OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint for the US, Mistral AI Launches Codestral 25.01 & UK Plans Domestic AI Rival to OpenAI - Daily AI Brief #79

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From OpenAI's economic policy blueprint for the US to Mistral AI's new coding model and NovaSky's cost-effective AI breakthroughs, innovation is taking center stage. Governments and corporations alike are ramping up efforts, with the UK planning its own AI rival to OpenAI and the Biden administration tightening export controls on AI technologies. Meanwhile, uranium prices soar as AI data center demand fuels resource needs.

Today’s top stories

OpenAI's Economic Blueprint for AI in the US

OpenAI has released a document proposing policies to enhance AI benefits in the US, focusing on equitable access, national security, and economic growth. Read more

Mistral AI Launches Codestral 25.01

Mistral AI has introduced Codestral 25.01, an enhanced coding model supporting over 80 programming languages, optimized for low-latency tasks, and available globally for developers. Read more

Microsoft Launches CoreAI Division Led by Jay Parikh

Microsoft has established a new division named CoreAI — Platform and Tools, aimed at advancing AI technologies and tools, under the leadership of former Facebook engineering chief Jay Parikh. Read more

NovaSky Releases Affordable AI Model Sky-T1

Researchers from NovaSky at UC Berkeley have introduced Sky-T1-32B-Preview, an open source AI model for reasoning, trained for under $450. This model competes with earlier OpenAI models, showcasing cost-effective high-level reasoning capabilities. Read more

UK Plans Domestic AI Rival to OpenAI

The UK government, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is planning to create a domestic competitor to OpenAI and boost national computing infrastructure, aiming for a twentyfold increase in public sector computing capacity by 2030. Read more

UK PM Starmer Announces AI Action Plan

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has introduced the AI Opportunities Action Plan, which seeks to boost the nation's AI infrastructure and economy with significant investments and initiatives. Read more

Biden Administration Regulates A.I. Exports

The Biden administration has set new rules to control the export of A.I. technology, focusing on limiting access to countries like China and Russia while promoting trade with allies. Read more

Uranium Prices Hit Record High Amid AI Demand

Uranium prices have reached a record high due to increased demand from AI data centres and geopolitical factors, prompting industry pressure for new conversion facilities. Read more

Other Stories

• Acre Security Acquires REKS for AI Integration

• Archive Intel Secures $1.5M for AI Compliance Solutions

• AWS Partners with General Catalyst on Health Care AI

• SDi Acquires MSA to Boost Defense Tech

• Socure Expands Leadership Team with New Appointments

• Blaize to Go Public via SPAC in 2025

• Dave Meeker Appointed EVP of AI Innovation at Monks

• XTI Aerospace to Acquire 30% Stake in ReadyMonitor

• ToolHop Dataset for Evaluating LLMs by Fudan University and ByteDance

• Cera Raises $150 Million to Expand AI Platform

• Intermarché Partners with SymphonyAI for AI-Driven Retail Enhancements

• LG Innotek Starts Mass Production of FC-BGA Substrates

• Salesforce AI and University of Washington Introduce TACO Framework

• UK Government Unveils $17 Billion AI Action Plan

• TSMC Reports 39% Revenue Increase in Q4 2024

• Pricer and Focal Systems Partner for Retail Digitalization

• RoboSense and Coco Robotics Partner for Delivery Solutions

• Circus SE to Acquire FullyAI for AI Integration

• Red Hat Acquires Neural Magic

• Every Cure and Google Cloud Expand AI Collaboration

• Oh Secures $4.5M for Decentralised AI Ecosystem

• Nscale to Invest $2.5 Billion in UK Data Centres

• SK Telecom Launches AI Cloud with Nvidia H100

• Tredence Unveils GenAI Suite at NRF 2025

• South Korea Launches 1 Trillion Won AI Initiative

• CoreWeave Launches UK Data Centers

• Moody's to Acquire Cape Analytics for Insurance AI

• Holly Secures $2.2M for AI Government Hiring Platform

• Motorola Solutions to Acquire Theatro

• Qventus Secures $105M in Series D Funding

• Intelex Vision Raises €6.6 Million for AI Surveillance

• South Korea to Develop AI Legislation Roadmap

• HCLTech and Microsoft Enhance Contact Centers with AI

• SCAN Group Invests in AI Company Cresta

• Minduck Unveils AI Platform with Mind Maps

• Cognizant and Zscaler Collaborate on AI Security

• Overland AI Secures $32M for UGV Autonomy

• GK Software Acquires Nomitri

• Waystar Unveils AltitudeAI™ for Denied Claims

• BigID Appoints Martin Brown as Sales Leader for EMEA and APJ

• Human Longevity and SleepScore Labs Partner for AI Sleep Program

• Surbhi Sarna Secures $30M for AI Startup Collate

• Raspberry AI Secures $24M for Platform Expansion

• Siemens Partners with PhysicsX for AI-Driven Simulations

• ASI Solutions Launches GPU-as-a-Service with PBTech and CDC

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