Nvidia on Wednesday delivered a revenue projection that exceeded expectations, and CEO Jensen Huang declared that "the agentic AI inflection point has arrived," providing more fuel for AI bulls.
The more that autonomous vehicles can learn to drive in the virtual world, the less time they need to practice on physical streets.
Why it matters: Simulation could accelerate robotaxi rollouts — Waymo is now operating in 10 cities — provided AI-generated training data truly mirrors reality. Not all experts are convinced.
OpenAI has banned a ChatGPT account linked to Chinese law enforcement which tried to use the AI chatbot to undermine support for Japan's prime minister, the company said in a report Wednesday.
Why it matters: The operation was unusual and "revealed a lot about China's strategy for covert influence operations and transnational repression," Ben Nimmo, principal investigator on OpenAI's intelligence and investigations team, told reporters.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday laid out a new pathway aimed at spurring novel individualized treatments targeting rare diseases.
Why it matters: Officials said the draft rules would make it easier for industry to develop more types of promising new treatments for rare diseases, including with CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Build American AI — an advocacy group tied to pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future — says it has signed up more than 500,000 supporters nationwide.
Why it matters: The fight over AI policy has been dominated by tech industry money, and pro-AI advocates are now trying to show they have broad public support.
