AI Governance and Innovations: EU’s AI Act and Microsoft’s Data Formulator

Explore the groundbreaking EU AI Act, setting global standards for AI regulation, and Microsoft's Data Formulator, a tool revolutionizing data visualization. Plus, delve into OpenAI's rejection of Elon Musk's bid and Salesforce's new framework enhancing AI efficiency. Stay informed on the latest in AI governance and technological advancements.

Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/ai-act-european-union-chatbots-155157e2be2e42d0f1acca33983d8c82
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/02/14/microsoft-research-introduces-data-formulator-an-ai-application-that-leverages-llms-to-transform-data-and-create-rich-visualizations/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/openai-says-its-board-of-directors-unanimously-rejects-musks-bid/
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/02/14/salesforce-ai-research-introduces-reward-guided-speculative-decoding-rsd-a-novel-framework-that-improves-the-efficiency-of-inference-in-large-language-models-llms-up-to-4-4x-fewer-flops/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:39) Europe's AI Act: How does it work and what happens next?
(00:03:43) Microsoft Research Introduces Data Formulator: An AI Application that Leverages LLMs to Transform Data and Create Rich Visualizations
(00:06:50) OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid
(00:10:02) Salesforce AI Research Introduces Reward-Guided Speculative Decoding (RSD): A Novel Framework that Improves the Efficiency of Inference in Large Language Models (LLMs) Up To 4.4× Fewer FLOPs