AI News on July 16th

AI News 2025/7/16 11:00:10

1. DeepMind Study Reveals LLMs' Confidence Paradox

#DeepMind #LLMs #ConfidenceParadox

A new study from Google's DeepMind shows that large language models (LLMs) can abandon correct answers under pressure during multi-turn interactions. The research identifies a "confidence paradox" where models may stubbornly hold onto wrong answers while being easily swayed from correct ones when challenged iteratively.

2. Microsoft Expands Copilot Vision AI Screen Scanning

#Microsoft #CopilotVision #ScreenScanning

Microsoft is rolling out an update for its Copilot Vision AI, allowing it to scan a user's entire screen, specific browser windows, or application content upon manual activation. Unlike the controversial 'Recall' feature, this does not automatically capture screen activity but assists in real-time analysis.

3. Germany Launches AI Offensive to Boost Competitiveness

#Germany #AIStrategy #EUAIAct

Germany has unveiled plans for an "AI offensive" to enhance its economy and global standing in key technologies by the end of the decade. The strategy focuses on closing gaps in venture capital, AI patents, and industrial adoption.

4. Oracle Invests $3B in AI & Cloud Expansion in Europe

#Oracle #CloudExpansion #AIInvestment

Oracle announced a $3 billion investment over five years to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in Germany and the Netherlands, responding to growing demand for high-performance computing and data sovereignty compliance.

5. TIER IV Unveils Level 4+ Autonomous Driving Architecture

#TIERIV #AutonomousDriving #DiffusionModels

Japanese firm TIER IV introduced an end-to-end architecture for Level 4+ autonomy, combining diffusion-model-based machine learning with rule-based systems for human-like driving behavior.

6. NetGain Systems Launches Astra AI for IT Observability

#NetGainSystems #ITObservability #LLM

Singapore-based NetGain Systems released Astra AI, the first LLM purpose-built for IT asset management, trained on 500TB of domain-specific data for anomaly detection and predictive analytics.

7. Nvidia CEO Praises China’s AI Progress as "Catalyst for Global Growth"

#Nvidia #AIChips #ChinaMarket

Jensen Huang, during a visit to Beijing, hailed China’s open-source AI contributions and confirmed Nvidia’s resumed sales of H20 AI chips to China after U.S. licensing restrictions were lifted.

8. Meta’s $100B AI Supercluster Push

#Meta #AISupercluster #Superintelligence

Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s plans to invest hundreds of billions in AI superclusters (Prometheus and Hyperion) to achieve artificial superintelligence, with a new division, Meta Superintelligence Labs.

9. Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2B in Record Seed Round

#MiraMurati #AIStartup #SeedFunding

OpenAI’s former CTO Mira Murati’s startup, TML, secured $2B in seed funding led by a16z, with participation from Nvidia and AMD, focusing on multimodal AI development.

10. AMD to Resume MI308 Chip Exports to China

#AMD #AIChips #ExportLicense

Following Nvidia’s H20 approval, AMD confirmed its MI308 AI chips are under review for export license reinstatement, potentially recovering $800M in lost revenue.