On October 20, Japan opened AI agents to its ministries through Gennai on a trial basis and published rules for users, administrators and developers. The framework restricts agents' permissions, requires human approval for important tasks, bans the most sensitive category of information and makes the administration responsible for the work done, with only two risk levels.
Donald Trump says data center developers should consider paying local communities a 'dividend' to win their backing. The remarks come as concerns grow over how the AI build-out is being financed.
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than $35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 cards at list price. The three groups are trying to expand their computing power for AI in spite of US export restrictions.
A German plan to pipe waste heat from data centers into nearby homes has stalled. Across Europe, policymakers are trying to balance their AI ambitions against their climate commitments.
This opinion piece notes that Mistral is becoming a very large company. It asks whether that growth is pulling the startup away from the mission it was originally given.
On October 19, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael told The Information he wants to use export controls against AI labs that do not cooperate with the government. ActuIA recalls that in June a Commerce directive led Anthropic to cut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers from June 12 to 30, a precedent that worries European users of US models.