OpenAI's ChatGPT Gov Launch, US AI Chip Export Ban, and TikTok Merger Talks - Daily AI Brief #92

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In today's news, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Gov for U.S. agencies, KIOXIA open-sourced its AiSAQ Technology, and the U.S. restricted AI chip exports to Switzerland. And as you might have expected, Perplexity AI and TikTok are proposing a revised merger again.

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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Gov for U.S. Agencies

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a specialized version of ChatGPT for U.S. government agencies, aiming to enhance efficiency and productivity while maintaining security and privacy standards. Read more

KIOXIA Open Sources AiSAQ Technology

KIOXIA has released its AiSAQ technology as open source, aiming to reduce DRAM requirements in generative AI systems by using SSDs for scalable performance in RAG workflows. Read more

US Restricts AI Chip Exports to Switzerland

The US has revised its export rules, removing Switzerland from the list of countries with unrestricted access to AI chips, impacting Swiss imports for research and industry. Read more

Perplexity AI Proposes Revised Merger with TikTok

Perplexity AI has updated its merger proposal with TikTok's parent company ByteDance, suggesting a new U.S. holding company. The U.S. government could own up to 50% of this entity, excluding TikTok's core algorithm. Read more

Grok 3 Launches for Select Users

Grok 3, the latest AI model from Elon Musk's company xAI, is now available for some users on X. It showcases advancements in logical reasoning and coding, though it has sparked controversy with certain claims. Read more

Meta's Llama Stack Vulnerability CVE-2024-50050

A critical flaw in Meta's Llama Stack framework allows remote code execution due to unsafe deserialization of Python objects. Meta has released a patch to address this issue. Read more

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