AI News Weekly - Issue #424: AI ‘godfather’ predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years - Feb 6th 2025
In the News AI ‘godfather’ predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years Meta’s Yann LeCun says current systems too limited to create domestic robots and fully automated cars theguardian.com Sponsor carrd.co In The News Which countries have banned DeepSeek and why? DeepSeek is banned on government devices in South Korea, Australia and Taiwan. More countries might follow suit. aljazeera.com Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly Fitting artificial intelligence into open source isn't easy. Yes, AI foundations rest firmly on open source. And yes, a handful of important programs, such as IBM's Granite Large Language Models (LLM) and RHEL AI, really are open source. zdnet.com Applied use cases Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with ‘international law and human rights’. aljazeera.com AI Is Writing More Code Than Ever—But At What Cost To Security? AI programs, browser plugins, mobile apps and AI-powered web applications have taken security vulnerabilities into an area we have not seen since the proliferation of smartphones hitting the market in the early 2000s. forbes.com Swedish commission delivers roadmap to drive artificial intelligence reforms Sweden is poised to regain its status as the frontier Nordic nation for next-generation technology development, following the government’s endorsement of a strategic roadmap and a €1.5bn increase in spending on artificial intelligence (AI). computerweekly.com Ethics AI’s energy problem: Why carbon removal can’t wait Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is advancing rapidly and a new Chinese company, DeepSeek, claims to have made significant strides in making AI more energy efficient. weforum.org AI Governance: The CEO’s Ethical Imperative In 2025 As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, it is critical for businesses to view AI governance not merely as a regulatory obligation but as an ethical imperative. forbes.com Will the Paris AI summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference? Early next week, Paris will host the French Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, yet another global convening focused on harnessing the power of AI for a beneficial future. thebulletin.org Robotics Robotics leads a revolution on the farm The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land. therobotreport.com Ambi Robotics built a clever solution to automate pallet packing UC Berkeley spinout Ambi Robotics announced Tuesday the arrival of AmbiStack, a novel system that automates pallet packing. techcrunch.com Space Robotics: Trends Shaping the Industry Today As investments in space missions keep growing, there is a need for autonomous systems that can handle complex tasks in challenging conditions. roboticsandautomationnews.com Research AI : an overview of research trends and future directions This study aims to offer an overview of hospitality and tourism research on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the industry. emerald.com Against The Achilles' Heel: A Survey on Red Teaming for Generative Models Our extensive survey, which examines over 120 papers, introduces a taxonomy of fine-grained attack strategies grounded in the inherent capabilities of language models. Additionally, we have developed the “searcher” framework to unify various automatic red teaming approaches. jair.org https://www.jair.org/index.php/jair/article/view/17654 This study undertakes a dynamic and longitudinal bibliometric analysis of AI publications within the healthcare sector over the past three decades to investigate the current status and trends of the fusion between medicine and artificial intelligence. frontiersin.org Sponsor carrd.co footer We are pleased to share our sister newsletter, Essentials with you. Discover what the most trusted industry experts are reading to expand your knowledge by choosing from 10 AI topics: AI General News | AI Ethics | AI Applied Use Cases | AI Robotics | AI Research | AI Marketing | AI Healthcare | AI Cybersecurity | AI For Good | Business of AI | Artificial Intelligence Weekly This RSS feed is published on
In the News
AI ‘godfather’ predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years
Meta’s Yann LeCun says current systems too limited to create domestic robots and fully automated cars
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In The News
Which countries have banned DeepSeek and why?
DeepSeek is banned on government devices in South Korea, Australia and Taiwan. More countries might follow suit.
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly
Fitting artificial intelligence into open source isn't easy. Yes, AI foundations rest firmly on open source. And yes, a handful of important programs, such as IBM's Granite Large Language Models (LLM) and RHEL AI, really are open source.
Applied use cases
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance
Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with ‘international law and human rights’.
AI Is Writing More Code Than Ever—But At What Cost To Security?
AI programs, browser plugins, mobile apps and AI-powered web applications have taken security vulnerabilities into an area we have not seen since the proliferation of smartphones hitting the market in the early 2000s.
Swedish commission delivers roadmap to drive artificial intelligence reforms
Sweden is poised to regain its status as the frontier Nordic nation for next-generation technology development, following the government’s endorsement of a strategic roadmap and a €1.5bn increase in spending on artificial intelligence (AI).
Ethics
AI’s energy problem: Why carbon removal can’t wait
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is advancing rapidly and a new Chinese company, DeepSeek, claims to have made significant strides in making AI more energy efficient.
AI Governance: The CEO’s Ethical Imperative In 2025
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, it is critical for businesses to view AI governance not merely as a regulatory obligation but as an ethical imperative.
Will the Paris AI summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference?
Early next week, Paris will host the French Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, yet another global convening focused on harnessing the power of AI for a beneficial future.
Robotics
Robotics leads a revolution on the farm
The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land.
Ambi Robotics built a clever solution to automate pallet packing
UC Berkeley spinout Ambi Robotics announced Tuesday the arrival of AmbiStack, a novel system that automates pallet packing.
Space Robotics: Trends Shaping the Industry Today
As investments in space missions keep growing, there is a need for autonomous systems that can handle complex tasks in challenging conditions.
Research
AI : an overview of research trends and future directions
This study aims to offer an overview of hospitality and tourism research on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the industry.
Against The Achilles' Heel: A Survey on Red Teaming for Generative Models
Our extensive survey, which examines over 120 papers, introduces a taxonomy of fine-grained attack strategies grounded in the inherent capabilities of language models. Additionally, we have developed the “searcher” framework to unify various automatic red teaming approaches.
https://www.jair.org/index.php/jair/article/view/17654
This study undertakes a dynamic and longitudinal bibliometric analysis of AI publications within the healthcare sector over the past three decades to investigate the current status and trends of the fusion between medicine and artificial intelligence.
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