IBM's Institute for Business Value surveyed 2,000 CEOs globally, finding that they expect AI investments to more than double in the next two years. The study also revealed that 61% of CEOs are already adopting AI agents and plan to implement them at scale.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-study-ceos-double-down-on-ai-while-navigating-enterprise-hurdles-302446435.htmlGoogle's VP of technology and society, Mira Lane, partnered with production company Range Media to develop shorts about AI, aiming to explore how humans coexist with this technology through narrative films. The venture will last 18 months, with the goal of adapting two into feature-length movies. Range Media was founded by veterans Peter Micelli and Jack Whigham in 2022, representing clients like director Michael Bay and actor Bradley Cooper.
https://gizmodo.com/google-is-getting-into-the-movie-business-to-produce-pro-tech-propaganda-2000598304IBM is partnering with Oracle to bring business transformation expertise and capabilities to customers through a joint go-to-market approach. The partnership leverages IBM's hybrid cloud and AI expertise and Oracle's integrated suites of applications and secure infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. This collaboration aims to help organizations optimize operations, deliver better customer and employee experiences, and unlock growth and innovation through the use of agentic AI workflows that can interact across different systems and processes.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-and-oracle-expand-partnership-to-advance-agentic-ai-and-hybrid-cloud-302446508.htmlThe US military is developing an autonomous drone program called PAACK-P, with potential applications for the Marines. The project has been ongoing for several years and has resulted in mission configurations for use by the Marines.
https://www.twz.com/air/kratos-close-to-a-couple-final-versions-of-xq-58-valkyrie-for-the-marinesMiddle East firms are scaling back their efforts to develop artificial intelligence models after the US and China dominated the AI model race, according to Bloomberg News. Mark Bergen and Omar El Chmouri reported that research labs in the UAE had claimed to have developed credible rivals to ChatGPT just months after its release in 2022.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/private-equity/mideast-firms-step-back-from-ai-model-race-as-us-china-dominateNew Zealand is shifting its economy towards a digitally advanced, knowledge-based sector focusing on AI, data analytics, automation, and cleantech, with reforms like Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways supporting this move. The country aims to invest in innovation, research, and development, as well as strengthen its ecosystem for sustainable economic growth, aiming to become a global leader in advanced technologies and future-focused industries.
https://opengovasia.com/2025/05/06/new-zealand-advanced-tech-research-to-drive-innovation-and-growth/A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to verify the location of artificial intelligence chips made by Nvidia after they are sold, amid reports of widespread smuggling into China in violation of U.S. export control laws. The effort has bipartisan support from lawmakers who have implemented tighter controls on Nvidia's chip exports to China under both President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/06/world/politics/us-nvidia-chip-smuggling-china/Nvidia is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities by unveiling over 70 research papers showcasing its "embodied intelligence" technology in various industries such as manufacturing, biotechnology, and transportation. The company's advancements include a system called Skill Reuse via Skill Adaptation (SRSA) that improves robotic task success by 19% and reduces training sample needs by more than half. Nvidia's Proteína model outperforms Google's DeepMind's Genie 2 in accuracy and diversity, with potential applications in vaccine development and enzyme design. The company also introduced Spatio-Temporal Occupancy Reconstruction Machine (STORM), which builds 3D maps in under 200 milliseconds, and Inference Microservices (NIM), a deployment platform for running advanced AI models without large-scale infrastructure.
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/nvidia-wants-to-use-ai-in-the-real-world-from-biotech-to-transportation/OpenAI has abandoned its plan to become a for-profit company after discussions with civic leaders and attorneys general in California and Delaware, citing concerns from stakeholders. CEO Sam Altman made the announcement, opting to keep the nonprofit status of the company behind ChatGPT.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/openai-abandons-plan-to-become-for-profit-company-1877223