AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoProgrammable Photonics: Seoul National University and the University of Seoul unveiled a programmable photonic integrated circuit that can slow and control light on command, aiming at lower-power optical computing for AI servers and faster optical links. Cloud for Agentic AI: AWS EC2 compute is evolving to meet agentic AI and physical AI demand, with AMD-based instances and Nitro security/performance changes driving new “price-performance” gains. AI in Education: Alpha School plans to open three Massachusetts campuses this fall using AI-powered coursework with “guides” replacing licensed teachers, with tuition projected near $65,000 per student. Open-Weight AI Push: U.S. tech firms and groups urged policymakers to back open-weight AI models to keep competition, reduce costs, and avoid lock-in. LIGO Upgrade Fix: UC Riverside researchers used off-the-shelf thermal imaging cameras plus modeling to correct mirror distortions, potentially extending LIGO’s reach by ~33 million light-years. Lunar Ice Prospecting: ESA signed a €65M Phase 2 contract with ispace-EUROPE for MAGPIE, its first rover mission to the Moon’s south pole to ground-truth water ice for future missions and propellant plans. OpenAI Outage: ChatGPT, Codex, and the API went down worldwide, marking the fourth disruption in days.
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