May 14, 07:04 PM

Trump Reverses AI Chip Rules Targeting Huawei; Google Gemini Expands; OpenAI AGI by 2030 and GPT-4.1 Launch

Recent developments in artificial intelligence highlight significant advancements and policy changes. Former President Donald Trump has reversed Biden-era restrictions on AI chip exports, favoring Nvidia and targeting Huawei. Google is expanding its Gemini AI platform to new domains including automobiles, extended reality (XR), wearables, and televisions, with new features such as GitHub codebase integration. OpenAI announced progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2030 and introduced GPT-4.1 for ChatGPT, along with initiatives like reinforcement fine-tuning for the o4-mini model and the Stargate supercomputing project. Stability AI released its smallest model enabling offline audio generation on smartphones, while Meta FAIR unveiled five major advancements toward human-like AI. Additional AI applications include Perplexity partnering with PayPal for in-chat shopping and YouTube deploying 'Peak Points' AI to optimize ad targeting. Microsoft has adopted Google's A2A technology for Azure, and TikTok launched AI Alive to animate photos. These developments underscore rapid innovation and integration of AI technologies across multiple sectors.