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AI News Wrap-Up: 21st April 2025

🧠 AI & Politics: Digital Twins, Oscars, and Global Governance

🔹 UK’s AI-Generated Politicians

Nostrada.ai has introduced AI-generated digital twins of UK Members of Parliament, including a notably lifelike version of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. While they can articulate policy positions, they sometimes falter on personal nuances.
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🎬 Oscars Update: AI and Inclusivity

The Oscars now require voters to watch all nominated films. Refugee filmmakers can now submit under host countries, and AI-assisted productions are evaluated equally, with an emphasis on human authorship.
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🌍 Paris AI Summit

At the AI Action Summit, leaders like Emmanuel Macron and J.D. Vance debated balancing innovation with regulation. Initiatives like ROOST were launched to support online safety.
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⚙️ AI Technology & Industry

🔹 Huawei’s AI Chip Breakthrough

Huawei is preparing mass shipments of its 910C AI chip as a domestic alternative to Nvidia amid U.S. sanctions.
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🧭 The Rise of AI Agents

Autonomous AI agents are gaining traction, offering new capabilities while raising risks like misuse and ethical concerns.
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🏗️ EU’s €200B AI Infrastructure Push

The EU will build AI gigafactories, massive GPU farms, as part of its InvestAI initiative to secure AI competitiveness.
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🌱 AI & the Environment

🔹 AI’s Climate Toll

An IMF study estimates AI could emit up to 1.7 gigatons of CO₂ by 2030m, equivalent to Italy’s 5-year emissions. Critics say this may downplay real-world damage.
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🧬 AI in Healthcare

🔹 AI in Breast Cancer Screening

Patients are cautiously embracing AI tools in mammography, with trust influenced by personal health history and transparency in use.
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📊 AI Business Intelligence

🔹 Databricks AI/BI Suite Update

Databricks rolled out major updates, including a new Genie UI, Git folder integration, and file upload features.
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📈 AI Market Growth

🔹 AI Inference Market Booms

Projected to hit $254.98B by 2030, the AI inference market is expanding rapidly, driven by real-time data needs.
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🔮 AI Predictions for 2025

🔹 Rise of Agentic AI

AI is expected to evolve into more autonomous, task-driven systems, with regulation and ethics guiding its future.
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