Highlights
Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI
A team of investors led by Elon Musk submitted a $97.6 billion bid to purchase OpenAI on Monday. The news comes by way of Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff,
techcrunch.com
Europe ‘not in the AI race today,’ French President Macron says
For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are worrying: an oversight that could cost the bloc dearly.
cnn.com
AI Takes Over Super Bowl 2025: Ads, Analysis And Player Safety
At Super Bowl LIX tonight, AI takes center stage—from commercials to game tech—transforming the experience for teams, advertisers, media, and fans.
forbes.com
Research
Advances to low-bit quantization enable LLMs on edge devices
Advances in low-bit quantization techniques enable efficient operation of LLMs on resource-constrained edge devices. Discover how innovations like T-MAC, Ladder, and LUT Tensor Core improve computational efficiency and enhance hardware compatibility.
The post Advances to low-bit quantization enable LLMs on edge devices appeared first on Microsoft Research.
microsoft.com
Frontier AI systems have surpassed the self-replicating red line
Successful self-replication under no human assistance is the essential step for AI to outsmart the human beings, and is an early signal for rogue AIs. That is why self-replication is widely recognized as one of the few red-line risks of frontier AI systems. Read more in this research paper.
arxiv.org
Apple’s new research robot takes a page from Pixar’s playbook | TechCrunch
Last month, Apple offered up more insight into its consumer robotics work via a research paper that argues that traits like expressive movements are key
techcrunch.com
Toward video generative models of the molecular world
Starting with a single frame in a simulation, a new system uses generative AI to emulate the dynamics of molecules, connecting static molecular structures and developing blurry pictures into videos.
mit.edu
Video
Silicon Minds, Human Hearts - Darshna Shah
In this episode, we dive deep with Darshna Shah, the Chief AI Officer at Elastacloud and a Microsoft AI MVP. Darshna shares her unique journey from neuroscience to tech, discusses the evolving role of a Chief AI Officer, and provides valuable insights into the future of AI.
youtube.com
Build AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
Discover the basics of generative AI, including core models and functionalities. Learn how to utilize these models within the Azure ecosystem, leveraging various services to build your own generative AI applications.
Tune in on 11th February at 9AM PST (6PM CET) to join the upcoming Reactor live-streaming or watch later on-demand.
microsoft.com
Articles
DeepMind claims its AI performs better than International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalists
An AI system developed by Google DeepMind, Google's premiere AI research lab, has surpassed the average gold medalist in solving geometry problems in an international mathematics competition.
techcrunch.com
New AI Energy Score tool lets you choose an AI model based on efficiency
Companies and consumers adopting AI software can now see how the AI models rate for energy efficiency, a potential breakthrough in making AI more sustainable.
newsweek.com
How Intel Uses PyTorch to Empower Generative AI through Intel Arc GPUs
Intel has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, and its recent venture into Generative AI (GenAI) solutions is no exception. With the rise of AI-powered gaming experiences, Intel sought to deliver an accessible and intuitive GenAI inferencing solution tailored for AI PCs powered by Intel’s latest GPUs. By leveraging PyTorch as the backbone for development efforts, Intel successfully launched AI Playground, an open source application that showcases advanced GenAI workloads.
pytorch.org
Automated Code Generation with DeepSeek Coder-V2 (236B)
Can an AI really change coding for the better? The new DeepSeek Coder-V2 (236B params) says yes. This AI is making coding faster and cheaper than ever before. It’s changing how we make software, doing hard tasks quickly and right.
medium.com
Upcoming events
Global AI Bootcamp 2025
The Global AI Bootcamp is an annual event that occurs worldwide, where developers and AI enthusiasts can learn about AI through workshops, sessions, and discussions. Local chapters of the Global AI community organize this event worldwide in March and April.
globalai.community
Podcast
How Pokemon Go and augmented reality are transforming how we’ll navigate the world
Brian and Bilawal discuss how even the most detailed digital maps have blind spots, how Pokemon Go could be an unlikely partner to fill in the blanks – and how augmented reality is making the future of navigation immersive.
ted.com