🔒 White House Considers Capping AI Chip Sales to Persian Gulf Nations

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• 🔒 White House Considers Capping AI Chip Sales to Persian Gulf Nations

• 💥 Adobe Unveils Project Super Sonic for Effortless Audio Creation

• 📎 NYT Sends Cease and Desist to Perplexity Over Content Use

🔒 White House Considers Capping AI Chip Sales to Persian Gulf Nations

The Biden administration is contemplating restrictions on the export of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to certain Persian Gulf countries, amid rising national security concerns.

The details:

• The potential cap may specifically target Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are significantly investing in AI data centers.

• This move follows last year's ban on advanced AI chip sales to China and restrictions affecting 40 other countries.

• The U.S. is increasingly wary of the growing influence of Persian Gulf nations in the global AI landscape, as they pursue major investments in the sector.

By restricting AI chip sales, the U.S. aims to maintain its competitive edge in AI technology, but these measures could strain relations with key allies in the Gulf and impact global AI collaboration efforts.

💥 Adobe Unveils Project Super Sonic for Effortless Audio Creation

At its annual MAX conference, Adobe introduced Project Super Sonic, an experimental prototype that aims to streamline the process of generating audio effects for video content using innovative AI techniques.

The details:

• Project Super Sonic allows users to create audio effects from text prompts, adding more ease to video production.

• Unique features include object recognition for generating sounds based on video frames and a vocal control mode that analyzes user-generated sounds for precise audio creation.

• Vocal control mode analyzes different characteristics and spectrum of the sound and is not limited to voice

If Adobe decides to continue development, Project Super Sonic could revolutionize audio editing in video production, offering creators unprecedented control and efficiency, although its future place in Adobe's suite remains uncertain.

📎 NYT Sends Cease and Desist to Perplexity Over Content Use

The New York Times issued a cease and desist letter to Perplexity demanding the cessation of its use of the newspaper’s content for AI summaries, citing copyright violations.

The details:

• The letter claims Perplexity has benefited unlawfully from the NYT's well-crafted journalism without permission, violating copyright laws.

• This is part of a broader pattern, as the NYT is also suing OpenAI for similar reasons and other publishers have accused Perplexity of unethical scraping practices.

• Perplexity has launched a revenue-sharing scheme aimed at compensating publishers, with the CEO expressing a desire for collaboration with the NYT.

This conflict highlights the ongoing tension between AI companies and traditional media, raising important questions about copyright, ethical content use, and the future of journalism in the age of AI.

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