiatives at the Paris Summit.

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Lingopal.ai Secures $14M for Translation Tech

Lingopal.ai, a startup in real-time speech-to-speech translation, has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by DCM Ventures. The funds will aid in expanding their technology to translate live audio into over 120 languages. Read more

ChatGPT Energy Use Lower Than Estimated

A study by Epoch AI reveals that ChatGPT's energy consumption per query is about 0.3 watt-hours, much lower than the previously estimated 3 watt-hours, emphasizing the importance of precise evaluations of AI's environmental impact. Read more

Appier Acquires AdCreative.ai for $38.7 Million

Appier, a Taiwan-based AI-powered SaaS company, has acquired Paris-based AdCreative.ai for $38.7 million. This acquisition aims to enhance Appier's Generative AI advertising solutions. Read more

Baidu to Launch Ernie 5 AI Model in 2025

Baidu plans to release its next-generation AI model, Ernie 5, in the second half of 2025, featuring multimodal capabilities for processing text, video, images, and audio. Read more

Thomson Reuters Wins AI Copyright Case Against Ross Intelligence

Thomson Reuters has won a major legal case in the US against Ross Intelligence, with a judge ruling that Ross infringed on copyright by using materials from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw service. This case is significant for the fair use debate in AI copyright disputes. Read more

Anthropic CEO Critiques AI Summit in Paris

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, criticized the AI Action Summit in Paris as a 'missed opportunity' for addressing urgent AI regulatory needs. Read more

Human.org Secures $7.3M for Identity Verification Platform

Human.org, founded by Kirill Avery, has raised $7.3 million in pre-seed funding to develop a blockchain-based platform for verifying human identities, addressing concerns over AI misinformation. Read more

Singapore Unveils AI Governance Initiatives at Paris Summit

Singapore announced three new AI governance initiatives at the AI Action Summit in Paris, focusing on AI safety and testing in various contexts. Read more

Other Stories

• Microsoft Acquires 389 MW Solar Power for AI

• Amazon Bedrock AI Service Launches in Switzerland

• MattoBoard Secures $2 Million for AI Visual Search Tool

• Official AI Secures $2 Million for Content Platform

• Orange and Mistral AI Partner for AI Development in Europe

• Meta Negotiates Acquisition of FuriosaAI

• IBM CEO Predicts AI Growth with Cost Reductions

• Canada and Japan Sign AI Treaty

• Digihost Launches AI Data Centers via US Data Centers, Inc.

• Singtel Secures Green Loan for AI-Ready Data Center

• Gaia Dynamics Launches AI Compliance Platform

• EU Invests €200 Billion in AI Development

• Nano Labs Deploys YangTuo LLM Workstation in Hong Kong

• Datalign Secures $9 Million Seed Funding

• US and UK Decline Paris AI Declaration

• ArisGlobal Joins EU AI Pact for Ethical AI

• ReBloom Secures €400k Pre-Seed Funding

• Tata Elxsi and Garuda Aerospace Partner for UAV Development

• France Hosts Global AI Action Summit

• Altair Partners with Adastra GmbH for EMEA

• Maryland Teamsters Advocate for House Bill 439 on Driverless Vehicles

• Australia Bans Chinese AI Platform DeepSeek

• DeepSeek AI Model Poses Cybersecurity Risks

• Accelsius and Nordik Data Centers to Build AI Facility

• U.S. Air Force Tests Palantir's Maven AI System

• Brightwave and Quartr Partner for Financial Data Analysis

• Voyantis Secures $41M in Funding Led by Intel Capital

• Railtown AI to Acquire AI Partnerships Corp.

• Cerebras and Perplexity AI Launch Sonar Search Model

• Edarat and KPMG Partner for AI in Saudi Arabia

• WHM Plans $1.8 Billion AI Medical Center in Egypt

• Eluvio and Imagn Images Partner for AI Photo Editing

• Datox AI Secures Pre-Seed Funding

• G42 and AMD Invest in AI Data Center in France

• Workday Introduces AI Agent Management Platform

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