One-Minute Daily AI News 3/15/2024

1. Apple buys startup DarwinAI, adds staff to its AI division.[1]
2. Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users’ data for AI training.[2]
3. India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches.[3]
4. Google presents new research on a Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent (SIMA) that can follow natural-language instructions to carry out tasks in a variety of video game settings.[4]

Sources:

[1] https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/apple-buys-startup-darwinai-adds-staff-its-ai-division-bloomberg-reports-2024-03-14/

[2] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/reddit-reveals-ftc-inquiry-into-deals-licensing-its-users-data-for-ai-training/

[3] https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/15/india-drops-plan-to-require-approval-for-ai-model-launches/

[4] https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/sima-generalist-ai-agent-for-3d-virtual-environments/