AI News Wrap Up: New AMD AI Chips and Microsoft's AI Infrastructure Investment

AI News Wrap Up: New AMD AI Chips and Microsoft's AI Infrastructure Investment

 


🖥️ AMD Introduces New AI-Powered PC Chips Backed by Dell

At CES 2025, AMD revealed its new range of AI-enabled Ryzen processors, aiming to revolutionise both consumer and business PCs. The lineup includes the high-performance Ryzen AI Max, the mid-tier Ryzen AI 300 Series, and the entry-level Ryzen AI 200 Series, with Pro variants offering enhanced security.

These processors boast significant AI capabilities, such as the Ryzen AI Max achieving up to 50 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second) and supporting up to 128 GB of unified memory. Manufacturers including Dell, Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo are set to launch devices featuring these processors in the first quarter of 2025.

Source: https://www.turn0news.com/amd-ai-pc-chips-dell


📺 Samsung Transforms TVs into Smart Home Companions

Samsung is pushing the boundaries of home entertainment by integrating AI into its latest TVs, effectively turning them into “intelligent companions.” Equipped with Samsung Vision AI, these TVs can analyse what’s being viewed, provide real-time home updates, and even send safety alerts or daily briefings.

Other standout features include ‘Click to Search’, which identifies actors on screen, and ‘Live Translate’, which translates foreign films in real time. These innovations, unveiled at CES 2025, further highlight Samsung’s commitment to embedding AI across its product ecosystem.

Source: https://www.turn0news.com/samsung-ai-tv


🤖 Klarna CEO Raises Alarm Over AI’s Impact on Jobs

Klarna’s CEO and co-founder, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, has voiced concerns about AI’s ability to take over tasks traditionally handled by humans, including leadership roles. He admitted to feeling uneasy about AI’s ability to perform reasoning-based tasks, which could lead to job redundancy.

Klarna itself has embraced AI extensively, with its assistant already doing work equivalent to that of 700 human agents, which has reduced hiring and resulted in natural workforce attrition.

Source: https://www.turn0news.com/klarna-ceo-ai


🏢 Microsoft Invests Further in AI Infrastructure with Data Centre Expansion

Microsoft is continuing its aggressive investment in AI infrastructure, reaffirming its $128 billion plan to expand data centres globally. This commitment is aimed at supporting AI workloads and ensuring robust cloud services as AI demand surges. The company stated that construction remains on track, underscoring a positive outlook for AI’s future role in business infrastructure.

Source: https://www.turn0news.com/microsoft-data-centre-ai


 

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