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The White House is forming a new AI datacenter infrastructure task force, spearheaded by the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, and the Deputy Chief of Staff's office, to secure U.S. leadership in AI development.

TODAY IN MORNING AI

• Google has started rolling out Gemini Live to free users

• OpenAI’s ChatGPT has reportedly exceeded 11 million paying subscribers

• White House Launches Strategic Initiative for AI Datacenter Growth

• Mastercard has acquired the AI-driven intelligence company Recorded Future

• AI fun fact

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- Google has started rolling out Gemini Live to free users on the Gemini Android app, featuring natural voice interactions with the AI assistant and introducing 10 new voice options.

- OpenAI’s ChatGPT has reportedly exceeded 11 million paying subscribers, with 1 million on higher-tier business plans, potentially bringing in over $2.7 billion in annual revenue, as noted by COO Brad Lightcap.

- Salesforce has launched Agentforce, a collection of low-code tools designed to create autonomous AI agents that can handle tasks and make decisions in areas such as sales, service, marketing, and commerce.

- Mastercard has agreed to acquire the AI-driven threat intelligence company Recorded Future for $2.65 billion, aiming to bolster its cybersecurity capabilities.

- Google has unveiled DataGemma, the first open models intended to link large language models with real-world data from Google's Data Commons, with the goal of reducing AI hallucinations by grounding responses in accurate statistics.

- Hume AI has introduced Empathic Voice Interface 2 (EVI 2), an advanced voice-to-voice model trained in emotional intelligence, capable of understanding and producing a variety of vocal tones and speaking styles.

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White House Launches Strategic Initiative for AI Datacenter Growth

The White House is forming a new AI datacenter infrastructure task force, spearheaded by the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, and the Deputy Chief of Staff's office, to secure U.S. leadership in AI development. This initiative involves tech leaders from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, who have met with government officials to address issues such as AI energy consumption, datacenter capacity, job creation, and strategic site selection. The task force will oversee policies to enhance datacenter development, aligning with economic, national security, and environmental objectives. Additionally, the administration is expediting datacenter permitting and utilizing Department of Energy resources to foster AI infrastructure growth. Tech companies have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and invest in clean energy for their operations. This move represents a significant shift in U.S. AI strategy, transitioning from merely ensuring safety to actively shaping the infrastructure necessary to maintain the country’s AI leadership. This development follows the recent decision by OpenAI and Anthropic to allow the U.S. AI Safety Institute to test new models before they are made public.

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AI FUN FACT
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The first AI program, written in 1951 by Christopher Strachey (who later became the director of the Programming Research Group at the University of Oxford), was a checkers (draughts) game. It was designed to run on the Ferranti Mark I computer at the University of Manchester. This early AI could play a complete game of checkers and was a pioneering step in the field of artificial intelligence!

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