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| Welcome to Monday's Inside AI newsletter. Here's a look at today's top stories: - Nvidia canceled its AI conference due to the Israel-Hamas war.
- ChatGPT's mobile app set new records in September.
- China wants to boost its computing power by 50% by 2025.
- Epik, an AI photo editing app, has gone viral.
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| 1 | | Nvidia has canceled its AI summit in Tel Aviv, Israel, citing safety concerns due to the escalating Israel-Hamas war. The conference, planned for Oct. 15-16, would have showcased Nvidia's advancements in generative AI, with a keynote speech from CEO Jensen Huang. More: - In a notice on its website, Nvidia said the cancellation "is the best course of action to ensure everyone's safety."
- The summit was expected to draw 2,500+ attendees and provide 60+ live sessions covering topics like LLMs, supercomputing, and autonomous vehicles.
- Nvidia has yet to provide information about a rescheduling or virtual/online replacement.
Zoom out: - Nvidia said it chose Israel for the event due to the country's thriving tech sector, which boasts over 6,000 startups and a strong track record in VC investments per capita.
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| 2 | | ChatGPT's mobile app achieved records in September, with 15.6 million app installs and nearly $4.6M in gross revenue. Still, data shows revenue growth for the chatbot app has slowed, decreasing from over 30% in July and August to 20% in September. 
Details: OpenAI launched the ChatGPT app for iPhones in May, followed by an Android version in July. What the numbers show: In June, mobile gross revenue for ChatGPT was $2.1M before rising to $2.74M in July, $3.81M in August, and a record $4.58M in September, according to the latest data from Appfigures. Meanwhile, mobile revenue growth topped 31% in July and 39% in August but fell to 20% in September. Of the 15.6 million installs in September, 9 million were from Google Play Store and 6.6 million from Apple's App Store. With the recent data, the app now claims around 52.2 million downloads. What it means: According to TechCrunch, ChatGPT subscriptions may be approaching market saturation. The service, which costs $20 per month, offers priority access during peak times, faster responses, and other perks, though users can still access ChatGPT for free without the extras. Question for readers: Have you tried ChatGPT's mobile app yet? Share your experience on our community site. | | | |
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| 3 | | Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has revealed an AI regulatory roadmap to help local companies prepare for a future AI law. According to the roadmap, the draft of Ukraine's AI legislation is due out in 2024. More: - The reglations will appear after the final adoption of the European Union's AI Act.
- This will allow Ukraine's laws to align with the broader national regulations.
- Mykhailo Fedorov, minister of digital transformation, stressed AI's vital role in military techology, aiding tracking and missile defense in Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia.
- Ukraine plans to foster business self-regulation or AI through voluntary codes of conduct and a White Paper to acquaint businesses with the regulatory approach, timing, and stages, according to Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Borniakov.
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| 4 | | China set a goal to ramp up the country's computing power by 50% by 2025, potentially strengthening its AI advancements amid its ongoing AI race with the U.S. Computing power is crucial for AI development, as the technology relies on advanced semiconductors to train and process vast amounts of data. More: - The plan involves creating more data centers across China to improve businesses' access to computing power.
- China is targeting a computing capacity of 300 exaflops by 2025, up from the current 197 exaflops, according to a plan released by China's cyberspace regulator and other government departments.
- An exaflop, a unit of computing power that measures speed, equals the computing power of around 2 million regular laptops.
- According to Google, advanced GenAI models will need tens of EFLOPs to keep training times under several weeks.
Zoom out: - China's bid to boost computing power could still face setbacks from U.S. export curbs restricting access to vital semiconductors, like Nvidia's high-end GPUs.
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| 5 | | Epik, a viral AI photo editing app, has reached the third spot for free iPhone apps on Apple's App Store. Epik, created by South Korea's Snow Corporation, generates 1990s-style yearbook photos from user-provided selfies. More: - Epik's popularity surged after influencers began posting their AI-generated yearbook photos on social media platforms.
- The app generates 60 different images from the user-provided photos. While free to download, its in-app purchases range from 99 cents to $38.99.
- Due to the surge in users, the app's AI Yearbook feature has been showing "sold out" delivery options as well as delay messages.
By the numbers: - Since its August 2021 launch, Epik has amassed 92.3 million lifetime downloads, with 4.7 million installs in the U.S., according to Apptopia data cited by TechCrunch.
- India holds the top spot for Epik downloads, while the U.S. ranks sixth in the app's largest markets.
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- Computer Vision Summit London, Nov. 9, London.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is an editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters, with a career spanning journalism since 2007. She has written for publications including The Arizona Republic and USA Today and authored a book on the solar industry in 2016. Reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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