Top AI & Tech News (Through Jan. 13th)

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This week’s AI news highlights groundbreaking innovations, bold investments, and exciting predictions about the future of technology.

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Here are the key headlines shaping the AI & tech landscape:

• Trump Announces $20 Billion Data Center Investment Plan

• EngineAI SE01: Shenzhen's Humanoid Robotics Breakthrough

• Nvidia Unveils $3,000 Personal AI Supercomputer, Project Digits

• AI Could Drive a Net Increase of 78 Million Jobs by 2030: WEF Report

• “Digital Superpowers" Predicted by 2030: AI and AR to Transform Daily Life

• NVIDIA Unveils Blackwell Chip, Cosmos Model, and Agentic AI Vision

• What LLM Users Want: Insights from Anthropic’s Clio Tool

Ready to unpack these stories? Let’s dive into the details 🚀

Trump Announces $20 Billion Data Center Investment Plan

President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled a $20 billion plan to build new data centers across the U.S., funded by Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, founder of DAMAC Properties. The initial phase targets states like Arizona, Michigan, and Texas, with a focus on supporting AI and cloud technologies. While ambitious, the pledge echoes past promises, such as Foxconn’s scaled-back $10 billion Wisconsin investment.

Trump’s criticism of the CHIPS Act highlights his differing approach to semiconductor policy, which he suggests prioritizes tariffs over incentives. Tech leaders, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, see this as a chance to streamline infrastructure development, citing the challenges of bureaucracy in building power plants and data centers. If successful, the investment could position the U.S. as a global leader in AI infrastructure amidst surging industry demand. Source: TechCrunch

EngineAI SE01: Shenzhen's Humanoid Robotics Breakthrough

ENGINEAI, a Shenzhen-based startup, showcased its SE01 humanoid robot with an impressively realistic walking gait, setting a new standard in bipedal locomotion. Powered by a neural network trained using Nvidia's Isaac simulator, the SE01 adapts its movements through reinforcement learning. Built from aerospace-grade aluminum and equipped with advanced stereo cameras, the robot navigates complex environments without traditional sensors. ENGINEAI plans to manufacture 1,000 units in 2025 and offers a budget-friendly PM01 model for researchers at $12,000. This innovation positions ENGINEAI as a strong competitor to Tesla Bot and other humanoid robotics.. Source: ENGINEAI/LinkedIn

Nvidia Unveils $3,000 Personal AI Supercomputer, Project Digits

At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Project Digits, a desktop-sized personal AI supercomputer designed to bring advanced AI capabilities to developers, researchers, and students. Powered by the new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, Digits can handle AI models with up to 200 billion parameters while operating from a standard power outlet. Starting at $3,000, the system offers 128GB of memory, up to 4TB of storage, and delivers an impressive 1 petaflop of AI performance. It supports frameworks like PyTorch and Jupyter notebooks and integrates Nvidia’s AI software tools, empowering users to fine-tune and deploy models efficiently. Set to launch in May, Digits marks a step toward mainstream AI accessibility. Source: The Verge

AI Could Drive a Net Increase of 78 Million Jobs by 2030: WEF Report

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 predicts AI will generate 78 million net new jobs globally by 2030, creating 170 million positions while automating 92 million. While 41% of employers plan workforce reductions, 70% aim to hire talent for AI development, and 62% will recruit for AI collaboration roles. High-demand jobs include AI specialists, IoT experts, and data managers, while creative and administrative positions like graphic design and legal secretaries decline. Human-machine collaboration and retraining will be pivotal as industries adapt to AI’s transformative impact. Source: Ars Technica

“Digital Superpowers" Predicted by 2030: AI and AR to Transform Daily Life

By 2030, AI-powered devices like smart glasses could provide "digital superpowers," predicts computer scientist Louis B. Rosenberg, CEO and Chief Scientist, Unanimous AI. These abilities, enabled by context-aware AI, will seamlessly integrate into daily life, offering real-time insights, spatial guidance, and personalized recommendations. Rosenberg outlines three phases of adoption: whispering commands, mouthing words for input, and eventually using only thought to interact with devices. Big players like Meta and Google are already investing in AR and AI-powered wearables. While promising, Rosenberg cautions against potential misuse, advocating for ethical deployment to avoid manipulation. Source: Big Think

NVIDIA Unveils Blackwell Chip, Cosmos Model, and Agentic AI Vision

NVIDIA’s latest innovations are reshaping the AI landscape with the Blackwell chip, offering 4x better performance per watt, 3x cost efficiency, and unmatched processing power, alongside Cosmos, a groundbreaking foundation model trained on 20M hours of real-world video for smarter robots and autonomous systems. CEO Jensen Huang also unveiled a vision for agentic AI, where autonomous agents revolutionize business operations, turning IT leaders into "HR managers" for AI. These advancements position NVIDIA as a driving force in AI’s next era, making AI more powerful, accessible, and integrated into everyday workflows. Source: Nvidia

What LLM Users Want: Insights from Anthropic’s Clio Tool

Anthropic analyzed 1 million anonymized conversations with Claude 3.5 Sonnet using a new tool, Clio, to better understand user behavior and improve its AI. Software development emerged as the top use case, accounting for 15-25% of conversations, with coding, app development, and AI applications leading the way. Clio also uncovered niche uses like serving as a dungeon master and analyzing soccer matches, as well as violations of safety policies, including jailbreaks and misclassified content. By clustering and summarizing real-world usage data, Clio offers a privacy-preserving way to refine AI performance and uncover user needs. Source: Anthropic

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