From Urban AI Launches + Data Center Boom: This Week in AI 🏢🏗️

Hey there!

I hope you’re doing well!

This week, I’m covering some exciting updates. Urban AI just launched an online program to help professionals use AI for more sustainable and creative urban design. Meanwhile, the Chinese startup DeepSeek is making waves with a potential efficiency breakthrough, but Big Tech isn’t slowing down. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta are investing heavily in data centers, creating opportunities for architects to design efficient, sustainable facilities to meet this growing demand.

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🏗️ Architecting With AI
See in real-time how AI is used in designing the built environment.

URBAN AI Launches AI in Urban Planning Program. This new online program blends theory and practice to equip professionals with the skills to leverage AI for enhanced efficiency, sustainability, and creativity in urban design.

Gendo Cements £4.3M to Visualise Architectural Design with AI, Already Adopted by Zaha Hadid Architects. This London-based startup's AI platform, which is revolutionizing architectural design, will use the new funding to expand its team and accelerate product development.

What DeepSeek? Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Building Boom Alive. Despite a potential efficiency breakthrough from a Chinese AI startup, tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta are doubling down on massive data center investments.

🗓️ AI in Motion: Events You Can't Miss Right Now

The 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Leading AI researchers, practitioners, and students will gather in Philadelphia in 2025 to explore the latest advancements and foster collaboration across all disciplines of artificial intelligence. 

HumanX Las Vegas: Where Business and AI Converge. This conference explores how AI is revolutionizing business, covering topics from scaling AI solutions and transforming operations to managing risk, boosting ROI, and shaping the future of leadership.

🏢 Beyond Design
Get your fill of AI news beyond the field of architecture.

Tech Giants Plan Massive $320 Billion AI Spend for 2025. Despite investor concerns about ROI, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are poised for a huge increase in AI investments, signaling a continued commitment to the technology. 

AI's English Focus Puts Many Countries at a Disadvantage. A New EU Project Aims to Fix That for 32 Languages. The €37.4 million OpenEU-Rollm initiative will develop open-source AI models supporting multiple European languages, addressing the dominance of English in AI and promoting compliance with EU regulations.

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