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• The EU has reached a historic regulatory agreement over AI development - The proposed regulations would dictate the ways in which future machine learning models could be developed and distributed within the trade bloc, impacting their use in applications ranging from education to employment to healthcare.

• Mistral AI launches new model - In the equivalent of a mic drop, open source model startup Mistral AI released a new LLM today with nothing but a torrent link.

• Google could use Gemini models to create multimodal chatbot biographers for your life story - "Project Ellmann," aims to use AI to provide users with a comprehensive view of their life stories, using mobile data like photos and searches.

• MIT group releases white papers on governance of AI - The series aims to help policymakers create better oversight of AI in society.

• UK's CMA scrutinizes Microsoft and OpenAI partnership - The relationship is now the focus of a new inquiry that was launched today by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K. over whether the two companies are now effectively in a “relevant merger situation.”

• Elon Musk claps back at ChatGPT amid claims of Grok using OpenAI code - The issue came to the fore after the xAI bot reportedly declined to answer a user's query and cited rival startup OpenAI's use case policy. The user, identified by the handle, Jax Winterbourne, alleged that Musk's startup might be using the OpenAI code to train the Grok.

• OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say - Ilya Sutskever's huge contributions to OpenAI may not make up for his role in Sam Altman's firing. His position has yet to be officially addressed at OpenAI and there are signs of ongoing tumult.

• Microsoft, AFL-CIO reach deal on AI, labor neutrality - The two sides will also work together on the future of artificial intelligence, in a first-of-its-kind partnership on AI and the future of the workforce as business and labor grapple with the impact of the technology.

• Spotify slashes staff to move faster into AI – and Wall Street loves it - Spotify’s investments into AI to boost margins for its podcasting and audiobook divisions look like a complete overhaul in strategy that Wall Street seems confident can work.

• With regulation looming, Citrusx helps ensure AI models are in compliance - Citrusx, an early-stage startup out of Israel, emerged with a $4.5 million seed investment to build a software service to help companies stay in compliance, whether with internal company rules or broader government regulations.

• Japanese tech giant Rakuten plans to launch proprietary AI model - The company plans to use the artificial intelligence model internally at the company to improve operational efficiency before opening it up to businesses.

• AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition - A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognize the voice of one individual from hundreds of sound clips.

• Nvidia to expand ties with Vietnam, support AI development - The company will expand its partnership with Vietnam's top tech firms and support the country in training talent for developing artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure.

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