According to the Blickstein Group's Law Department Operations Survey, legal departments face significant challenges in harnessing the benefits of generative AI, including poor data management, inadequate review of outside law firm performance, and difficulties building collaborative relationships with those firms. The survey suggests that these issues must be addressed for legal departments to fully leverage the potential of generative AI.
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2025/01/07/deep-seated-legal-department-woesfrom-data-in-disarray-to-communication-dysfunctionthreaten-to-temper-gen-ais-transformative-powers/Sam Altman, the CEO of Meta, made a claim in his personal blog post that AI "agents" will join the workforce this year and significantly impact company output.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/be-wary-sam-altmans-ai-doublespeakThe National Library Board (NLB) in Singapore has faced criticism from a group of signatories over its use of generative AI technology. The critics expressed concerns about the impact on intellectual property, the quality and psychological effects of AI-generated works, as well as environmental considerations. They called for NLB to reassess its policies and engage with the literary community to address these issues. In response, an NLB spokesperson stated that they value their relationship with writers and remain committed to supporting authors while also taking concerns about generative AI seriously. The organisation has implemented safeguards such as using licensed materials and providing clear disclaimers about the technology's limitations.
https://channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-writers-statement-nlb-generative-ai-4844366Nvidia's AI ambitions are expected to drive significant growth for the company, with a potential market valuation of $5 trillion in the next 12-18 months, according to analyst Gene Ives. The company's robotics and autonomous vehicle segment alone is estimated to be worth $1 trillion. Analyst Vivek Arya from Bank of America maintains a "Buy" rating on Nvidia stock, citing its dominance in AI computing and expansion into enterprise and consumer markets. A partnership with Toyota is expected to boost Nvidia's auto division revenue to $5 billion by 2026, while the company's next-gen Blackwell GPU chip is now in full production across over 200 configurations.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nvidia-stock-price-hits-record-high-jensen-huangs-ces-keynote-2025-1Samsung Electronics, South Korea's largest company, expects a sharp decline in profits for the fourth quarter due to difficulties meeting demand for AI server chips. The company, which is part of the Samsung Group conglomerate, has seen robust demand for its semiconductor products used in artificial intelligence servers.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/09/business/foreign-business/samsung-forecasts-q4-earnings-to-fall/2033463Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old highly decorated soldier, exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas on January 1, 2025. According to police, Livelsberger used generative AI, including ChatGPT, to help plan the attack. A laptop, cellphone and watch found at the scene are still under review. In his searches through ChatGPT, Livelsberger was looking for information on explosive targets, ammunition speed, and fireworks laws in Arizona. The incident is being investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which is sharing information with other law enforcement agencies.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/national/man-who-exploded-tesla-cybertruck-outside-trump-hotel-las-vegas-used-generative-ai-police-say/SYWSQL43UVHGNE2KBNK4V6FNEE/Bufferzone's NoCloud approach uses AI technology running on Intel GPU and NPU accelerators to provide proactive cybersecurity protection for enterprises while preserving user privacy. This alternative to traditional detection-based security is led by Carla RodrÃguez, Vice President and General Manager of Client Software Enabling at Intel, who notes that more information can be found on bufferzonesecurity.com or intel.com.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bufferzone-and-intel-release-two-new-ai-pc-security-solutions-in-ces-2025-302344742.htmlCyberon Corporation, a subsidiary of Intelligo Technology Inc., has partnered with Ceva to develop DSpotter, a keyword spotting technology optimized for Ceva-NeuPro-Nano. This offline neural network model delivers high accuracy in noisy environments while maintaining ultra-low power consumption. The technology is designed for mobile and portable devices, enabling seamless, always-on user experiences. Cyberon's VP Alex Liou stated that the DSpotter solution brings best-in-class keyword spotting to edge AI devices. Ceva has also partnered with Edge Impulse to deploy NVIDIA's pre-trained TAO models on Ceva-NeuPro-Nano using the NVIDIA TAO Toolkit and Edge Impulse Studio. This integration enables developers to retrain with different data sets leveraging the TAO framework, ensuring accurate cycle count emulation for the full end-to-end AI application on Ceva-NeuPro-Nano. Ceva's CEO stated that this collaboration will unlock numerous novel use cases for AIoT products that require visual data generation and analysis across industries. The Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPUs are available for licensing today, with Cyberon's neural networks optimized for the NPU also available for licensing.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ceva-expands-embedded-ai-npu-ecosystem-with-new-partnerships-that-accelerate-time-to-market-for-smart-edge-devices-302343917.htmlDappier, a startup focused on helping publishers monetize their content with AI companies, has launched an interactive banner ad unit that embeds its search chatbot, Ask AI, directly into online ads. This allows readers to ask questions about the content they are reading while generating new revenue streams for publishers. The ad unit is being distributed through Consumable and will be used by major players such as Google, Multimerica Media, and Q1 Media. Dappier's CEO, Dan Goikhman, stated that this format aims to provide publishers with tools to create engaging opportunities for monetization.
https://www.adweek.com/media/ai-dappier-ads-publisher-revenue/