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A European Startup and Microsoft have allied to overcome a major challenge: simulate brain reasoning

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Simulate the human brain It is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. It is not just a matter of calculation power: for years, laboratories around the world have invested millions in trying to replicate their operation, but even with advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing, the goal is still far away. Why is it so difficult? Because the brain is not only an information processor, but an ultra -efficient system of just 1.4 kg with more than 86,000 million interconnected neurons. Imitating their cognitive, emotional and linguistic abilities remains a border that we have not yet crossed, although some believe we are close. INAIT simulation technology and Microsoft’s computational power Inait, a Swiss startup founded in 2018 under the premise that “the only proven form of intelligence is in the brain”, has closed an alliance with Microsoft to develop models of the capable of simulating The reasoning of mammals. Their objective is to apply them in sectors such as finance, risk management and personalized advice. In theory, everything fits perfectly. Inait says having a simulation technology based on decades of research financed by the Swiss government, and Microsoft puts on the table the infrastructure and the business model necessary to transform this commitment into products ready to reach millions of customers worldwide. But the idea is not to develop human brains simulations with all its faculties overnight. Inait is training Digital models of different sizesdesigned to address specific challenges. For example, for advanced trading or the development of industrial machines capable of adapting to complex and dynamic environments. Digital visualization of a region of the Neocortex and the thalamus, including its network of blood vessels. Here the advantage is clear: take advantage of one of the most amazing faculties of the brain, which is its ability to face completely new scenarios and adapt quickly and continuously using previous knowledge. Even when it comes to sensory, emotional or social stimuli never before experienced. According to Financial TimesAdir Ron, director of AI and Cloud of Microsoft for emerging companies, highlighted the approach of the Swiss startup: “Inait is a pioneer in a new AI paradigm: it goes beyond traditional models based on data towards digital brains capable of a True cognition” For his part, Henry Markram, co -founder of INAIT, said that AI models based on brain simulations could not only learn much faster than current deep reinforcement systems, but also have significantly lower energy consumption. This would mean a key advantage in terms of efficiency and sustainability. Now we only have to wait to see if this vision translates into tangible advances or if, like so many other technological promises, You can’t advance enough. The possibility of building AI models that imitate the learning and adaptability of the human brain is a monumental challenge, but also an extremely interesting goal. Images | Milad Fakurian In Xataka | We already know at what speed our brain processes: just 10 bits per second In Xataka | Figure creates a system to make large -scale humanoid robots. And of course, there will be robots manufacturing robots

Spain will fine those who do not flute the contents generated with AI. It is a colossal technical and regulatory challenge

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If you have generated a text, an audio or a video with AI, it will be better than tagged. Otherwise you could expose yourself to a really important fine. It is the conclusion of the draft law that the Council of Ministers approved yesterday, and is especially oriented to avoid the risks of The Deepfakes. The Pope and the Alarms. In March 2023 it became viral An Deepfake of Pope Francis carrying a theoretical coat of Balenciaga. That triggered the alarms of the European Union, which launched the AI ​​law, approved by the European Parliament on March 13, 2024 and that He entered into force Months later, on August 1. Now Spain adapts that law for a clear purpose. Spain against the Deepfakes.The Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López, explained that “AI is a very powerful tool, which can be used to improve our lives or to spread bulos and attack democracy.” Do not tag AI contents, severe infraction. This bill considers as a serious infraction not comply with the labeling of texts, videos or audios generated with AI to identify them of adequate froma. It is something that the EU has been insisting since June 2023, but there are two problems: that almost no one is doing it at the moment. Colossal fines. The minister did not specify how to perform that labeling, and according to his words, It will be Aesia the one that puts the rules for that labeling. As already established by the AI ​​Law, breaching the regulations raised fines of up to 35 million euros and/or between 5 and 7% of the worldwide turnover of the offender company. Initiatives to label: have them, there are. The need to label texts, images, videos and audios is evident, but for now there is no universal and accepted alternative. Google proposed its own solution In May 2023 and I rowed it in October 2024 With Synthidwhich can be applied even in short texts and is already used by Gemini. Adobe too He threw himself soon To try to solve the problem. Goal has its own Water marks for audios generated by Ia. Even Openai joined the effort With a combo of a Cr symbol (“Content credentials“, also driven by adobe) visible and an invisible water mark in the images generated with AI. The C2PA standard architecture makes it clear how each content adds metadata that indicates the steps in which it has been edited and how, including possible uses of AI. Source: C2PA. The C2PA standard and the search for consensus. The most remarkable proposal in this regard is that of the standard C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity). This coalition manages technologies such as the aforementioned Content Credential Specification To label content generated spor ia. Many of the main companies are in that group, including Openai, Amazon, Google, Meta or Microsoft, but there is a great absence: Apple, which (inexplicably) does not seem to pronounce on this regard. Where are AI labels? Although the labeling technology is there, it has not just been widely used. There are isolated cases: goal began to label images On Instagram or Facebookbut that’s having problems To perform that labeling, which is tried to apply to already published content. YouTube too He has taken steps In that sense and Google begins to implement it In your search engine and your ads. Even manufacturers such as Sony or Leica label their photos in some of their cameras. Label everything, whether or not done with ia. Ideally (utopia?) It would be that any content was labeled in two ways: either it is made with the assistance of AI, or is it a content in which the AI ​​has not helped. We have the perfect example in the camera apps of our mobiles with Android or iOS: those images and videos should be labeled with something similar to a “content without ia”, for example. This is what Sony or Leica cameras pose, but imposes a huge problem for the entire hardware and software segment. We need adoption to shoot. Companies seem to be clear that something like this is necessary and reasonable, but starting it is being a especially long and complex process. Cryptographic labeling is probably the best option to prevent Deepfakes from becoming an even more important threat, but here is a decisive step: that companies adopt these measures. Even if it is little by little. In Xataka | The companies of AI have been jumping the copyright for years. They have just suffered a disturbing legal defeat

The comic-with Malaga is a milestone for the city and for Spain. His challenge is now to find out what kind of event he wants to be

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Malaga will have Your own comic-withwith the denomination of official origin of what is the Convention of Comics in particular and entertainment for the most famous and influential Fandom in the world, the world, the Comic-Con de San Diego. It will be the first time that the brand leaves the United States and will be held in the Andalusian city between Thursday, September 25 and Sunday 28 of this same 2025, according to The South newspaper advances. Malaga, how beautiful you are. The news He caught the fandom by surprise At the beginning of the week: we will have Comic-Con in Malaga, a candidacy that the organization of the original event has been working with the Junta de Andalucía and the City of Malaga. Before the final approval, a Comic-Con delegation examined spaces, communications and other infrastructure, according to means like Malaga’s opinion. The intention of this first edition outside the US is to strengthen the Comic-Con international brand with a European branch, and in principle this collaboration will last three years, after which the contract will be considered to renew. The comic-with is the comic-with. That the comic-with land in Spain is extraordinary not only by the brand itself, but for our tradition of comics related events, abundant throughout our geography and with a particular identity. Perhaps the salt of the Barcelona comic is the one that approximates him the most, although he focuses exclusively on comics, unlike the comic-with. Other conventions in Spain. The different and failed intentions of doing something closer to the American experience in Madrid have resulted in not very lucid events, such as Multiple expocamic mutations. At the end of March the promising is celebrated I Madrid comic Fairof more informative than commercial ambitions. And Malaga has had its own convention, the Freakcon, this more verbenera, and which is held in May in Torremolinos. Comics? One of the first doubts that this event has raised has been the first names associated with it, which are not mostly national or international, but fmasters who have rarely been linked to the industry. And yes, the Eternal Paco Roca or Carlos Areces and Álex de la Iglesia, historical fans to the medium appears. But names also appear there that have little or nothing to do with the industry, such as film directors Joaquín Mazón, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Icíar Bollaín or Santiago Segura, fond of the medium and scriptwriter under pseudonym in the nineties of the ‘small and vicious pornographic comic. It is clear the openly pending orientation of the cinema that this event has. All for tourism. There is another essential aspect to understand this comic-with that escapes the strictest limits of the comic: the Palace of Fairs of Malaga will be the center of the event, but it has already been spoken with the organization of satellite locations in other spaces of the capital, some of them outdoors, to house presentations, encounters and parallel shows. Let’s not forget that the Andalusian Tourism Office is involved in the organization, and that there is the substantial precedent of the Latin Grammy in Sevillethat They left according to South An economic impact close to 50 million euros and more than ten thousand visitors. International visitors and the good infrastructure of the city to transport and accommodate them have done a lot to make the candidacy. The price issue. The sudden of the ad and the strange list of guests to start with the guests has made the first suspicions of the fans lift, which all orbit around the price of the event. The possibility of bringing internationally renowned personalities and in the amount that San Diego does is unlikely, because the price would shoot: remember that the Comic-with is no longer only an event of editorial releases (as in Spain with the Saló or the Book Fair), but of ads of the great producers: Marvel and Warner leave some of their bombings of the year for those days for those days for those days for those days, Robert Downey Jr. and His return to MCU as Dr. Doom. Entering is not free. That attraction not only for comics readers, but for all types of audiences, and for an international demography, is a remarkable problem: the entrance for Saló It is at 10-18 eurosthat of the comic-with goes to 80 dollars It is impossible for us to maintain that cost if you want the company to be profitable, where the Spanish fan has even problems to pay for an autograph, a very widespread custom out. Minor stars. Is the Comic-with to submit only to minor or local stars so that the price is not dismissed to limits that the Spanish public would not pay (how many fans would they be willing to get rid of one hundred euros for a Selfie With Ryan Reynolds?)? It is a great possibility, unless Málaga trusts that its tourist attraction (and the date: just when summer heat is vanuing) attracts economies with the most resistant portfolio. So for now, doubts are more than the certainties around the comic-with. The main one, as adapting to the Spanish Fandom an event that owes it too much, by definition, to the US characteristics. Header | Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Marvel revolutionizes the comic with the reappearance of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom and advances of Avengers and Fantastic Four

There is a challenge to run seven marathons in seven days worldwide. And a Spanish with eight children is sweeping

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In the world of sport there are demanding challenges, difficult, difficult, extreme challenges and then delusional challenges and within reach of physicists (and minds) with a iron resistance, such as the one he has decided to assume Estefanía Unzu Ripollbetter known in networks such as ‘Verdeliss’. Of 39 years and mother Outcutuplethis pamplonesa has proposed to end Seven marathons. The surprising thing is how you want to do it: the seven 42 -kilometer races are held in consecutive days… and in different parts of the planet. It has already begun. And he is not going wrong. Figure issue. Yes, the numbers are correct. All. Verdels is 39 years old, eight children and is embarked on the challenge of completing seven marathons that are held over seven days in seven different places on the planet. And by different we do not refer to small borders. No. The races that have already completed were held in Antarctica, Africa, Australia and Asia. The idea is to continue with Europe, South and North America. And all this, we repeat, in a period of Only 168 hours. Why’s that? There are several answers. If the question is why completing seven marathons in those seven places for seven days, the answer is simple: they are part of an international challenge that has already Some years celebrating, the World Marathon Challenge. The test has a limited number of squares and this year is celebrated over 168 hours in Antarctica, Cape (Africa), Perth (Australia), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Madrid (Spain), Fortaleza (Brazil ) and Miami (United States). When they ask Verdeliss why he has decided to submit to such a test (and of course, it is something that They have asked him During the last weeks) she replies that he seeks to “live life intensely” and enjoy without the fears limited. Your participation It also has a solidarity component. As I explained recently At 20 minutes, he wants to raise funds for the investigation of a rare disease, the Menke-Hennekam syndrome. Verdeliss herself is in contact with Claudia’s mothera girl who suffers from it. Hard test, good results. The challenge is still underway and he has several days left to finish, but for the moment the Navarra is doing well. Quite wellin fact. In Antarctica he crossed the goal after 3 hours, 38 minutes and 53 secondsin Cabo del Cabo he did it in 3 hours, 10 minutes and 14 secondsIn Australia he toured almost 42 kilometers in 3 hours, 10 minutes and 30 seconds And in Arab Emirates completed the challenge in 3 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds. With such brands the Spanish has not only managed to finish all the races, but even becoming the first woman to reach the finish line or even getting the men who compete in the test. Ahead they have three races: that of Madrid, which is celebrated today, and that of Brazil and Miami, which it will face throughout Wednesday and Thursday to complete the circuit. “I have carbonized skin”. That meets its objectives does not mean that the extreme challenge is not taking its toll to the Navarra athlete. In his Instagram profile he has been recounting for example how he has encountered stomach problemssome difficulties To rest aboard the “military” plane in which they travel between continents, Discomfort in the quadriceps and also some other unforeseen. “My only discomfort is that I have charred skin … the rush is not good advisors and I forgot to apply the sunscreen,” I wrote From Cape City. Although Verdeliss has been running and has already achieved some notable feat, such as becoming Champion of Spain 100 km, in January I recognized to The country that the new challenge would force her to face the unknown. “I have run 27 marathons in 24 months, but this time one of them is extremely cold in Antarctica. I have never experienced such low temperatures, or running with some nails in the shoes.” Beyond the seven marathons. The challenge of the seven marathons in seven days has given him even more visibility, but the truth is that Verdeliss has been used to be under the spotlights. On Instagram, where he shows his facet as a athlete and mother of eight children he adds around one and a half of followers and on YouTube it has 2.1 million of subscribers. Also He has participated In ‘Big Brother Vip’ and ha called attention of the press for his sports successes. Professional, in addition to their work in networks acts as CEO of a cosmetics firm. Images | World Marathon Challenge 777 1 and 2 and Verdeliss In Xataka | More and more people participate in popular marathons. Science knows that going as optimistic has its risks

The Chinese chatbot faces its first great challenge in Europe

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Not everything is positive for Deepseek. Although the AI ​​company is receiving an avalanche of praise for its technological advances, it is also generating restlessness in terms of privacy and safety. In fact, this Thursday we are attending the first tangible consequence of this last scenario: Italy wants to block the Chinese chatbot web version. The Italian Data Protection Authority has ordered Limit the processing of Italian user data by Hangzhou Deepseek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. and Beijing Deepseek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. We are talking about the two Asian companies that control the application that has not stopped gaining popularity Since its launch. Deepseek, before the scrutiny of European regulators The press release of the aforementioned agency, entitled “Artificial Intelligence: the Italian Data Protection Authority Deepseek”, acknowledges that the AI ​​chatbot has been downloaded by millions of people In recent days, and points out that their measure seeks to preserve Italian users from the collection of data by it. In development. Images | Michele Bitetto | Screen capture

Trump’s second term, a challenge that worries throughout America

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According the vision of the Washington Office on Latin American Affairs (WOLA)with the return of Donald Trump to the presidencyLatin America faces a transformative and turbulent period in its relations with its northern neighbor. Trump’s first term was defined by transactional negotiations, economic pressure tactics and the marginalization of human rights issues in favor of short-term political gains, a pattern that could intensify in his second term. A similar x-ray describes the Amnesty International organization, after the directors and executive directors of all Amnesty International Sections in the Americas have come together to express their reasons for concern regarding President Trump’s government program, the possible threats to human rights, both in the United States and in the rest of the world, and the impact of the new president’s mandate in the region. According to WOLA, Trump’s nominations, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Christopher Landau as Deputy Secretary of State, and the rapid nominations of US ambassadors to several Latin American countries, such as Mexico, indicate that the region will be a higher priority in US foreign policy, especially regarding migration and illicit drugs. Hence, Trump’s growing alignment with populist, often authoritarian leaders in Latin America, such as Javier Milei of Argentina, Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and the Bolsonaro family in Brazil, could strengthen antidemocratic actors and threaten the democratic institutions of the region, civil liberties, citizen security and the protection of human rights. In that sense, the organization highlights that under a second Trump administration, it anticipates significant setbacks at the level of democratic norms, civic space, human rights protection, judicial independence, inclusion and diversity initiatives, and the response to the climate crisis. Migration According to Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, the rhetoric used by President Trump in his previous term and during his recent campaign attacked the most vulnerable people, especially migrants, and the president plans to deport millions of people. and close the borders of the United States, without examining the cases of people who need protection. Amnesty International has documented that collective deportations only fuel human suffering and increase regional instability. “The threat of disregard for the human rights of people seeking safety in the United States, or anywhere on the continent, and the right to asylum requires us to alert the international community of the danger that these discourses constitute if they are adopted as policies.” “said Marcos Gómez, director of the Venezuela Section of Amnesty International. “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions.” “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions” In that same sense, WOLA highlights that although the Biden administration put the United States asylum system out of reach of many migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border, it opened and preserved other avenues for the protection of people. migrants, as well as protection against deportation in the United States. Programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and humanitarian parole status for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. However, he said, now Trump’s focus on mass deportation, likely using military personnel, unprecedented in modern US history., could expel millions of people through raids, internment in camps and large-scale deportations. Human rights Another growing concern regarding President Trump’s administration is the protection of women’s right to live without violence, as well as the right to sexual and reproductive health.including abortion, which were attacked during the first term of the now president. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” said Mariela Belski, director of Amnesty International Argentina. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” , he continued. Therefore, different organizations predict that as Trump prepares for a second term, Latin America faces the prospect of deeper authoritarianismgrowing human rights challenges and a further erosion of democratic principles, with many leaders likely to find in the new US administration an ally for their conservative agendas. Keep reading:· End of DEI policies will lead companies to layoffs and eliminate anti-discrimination initiatives· Trump pardons two Washington DC police officers convicted of fatal pursuit of an African American· Republicans present law to prohibit citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants

the challenge of finding 500 billion dollars for the largest AI project

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He Project Stargate announcement This week was surprising for many things, but above all it was surprising for one: the 500,000 million dollars that will theoretically be invested in the next four years to achieve its objectives. The figure, absolutely colossalhas generated many suspicions. And rightly so. 100,000 million to start. Of that total figure, the announcement made it clear that the companies that provided the capital would invest “100 billion dollars immediately,” but even that does not seem easily achievable. SoftBank and OpenAI, those who will invest the most. In The Information reveal that SoftBank and OpenAI will contribute $19 billion each for the Stargate project. Bloomberg duck that both will also be the ones that will have the most participation in the final company: each will have a 40% participation. Musk attacks, Altman defends himself. The announcement of the project provoked a quick reaction from Elon Musk, who stated in X that “Actually they (the companies involved) do not have the money). He later added that “SoftBank has less than $10 billion guaranteed. I have good sources.” Sam Altman responded to those allegations hours later indicating that the data that Musk provided was “Incorrect, as you probably know.” Musk and xAI compete with OpeenAI and maintain a long rivalry, but here Altman surprised further telling Musk that “I truly respect what you have accomplished and believe you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our era.” SoftBank under review. Analyst MG Siegler indicates in your newsletter that SoftBank has about $30 billion in cash. It seems to have room for that initial investment, but there are other data that work against it. As indicated user David Manheim on X, SoftBank’s investment fund has had notable failures in the past. On Wikipedia you can see how SoftBank Vision Fund lost $27.4 billion in 2022 due to several failed investments led by Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank. Among them is the investment of 100 million dollars in FTX, which then collapsed. OpenAI burning money. There are also questions about OpenAI’s ability to invest that amount. It is true that it has raised significant sums in the latest investment rounds, but the company is a money burning machine. Arab money and debt as exits. As the aforementioned Siegler article reveals, an important part of that investment may come from the United Arab Emirates through MGX, the investment fund. Another option is to resort to debt, which has already been very common in SoftBank’s investments (they have 150,000 million invested with that formula). Meanwhile, OpenAI looks for other girlfriends (Oracle). The project is also revealing other parallel movements. In The Wall Street Journal They highlight how OpenAI is beginning to look for options for its alliance with Microsoft, something that both have admitted. At OpenAI they complain that Microsoft does not give them the computing power they need, and they seem to be testing alternatives like Google. Perhaps Oracle is also among the candidates, especially now that it will be one of the participants (along with NVIDIA) in the creation of the large data center in Texas. It seems clear that OpenAI wants to not depend so much on Microsoft (or anyone) and Stargate may be a vehicle to achieve this. Image | TechCrunch In Xataka | The money invested in Stargate has a basic problem: there is no clear or agreed plan to reach the AGI

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