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DW Weekly #161 | The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted the Convention on AI and human rights while the European Council gave final approval to the EU AI Act. The second global AI summit was held in Seoul. The EU and South Korea are investing in chips.
The approval comes amid a government crackdown on unregistered users smuggling Starlink kits from neighbouring countries.
Chinese chip shares have seen an increase lately as seventeen investors, including five major Chinese banks, contributed to the fund, each adding around 6% to the total capital.
The Grok 2 model required 20,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, while future versions may require up to 100,000 chips.
The warning followed a complaint from Russian regulator Roskomnadzor, alleging content violations, while YouTube didn't specify the law violated.
National privacy watchdogs have raised concerns about the widely used AI service, leading to ongoing investigations.
Fake accounts discussing the US presidential election on the social media platform X are on the rise, according to the report.
Despite ongoing discussions, some entertainment executives view OpenAI's actions as disrespectful.
Spanish is widely spoken worldwide and ranks as the fourth most spoken language.
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