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Revolutionizing AI Innovation in Canada with Amazon Bedrock

Canadian organizations can now access advanced foundation models like Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Amazon Bedrock through cross-Region inference (CRIS), accelerating AI initiatives. CRIS enables higher throughput and performance, distributing inference processing across multiple AWS Regions securely.

Boost Your ML Workflows with SageMaker HyperPod IDEs

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports interactive development environments like JupyterLab and VS Code, streamlining ML development. The new add-on, Amazon SageMaker Spaces, allows for self-contained environments, maximizing GPU investments and simplifying development processes.

Redford's Daughter Slams AI Tributes

Amy Redford appreciates fans' love but criticizes AI tributes to her late father Robert Redford as "fabrications". She is grateful for the outpouring of support and stories from around the world.

Pun-derful AI Fail: Study Shows Lack of Humor

Researchers find large language models struggle with humor, empathy, and cultural nuance, impacting understanding of puns. Comedians and writers may breathe easier as AI research reveals limitations in grasping wordplay.

AI: Powering a Clean Energy Future

AI can both strain and support energy transition. It optimizes operations, predicts failures, and aids in discovering new materials. MIT's Data Center Power Forum tackles challenges of data center power demand.

Unleash GPT-OSS Models with Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock now supports OpenAI GPT-OSS models with 20B and 120B parameters, offering advanced reasoning capabilities. Organizations can seamlessly migrate to AWS for enhanced security and scalability while deploying GPT-OSS models with ease for various applications.

AI Threatens 3m UK Jobs by 2035

Leading charity NFER predicts up to 3m UK low-skilled jobs may vanish by 2035 due to automation and AI, particularly in trades and machine operations. Administrative roles also face high risk, according to the report.

English Websites Promote Pro-Kremlin Propaganda

English-language websites, including mainstream news outlets, link to pro-Kremlin disinformation from the Pravda network. Institute for Strategic Dialogue study reveals over 80% of citations treat the network as credible, increasing its visibility.

AI Training for Greek Teachers

Greek teachers and students express worries about AI pilot program with OpenAI. 20 schools to train staff in ChatGPT for education under government partnership.

AI Strengthening Democracies Globally

AI poses risks to democracy, but also offers opportunities for positive transformation in governance and politics. Authors Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier explore the impact of AI in their book Rewiring Democracy.