AI News Highlight 2025.03.30

• Elon Musk Merges xAI with Social Platform X: Elon Musk announced that his AI venture, xAI, has acquired the social-media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction. This merger aims to combine xAI's advanced AI capabilities with X's extensive reach to create more intelligent and meaningful user experiences. ​MarketWatch
• Alibaba's AI Model Could Enhance Apple's Presence in China: Alibaba has introduced 'Qwen2.5-Omni-7B', a new AI model capable of processing text, images, audio, and video while generating real-time text and speech responses. Its compact size allows it to potentially run on smartphones, which could benefit Apple as it seeks to enhance its devices' AI capabilities in China. ​Barron's
• EU Creators Reject Draft AI Code of Practice: A coalition of authors, artists, and other rights holders in the European Union has rejected the third draft of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice. They argue that it threatens their rights and undermines copyright legislation by reducing transparency requirements and weakening obligations for AI providers. ​El País
• Bill Gates Predicts AI's Impact on Professions: Bill Gates forecasts that advancements in AI will significantly reduce human involvement in fields such as medicine and education within the next decade. He envisions AI providing high-quality medical advice and tutoring, making these services widely accessible and free. ​
• AI Advances in Weather Forecasting: A collaboration among the University of Cambridge, Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has led to the development of "Aardvark Weather," an AI-driven forecasting system. This model delivers high-resolution forecasts rapidly, utilizing fewer observational inputs and operating efficiently on standard desktop computers. Axios​

 

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