Saudi Arabia unveils HUMAIN, an initiative to develop sovereign AI infrastructure, Arabic language models, and position the kingdom as a global AI hub, aligning with its Vision 2030 economic diversification and tech investments.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautions investors about an impending AI bubble burst while simultaneously seeking a staggering $500 billion valuation for OpenAI, planning to invest trillions in data centers despite acknowledging overexcitement and implementation challenges plaguing the industry.
Google announces its AI prompts now consume minimal energy, with the median prompt using just 0.24 watt-hours of electricity, producing 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide emissions, and consuming 0.26 milliliters of water, a 33-fold reduction in energy use compared to a year ago.
Google touts its new AI assistant Gemini as eco-friendly, claiming minimal water and energy usage per text prompt, but critics argue the tech giant omits key data and its overall carbon emissions and resource usage keep rising despite efficiency gains.
Google unveils AI Inference Impact Metrics, a methodology quantifying the energy, emissions, and water footprint of AI inference tasks like Gemini text prompts, revealing median energy use of 0.24 watt-hours and emissions of 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide per prompt.
OpenAI hits $1 billion revenue milestone in July, fueled by surging ChatGPT-5 subscriptions, but faces a computing power crunch to meet skyrocketing AI demand.
Major tech firms pour billions into AI development, igniting a fierce arms race that exacerbates skilled labor shortages and surging emissions, undermining net zero commitments amidst the AI frenzy.
OpenAI unveils GPT-5, a groundbreaking AI model with immense capabilities like creating websites and answering PhD-level questions, but experts warn its energy demands could be up to 20 times higher than previous models.
SoftBank acquires Foxconn's Ohio plant to produce AI servers for its Stargate data center project, a collaboration with OpenAI and Oracle, shifting the factory's original plan for electric vehicle manufacturing.
SoftBank's quarterly profits soar on AI investments like Nvidia and startups, while offloading T-Mobile stakes and delaying its $500 billion Stargate AI project with OpenAI due to market volatility.