OpenAI Expands with Windsurf, Meta Resumes EU AI Training, and AMD Faces $800M Charge - Daily AI Brief #158

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In today's edition, Metr raises concerns over the testing time for OpenAI's o3 model, while the US considers AI restrictions on China's DeepSeek. xAI's Grok Chatbot introduces a new 'memory' feature, and Citi completes 220,000 AI code reviews in Q1 2025. Additionally, OpenAI is in talks to acquire AI startup Windsurf.

Other news includes OpenAI implementing safety measures in its AI models, and Octolane launching an AI-powered CRM after securing $2.6M in funding. Meta resumes AI training in the EU using public data, and Microsoft develops the largest 1-bit AI model for CPUs. Capsule raises $12M for its AI video editor, and AMD faces an $800 million charge over AI chip export licenses.

Metr Raises Concerns Over Testing Time for OpenAI's o3 Model

Trump Administration Weighs Restrictions on Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek

xAI Adds 'Memory' Feature to Grok Chatbot

Citi Completes 220,000 AI Code Reviews in Q1 2025

OpenAI Introduces Codex CLI for Terminals

OpenAI in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Windsurf

OpenAI has implemented new safety measures in its AI models to mitigate biorisks, while Octolane launched an AI-powered CRM platform after securing $2.6 million in funding. Meta resumed AI training in the EU using public data, and Microsoft developed the largest 1-bit AI model for CPUs. Capsule raised $12 million for its AI video editor, and AMD faces an $800 million charge over AI chip export licenses. OpenAI introduced new AI models o3 and o4-mini, and Docusign launched AI contract agents. Kling AI released a Phase 2.0 update, and Google suspended 39 million ad accounts for fraud. Hammerspace raised $100 million, and AI is projected to double data centre energy demand by 2050. Finch launched an AI platform for law firms with Sequoia's support, and Kuaishou launched Kling AI 2.0 video generator.