The AI Briefing

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March 09, 2025

Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Welcome to the 6th edition of The AI Briefing by MyPerfectAI.
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That’s why, in The AI Briefing, you can expect only the most important headlines, with bullet-point explanations, all simplified into non-technical language.
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In today’s briefing:

Last week in AI:

  • China’s Manus AI: A Leap Towards Autonomous Agents

  • Safe Superintelligence (SSI) Secures $2 Billion, Valuation Soars to $30 Billion

  • Alibaba Unveils QwQ-32B AI Model

This week in AI:

  • NVIDIA GTC Conference to Showcase AI Developments

  • Anticipated Earnings Reports from AI-Focused Companies

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Last week in AI:

China’s Manus AI: A Leap Towards Autonomous Agents

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  • China unveiled Manus, touted as the world’s first fully autonomous AI agent capable of independently performing complex tasks

  • Manus competes directly with AI agents under development by companies like OpenAI, marking a significant milestone in AI autonomy

  • The emergence of Manus has sparked discussions about China’s growing influence in the global AI landscape

Safe Superintelligence (SSI) Secures $2 Billion, Valuation Soars to $30 Billion

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  • SSI, co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised over $2 billion in a recent funding round, elevating its valuation to more than $30 billion

  • The investment was led by Greenoaks Capital Partners, contributing $500 million, reflecting significant confidence in SSI’s mission to develop safe superintelligent AI systems

  • Despite not yet generating revenue or planning immediate product launches, SSI’s valuation places it among the world’s most valuable private tech companies, highlighting investor enthusiasm for AI advancements

Alibaba Unveils QwQ-32B AI Model

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  • Chinese tech giant Alibaba introduced its new AI reasoning model, QwQ-32B, which features 32 billion parameters (the variables and weights that the model adjusts to learn and make predictions)

  • The model claims performance on par with DeepSeek’s R1, which has 671 billion parameters. This suggests that Alibaba’s model is significantly more efficient, meaning it achieves similar results with far fewer computational resources

  • Following the announcement, Alibaba’s shares surged over 8% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, reflecting investor confidence in the company’s AI advancements

This week in AI:

NVIDIA GTC Conference to Showcase AI Developments

Image: Nvidia

  • From March 17-21, NVIDIA’s GTC conference in San Jose will highlight the future of accelerated computing and AI

  • The event features over 1,000 sessions, exhibits, and networking opportunities

  • NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote on advancements in AI and computing

Anticipated Earnings Reports from AI-Focused Companies

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  • Oracle is scheduled to report earnings on March 10, with expectations of positive revenue and profit growth, following previous underwhelming sales

  • Adobe’s earnings on March 12 will be closely watched for updates on its AI projects, despite earlier revenue challenges

  • These reports will provide insights into how major tech companies are progressing in their AI initiatives

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