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Google Scales AI Teams, Meta Accused of Using Copyrighted works for Training & More - Daily AI Brief #77

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Stefan
January 11, 2025

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Elon Musk pushes for a shakeup at OpenAI, while funding for agentic AI startups and advancements in autonomous driving continue to shape the future. Google and Meta face challenges in ethical AI practices, while groundbreaking tech like AI-designed proteins and sovereign AI data centers pave the way for innovation. Dive into the top stories driving the AI landscape forward!

Today’s top stories

Google is relocating its AI Studio team and the API team for the Gemini models into DeepMind to enhance collaboration and speed up AI development. The move aims to leverage DeepMind's capabilities for more efficient research-to-development transitions. Read more

Meta faces a copyright lawsuit alleging that Mark Zuckerberg authorized the use of pirated e-books and articles in training its Llama AI models, involving authors Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Meta argues its actions are protected under fair use, though documents suggest otherwise. Read more

xAI's Grok may soon feature an 'Unhinged Mode', designed to provide responses that are meant to be objectionable and offensive, though it is not yet available in the interface. Read more

Elon Musk Requests Auction of OpenAI's Stake Amid Nonprofit Restructuring

Elon Musk has asked state attorney generals to auction off OpenAI's stake as part of its nonprofit restructuring, while the company works on separating nonprofit control to raise more capital. Read more

Quash, an AI startup specializing in autonomous QA agents for mobile app testing, has raised $635,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Arali Ventures to enhance their AI-driven QA solutions and expand their team and community efforts. Read more

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