The European Commission established the EU Artificial Intelligence Office (AI Office) in January 2024, which began operations with a team of 140 experts. The office plays a key role in implementing the EU AI Act - the world's first comprehensive AI regulatory framework - with a special focus
The AI Builders Summit 2025 event series showcased the latest directions in artificial intelligence development over four weeks, from large language models (LLMs) to AI agents. During the virtual event organized by ODSC between January 15 and February 6, 2025, hundreds of participants tracked the evolution of various AI technologies,
Anthropic launched the Anthropic Economic Index initiative on February 10, 2025, which examines the economic impacts of artificial intelligence based on millions of actual usage data. The analysis processed one million conversations with Claude and found that AI use affects 36% of various occupations while serving augmentation purposes (57%) more
Researchers from Stanford University, the University of Washington, and the Allen AI Institute have developed a new method to increase artificial intelligence efficiency. The s1 model, which was created with less than $50 worth of computing resources, achieves performance that was previously only possible in projects with significant budgets. The
Microsoft unveiled the Majorana 1 quantum chip on February 19, 2025, which is the world's first quantum processor with a topological core architecture and is expected to enable the construction of quantum computers capable of solving industrial-scale problems in the near future. The revolutionary innovation of the chip
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on February 9, 2025, an initiative to establish a new system for allocating computing resources, targeting a more equitable distribution of AI technologies. The plan includes an unprecedented $40 billion capital raise and an additional $500 billion investment with partners to develop AI infrastructure. According
The OECD report released on February 6, 2025, points to the urgent shortage of quality data facing AI developers, a problem for which the OECD's recommendation on data access and sharing offers a solution. The document highlights that improving data sharing and access could represent an economic advantage
On February 19, 2025, Google introduced a system called AI co-scientist built on Gemini 2.0, which provides virtual support for scientific researchers in developing new hypotheses and formulating research proposals. This multi-agent AI system not only creates literature reviews or in-depth analyses but is also capable of generating original
Google announced its Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental model on February 5, 2025, which is freely available in the Gemini application. This development represents a significant advancement in artificial intelligence, as the model can break down problems step by step, strengthening its reasoning abilities and suitability for solving complex
The HUN-REN Cloud organized an online workshop on February 19, 2025, responding to the growing demand for efficient and scalable computing capacity in artificial intelligence development. The workshop demonstrated how researchers can leverage multiple GPU resources simultaneously in cloud-based infrastructure. At the event, experts from HUN-REN SZTAKI, including Péter Kacsuk,
The AI Action Summit held in Paris on February 11 brought sharp divisions in artificial intelligence regulation to the surface. The United States and the United Kingdom rejected signing the "Artificial Intelligence for People and Planet" declaration, while more than 61 countries - including France, China, India and
Singapore announced comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) governance initiatives in Paris on February 11, 2025, during the AI Action Summit (AIAS). The measures, outlined by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, aim to increase the safety of AI applications for Singaporean and global users, responding to the cross-border nature
