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Guide to AI: January 2025
Feb 1, 2025
Discover the latest AI policy shifts and geopolitical dynamics as January 2025 unfolds. Explore NVIDIA's pivotal role in AI efficiency and the UK's strategic plans amidst global competition. Dive into ByteDance's hefty AI investments and the rivalry between OpenAI and DeepSeek for transparency in model training. Unravel the complexities of AI model distillation while examining groundbreaking advancements in CRISPR technology, featuring innovations like Protein2PAM and revolutionary approaches to protein engineering. Exciting developments are shaping the future!
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- The rescinding of the Biden administration's AI safety executive order under Trump signals a major shift in U.S. AI policy and oversight.
- Breakthroughs in AI research, like Protein2PAM and MatterGen, highlight the technology's transformative potential in genomic editing and materials science.
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U.S. AI Policy Shifts Under New Administration
The Biden administration's executive order on AI safety has been rescinded under the new Trump administration, indicating a substantial shift in U.S. AI policy. David Sachs has been assigned the task of drafting a USAI action plan aimed at allowing U.S. companies to develop AI without ideological interventions. Although this raises concerns about the weakening of oversight in frontier AI, there are moves to ease restrictions on energy regulatory processes that could benefit tech companies. Meanwhile, the discourse surrounding tariffs on Taiwanese chips suggests a complicated landscape for U.S. technology firms which are now facing increased competition and scrutiny.
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