AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to a Salesforce event on Tuesday (September 15), Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rejected the need for new AI safety regulations, stating that market forces are sufficient to ensure innovation with proper safeguards. Huang, speaking with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, said companies can

According to Bloomberg, the Gates Foundation announced plans to invest at least $1 billion over the next two years to widen access to AI tools across education, healthcare, and agriculture sectors. The Seattle-based foundation warned that uneven AI adoption could deepen the gap between rich and

According to Apple, on Tuesday, September 15, the company introduced the Apple Reference Image feature on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models. The optional mode enables pixel-level annotation of authentic image data with hardware-level encryption and timestamps bound to real sensors, providing tamper-p

According to CMA, SoftBank's five-year credit default swap spread hovered near three-year highs at approximately 383.2 basis points on September 16, as traders assess potential credit risks from the company's $64.6 billion commitment to OpenAI, one of its largest

Leading artificial intelligence industry executives proposed slowing AI development pace on the 12th, prompting analysis of potential impacts on South Korea's semiconductor sector. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei initiated the discussion by suggesting reduced AI model development speed, with OpenAI CEO S

According to ChainCatcher, SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI's pre-IPO funding round. OpenAI is in early negotiations with investors for the new round, seeking a valuation exceeding $1.2 trillion.

According to Guru Club, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on September 16 that the government will add more AI-related talent categories to its talent list to address the city's talent shortage across finance, healthcare, and technology sectors. The government will also relax visa

According to Guru Club, China Mobile announced on September 16 that it has open-sourced Open-RAIL globally, marking the industry's first universal engineering foundation connecting VLA/WAM models with robot

According to Databricks, the company will invest more than US$350 million in Singapore over the next three years, doubling its workforce to more than 500. The investment includes opening a 32,000-square-foot regional headquarters at IOI Central Boulevard Towers and positioning Singapore as its

Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio issued guidance to GOP candidates on AI data center construction on the 16th, according to Axios. The two-page memo warns that unconditional support for building more data centers could lead to electoral defeat. Fabrizio's guidance aims to shift Republicans from a d

According to Axios on September 16, Republican polling strategist Tony Fabrizio issued guidance to GOP candidates advising against unconditional support for AI data center construction, warning it could lead to electoral losses. In a two-page memo obtained by Axios, Fabrizio advised candidates to

According to Reuters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced recently that the company will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026, citing AI safety risks as a key consideration. Altman stated that even a 10% probability of a catastrophic AI outcome "is unacceptable risk." The move comes after

According to Foresight News, on September 16, Deputy Minister of Justice Li Mingzheng announced at a State Council press conference that the Justice Department will advance more equitable public legal services. The department will accelerate the integration of its three major platforms—physical

According to Guru Club, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee unveiled today, September 16, a comprehensive citywide artificial intelligence training initiative as part of the region's five-year economic and social development plan (2026–2030). The program will introduce more than 200 AI training

According to Yicai, Huawei launched what it described as the world's first 3D data center on September 15 at the 2026 AIDC Industry Development Conference in Wuhu, Anhui. The Chinese telecommunications company also published a monograph on 3D data centers and opened a design image library for the te

According to Benzinga, Mark Cuban recently asked Grok, SpaceX's AI chatbot, whether AI or climate change poses a greater extinction risk over the next 25 years. Grok responded that unaligned AI has a 3% probability of causing human extinction, compared to 0.001% for climate change. Grok estimates th

According to Citi analysts, artificial intelligence-driven continuous learning is expected to create persistent storage chip shortages extending through 2031. HBM bit demand is forecast to grow 62% year-over-year to 75.2 billion gigabits in 2027, and 69% to 127 billion gigabits in 2028. For DRAM, de

According to PANews on September 16, Ruby on Rails founder DHH posted that discussions about AI's "probability of doom" dominate public discourse, yet the "probability of abundance" scenario—which may be more likely to occur in reality—receives far less attention. Musk subsequently shared the post w

According to Volcano Engine on September 16, Doubao-Seed-2.1-Pro has been updated to v0915, with the API now fully available on Volcano Arkose. The latest version is also live in Doubao Work; users can download or upgrade to the newest version and select the "Doubao 2.1 Pro (v0915)" model to

According to Yonhapinfomax, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on September 15 that AI research institutions should independently ensure safety rather than relying solely on external oversight. In a post on X, Zuckerberg stated that independent evaluation bodies and advisory committees represent