AI Brief
EP 29 : AI Infrastructure Boom: OpenAI's $500B Initiative, Tencent's 3D AI, and Real-Time Search with Perplexity
23 Jan 2025
Dive into the latest AI breakthroughs with AI Brief! Today, we're covering OpenAI's massive $500 billion investment in U.S. AI infrastructure, dubbed the "Stargate Project," alongside tech giants like SoftBank and Oracle. This initiative, launching with an initial $100B investment, aims to secure U.S. leadership in AI, potentially reshaping the entire landscape. We'll also discuss Tencent's new open-source Hunyuan3D 2.0 system, which revolutionizes 3D asset creation and animation. This advanced system, complete with shape generation and texture synthesis, drastically accelerates workflows in fields like game development and film. Plus, we explore Perplexity's Sonar API launch, offering real-time, citation-backed search capabilities for developers. The standard Sonar API is designed for speed and affordability, while Sonar Pro offers more complex query handling. Finally, we touch on AGI rumors, AI stealing the show at Davos, and other AI updates from the week including the X Games implementing an AI judging system and Goldman Sachs launching an AI assistant for its employees. We'll also briefly cover today's trending AI tools and platforms
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