Ethical concerns with AI models sold to autocracies and bootleg Barbie movies in Russia

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This chapter explores the worries surrounding the use of AI models by autocracies such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and how Nvidia has failed to address these concerns. It also touches on the collaboration between Nvidia and these countries for supercomputing projects, along with a mention of bootleg Barbie movies in Russia.

US mortgage rates have soared to a 21-year high, US retailer earnings reports send mixed messages on consumer spending, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are buying up thousands of the high-performance Nvidia chips crucial for building artificial intelligence software.

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