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Based on a Google DeepMind paper, this article explains four paths to Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) after AGI and six bottlenecks, simplified for beginners.

• •There are four distinct technical paths for evolving from AGI to ASI, which surpasses human-level intelligence.
• •Six bottlenecks, including computational resources and data quality, have been identified as major barriers to achieving ASI.
• •The article summarizes the paper's complex framework into a format understandable for general readers.

Kioxia announced the CXL-compatible KIOXIA XL1 series memory expansion modules, using flash memory to address DRAM shortages and meet growing AI data center demands.

• •Kioxia announced the CXL-compatible memory expansion modules, the KIOXIA XL1 series, on August 3.
• •The modules use flash memory to complement the capacity shortage of expensive DRAM.
• •The product is positioned to meet the increasing memory demand in data centers driven by rising AI processing.

Japan's Defense White Paper noted that the Chinese military is utilizing the generative AI 'DeepSeek' in unmanned aircraft and military vehicles, indicating progress in military AI implementation.

• •It is recognized that China's People's Liberation Army is introducing DeepSeek AI models for military use.
• •The White Paper mentioned cases of deployment in unmanned aircraft and military vehicles traveling at 50 km/h.
• •Efforts to integrate generative AI technology into military strategies and equipment are accelerating.

At Google Cloud Next Tokyo 26, the report covers the large-scale adoption of Gemini Enterprise by companies like SOMPO and NTT Data, signaling a shift toward becoming AI agent-driven enterprises.

• •Major companies are increasingly adopting Gemini Enterprise, expanding the wave of agent utilization.
• •Following a vision presentation by the head of Google Cloud Japan, specific use cases were introduced.
• •A concrete roadmap for the adoption of generative AI and business transformation in the Japanese market was presented.

AmazonがAIトレーニング用に希少な紙の本を大量購入している疑いが浮上。海外メディアの調査で、輸送先がAmazonの極秘施設であることが判明した。

• •AI企業による紙の本の大量スキャンと廃棄が社会問題化する中、Amazonの動きが注目されている
• •約千冊の希少本の輸送を追跡した結果、最終目的地がAmazonの極秘施設であることが発覚した
• •この行為がAIモデルの学習データ収集の一環である可能性が示唆されている

A US news site launched ads exclusively for AI crawlers, sparking discussion about separating human content from AI monetization models.

• •Ad delivery was initiated that displays only when AI crawlers visit the site, separate from traditional human-targeted ads.
• •This move aims to independently monetize AI traffic in response to changing data collection costs and revenue models for generative AI.
• •The industry is debating the effectiveness and ethics of securing revenue from AI without compromising the user experience for humans.