🗞️In this edition

• •Brics calls for UN led AI rules

• • Workflow Wednesday #26 ‘AI Trust’

• •AI push takes Microsoft Nvidia toward $4T

• • In other AI news –

  • •EU to stick with AI law rollout

  • •China adds renewables to meet AI demand

  • •First AI self-monitoring satellite launches

  • •UK and Singapore team up on AI in finance

• • 7 must-try AI tools

Brics calls on UN to lead fair and inclusive AI governance

♨️News – Brics leaders have issued a new declaration calling on the United Nations to take the lead in setting global rules for artificial intelligence. At the summit in Rio de Janeiro, they warned that without fair governance, AI could deepen the divide between developed and developing nations.  

👨‍💻Fast facts –

• The declaration called AI a “unique opportunity” for inclusive growth, innovation and sustainability.

• It pushed for technical standards through the UN to ensure trust, security and interoperability.

• Brics leaders backed open-source collaboration and fair competition in AI markets.

• They set voluntary guidelines for responsible AI development in non-military domains.

• The statement emphasized digital sovereignty, equitable access and technology transfer for the Global South.

🤓OpenTools POV – This move highlights growing frustration with fragmented AI governance and the dominance of Western-led efforts. Brics is signaling that AI rules should reflect broader global interests, not just the priorities of a few powerful countries.

This Week in Workflow Wednesday #26: AI Trust

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Microsoft and Nvidia both ride AI hype to $4 Trillion

☕News –  Microsoft and Nvidia are both closing in on a $4 trillion market valuation, driven by investor excitement around artificial intelligence. But their AI stories look very different. While Nvidia’s growth is powered by immediate chip demand, Microsoft’s depends on how quickly AI becomes essential to everyday work and business. 

👨‍💻Fast facts –

• Nvidia’s chips are foundational to AI development, with demand surging across industries.

• Microsoft’s AI revenue, mostly through Azure, makes up just 4% of its total sales.

• Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI is facing structural tensions, and in-house chip efforts have seen delays.

• Nvidia’s sales have grown over tenfold in three years, and it's still projecting strong annual growth.

• Both companies have made massive investments in AI infrastructure, but only Nvidia is seeing near-term returns at scale.

• Microsoft has announced 15,000 layoffs this year, while Nvidia has expanded hiring to meet demand.

🤓OpenTools POV –  Microsoft and Nvidia represent two sides of the AI economy. Nvidia is cashing in now by powering the ecosystem, while Microsoft is betting on long-term transformation. Both may hit $4 trillion, but how they get there and how long it lasts could look very different.   

🙆🏻‍♀️What else is happening?

• EU says it will continue rolling out AI legislation on schedule // The European Union on Friday said it will stick to its timeline for implementing its landmark AI legislation, in response to a concerted effort by more than a hundred tech companies to delay the bloc’s AI rules

• China to power grid with record renewable energy as AI spurs demand // More than a quarter of the 500GW of new capacity will come from wind, a source of energy Donald Trump claims China does not use

• First AI-powered self-monitoring satellite launched into space // A fast-built satellite launching in 2025 will use onboard AI to monitor and predict its power system’s health in real time

• UK and Singapore form alliance to guide AI in finance // The UK and Singapore are laying the groundwork for what might become a blueprint for international AI cooperation in finance

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