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Recently, Meta officially announced a major project named Project Waterworth. This initiative represents a multi-billion dollar investment spanning several years, aimed at constructing an undersea cable exceeding 50,000 kilometers to support global AI infrastructure. Once completed, this undersea cable project will become the longest in the world, capable of withstanding damage from ship anchors and other hazards. According to the project plan, the cable will extend from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast, with depths reaching up to 7,000.

The construction of data centers in the UK is undergoing a significant transformation. A recent survey of 3,000 executives in the data center industry shows that they generally believe the current planning approval process is overly complicated, severely limiting the development of data centers. The consulting firm Business Critical Solutions (BCS) in its report 'Powering the Future' mentioned that the UK government plans to categorize the development of large data centers as 'National Significant Infrastructure Projects' (NSIPs), meaning it will be handled by the central government.

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Data Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly released the 'Guidelines for National Data Infrastructure Construction.' These guidelines aim to promote the active construction of government service large models across the country, facilitate the intelligent process of government services, and thereby improve the efficiency and quality of government services. The guidelines emphasize the importance of the data annotation industry and encourage regions to explore and innovate in the construction of data annotation ecosystems, capacity building, and application scenarios. The government will link public data, proactively disclose data of enterprises and individuals, and establish high-quality data assets.

Google has recently issued a warning that the UK may fall behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, particularly if the government does not expedite the construction of data centers and ease restrictions on the use of copyrighted works. Google UK’s managing director, Derby Weinstein, stated that while the government recognizes the opportunities in AI, more policies are needed to promote its application. Image Source Note: The image is AI-generated, with authorization from the service provider Midjourney. Weinstein noted that the UK ranks only seventh in the global AI readiness index, which is behind other countries.

Highwire has launched an AI-powered safety risk management tool that provides contractors with deep insights through automated document reviews and risk identification, reducing thousands of man-hours spent on traditional manual reviews. The tool offers more accurate contractor assessments, helping managers implement mitigation strategies before work begins, categorizing safety protocols as general, detailed, or comprehensive, and going beyond simple pass/fail analysis to support more informed decision-making. This AI technology was developed at Harvard University and aims to serve large companies with mature safety programs as well as small contractors, with the goal of enhancing safety.

Verizon has introduced AI technology to prevent network disruptions, particularly those caused by accidental cuts to underground fiber optic lines during construction. These incidents result in thousands of problems each year, affecting businesses and remote workers. To address this issue, Verizon has integrated the national 'Call Before You Dig' program to help understand the distribution of underground lines before excavation. However, with over 10 million digging requests each year, manual reviews have become cumbersome. Verizon utilizes AI to analyze historical data and current activities.

SenseTime Technology has collaborated with the Construction Society to launch the 'Regulations and Standards Knowledge Model for the Construction Sector', based on the 'SenseNova5.5' framework. This model integrates industry standards, laws, design, and process specifications, aiming to provide intelligent and professional knowledge support for various stages of construction. The model has been applied in the knowledge service platform for regulations and standards in housing and urban-rural construction, featuring functions such as intelligent Q&A, integration, duplication check, and comparison to enhance knowledge retrieval efficiency. Trained on high-quality construction knowledge data of 600 million tokens, the model covers 8,000 industry-specific books.

Recently, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has encountered some troubles. His $27 million mansion in San Francisco, located on the famous Lombard Street and boasting 9,500 square feet of space with a panoramic view of the city and the bay, has not brought him the comfortable life he expected but has instead become the source of numerous problems.One highlight of the mansion is a four-sided infinity pool that hangs off the edge of the house. However, this pool has become a major issue. Last August, the