Amazon Overspends Billions on Data Center, OpenAI Tested Persuasion on Reddit and o3-mini launched - Daily AI Brief #96

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In today's news, Amazon increased its investment in a Mississippi data center to $16 billion, OpenAI is testing AI persuasion on Reddit, and Anthropic is seeking to avoid deposition in an OpenAI lawsuit. And as you might have expected, Companies and DeepSeek are fighting again over data concerns.

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Amazon Increases Mississippi Data Center Investment to $16 Billion

Amazon.com Inc. plans to invest $16 billion in two data center campuses in Mississippi, marking a 60% increase from its initial estimate. The project is expected to create at least 1,000 jobs and includes significant tax incentives from the state. Read more

OpenAI Tests AI Persuasion on Reddit

OpenAI used the subreddit r/ChangeMyView to test the persuasive capabilities of its AI model, o3-mini, by generating replies to user posts. This is part of OpenAI's efforts to assess and manage the potential risks of AI persuasion. Read more

Anthropic CEO Seeks to Avoid Deposition in OpenAI Lawsuit

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, is attempting to avoid a deposition in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, according to the Authors Guild. The lawsuit involves authors such as John Grisham and George R.R. Martin and was filed in September 2023. Read more

Companies Block DeepSeek Over Data Concerns

Numerous companies, including government-affiliated ones, are restricting access to the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek due to fears of data leakage to the Chinese government. The Pentagon and the Navy have also imposed restrictions. Read more

AI Startup Perplexity Faces Trademark Lawsuit

Perplexity, an AI startup, is being sued by Perplexity Solved Solutions for alleged trademark infringement. The lawsuit claims that Perplexity used a brand name similar to the trademark of Perplexity Solved Solutions and seeks damages and domain ownership transfer. Read more

OpenAI Launches o3-mini for STEM

OpenAI has introduced o3-mini, a new reasoning model aimed at cost efficiency and optimized for STEM tasks. It is available in ChatGPT and the API, featuring enhanced capabilities in science, math, and coding. Read more

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• U.S. Navy Investigates AI for Information Warfare

• South Korea Investigates DeepSeek's Data Practices

• Andreessen Horowitz Invests $50 Million in Echo Neurotechnologies

• Natural Gas Powers AI Data Centers Growth

• RaiderChip Unveils GenAI NPU for AI Acceleration

• Chugai, SoftBank, SB Intuitions Collaborate on AI for Drug Development

• SoftBank Invests $50 Million in Cipher Mining

• Texas Governor Bans Chinese AI and Social Media Apps

• Microsoft and CoreWeave Join NJ AI Hub

• Conviction Partners Expands with New Partner and Fund

• Meta Signs Solar Power Deals for Data Centers

• Microsoft Forms Advanced Planning Unit to Study AI's Impacts

• DeepSeek's AI Tech and GPU Demand

• Sam Altman on OpenAI's Open Source Strategy and Competition

• MLCommons and Hugging Face Launch Speech Dataset

• Google Unveils WeatherNext AI Models

• Nauticus Robotics and Leidos Partner for Subsea Autonomy

• Codoxo Appoints New VPs for AI and Analytics

• AVAIO Digital to Build $5B Data Center in Virginia

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