Large Multinational Companies Turning to Generative AI for Supply Chain Management


Sparkli raised $5 million in funding, founded by former Google employees, focusing on developing AI-driven immersive interactive learning experiences for children aged 5-12, addressing the issue of existing tools being text-heavy and lacking interactivity.
South Korea introduced the world's first comprehensive AI regulatory framework, the 'AI Basic Law,' aimed at establishing safety and trust, and promoting South Korea to become one of the top three global AI powers. The act has fully come into effect, with progress leading that of the EU. The act focuses on regulating high-impact AI systems in areas such as nuclear safety, healthcare, transportation, and financial loan approvals.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently visited the Middle East to discuss funding matters with top local investors. The company plans to raise at least $50 billion, with an estimated overall valuation ranging between $750 billion and $830 billion. The negotiations are still in the early stages.
The competition in China's generative AI sector has entered a new phase focused on user acquisition. "Baidu Wenxin Yanyi" has exceeded 200 million monthly active users, becoming the first domestic large model to enter the 200 million club. "Alibaba Tongyi Qianwen" achieved over 100 million monthly active users within two months of launch, showing rapid growth. Baidu has adopted an "all-domain integration" strategy, fully embedding AI capabilities into core products such as search, accelerating application implementation.
Japan joins the international investigation into AI-generated content on the X platform, requiring it to explain its handling mechanism for unapproved real-person images, highlighting the tightening global regulation of AI content compliance.