Google DeepMind introduced the FACTS Grounding system in December 2024, which could revolutionise the evaluation of large language models' (LLMs) factuality. This benchmark is the first to enable automated verification of responses based on long documents of up to 32,000 tokens, with a particular focus on source fidelity
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, met with Indian IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on February 5, 2025, to discuss the country's plans for artificial intelligence development. Altman was previously sceptical about creating Indian AI foundation models, particularly regarding cost-effectiveness, but in his recent statements, he highlighted India's
Emmanuel Macron, the French President, announced a €109 billion (£112.5 billion) private sector investment package for artificial intelligence development in France. The announcement came ahead of the Paris AI summit beginning on February 10, 2025, attended by world leaders and technology industry players. The initiative aims to help Europe
The Trump administration launched a public consultation on February 6, 2025, to develop the new national artificial intelligence (AI) action plan, jointly overseen by the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The initiative is the first concrete step in Executive Order 14179,
The AI development giant Anthropic has made an interesting decision: while they advertise their Claude chatbot as an effective writing tool, the company has explicitly forbidden applicants from using AI assistants during the application process. The company explicitly asks candidates not to use AI assistants for writing cover letters and
On February 6, 2025, OpenAI announced the launch of its European data storage service, which allows companies to comply with local data protection regulations. The new feature affects ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu and API Platform users, ensuring data storage and processing within Europe. As part of the European data storage
A new milestone in European artificial intelligence development is EuroLLM-9B, which debuted on December 2, 2024. The 9 billion parameter, open-source language model supports 35 languages, including all 24 official languages of the European Union. The project aims to promote the preservation of European linguistic diversity in the digital space.
US President Donald Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang held a crucial meeting at the White House on January 31, 2025, concerning Chinese DeepSeek's market expansion and the potential tightening of export regulations for high-tech chips. The discussion is particularly timely as the US Department of Commerce investigates
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged on January 31, 2025, in a Reddit forum, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that his company had been "on the wrong side of history" regarding open-source artificial intelligence after the Chinese company DeepSeek AI's R1 model shook global markets. The announcement
A new Momentum research group led by Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth will begin its operation in 2024 at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, examining the frameworks and limitations of algorithmic constitutionalism. The five-year project analyses the relationship between AI and fundamental rights. The research defines algorithmic constitutionalism as a set of
Twenty leading European research institutes, companies, and EuroHPC centres have joined forces to launch the OpenEuroLLM project, which is developing open-source language models with a budget of €52 million to strengthen European digital sovereignty. The initiative, launched on February 1, 2025, is coordinated by Jan Hajič (Charles University, Czech Republic)
On 20 January, the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek announced that it had developed a chatbot matching OpenAI’s performance while requiring significantly fewer computational resources. This revelation sent shockwaves through the market, culminating in a 17% plunge in NVIDIA’s stock price by 27 January. Tech industry leaders, including Microsoft
