<span>Story: From Nvidia’s Chinese chips to AI soulmates, this is AI Weekly.</span><span>::Artificial Intelligence Weekly</span><span>Washington allowed Nvidia to sell its second-powerful artificial intelligence chip, the H200, to China, but with conditions.</span><span>The chips will be reviewed for AI functionality before shipping.</span><span>Beijing loses access to more than half of the total chips sold to U.S. customers.</span><span>However, there has been a further shift in China.</span><span>Sources told Reuters that Beijing told customs officers that the H200 was not allowed to enter China.</span><span>Chinese authorities told domestic technology companies not to buy the chips unless necessary, they added.</span><span>Samsung expects profit to triple in the latest quarter to a record high.</span><span>It’s been a huge success as tight supplies and artificial intelligence-driven demand drive up the price of memory chips.</span><span>The South Korean giant expects operating profit to be close to $14 billion in the October-December period.</span><span>The figure far exceeded analysts’ expectations.</span><span>Taiwan’s TSMC is also cashing in on the AI boom.</span><span>The company said fourth-quarter revenue rose by more than a fifth from a year earlier.</span><span>Reuters calculations found that the figure exceeded expectations at more than $33 billion.</span><span>The world’s largest contract chipmaker counts Nvidia and Apple among its customers.</span><span>Artificial intelligence continues to be a focus at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.</span><span>Tech giants like Nvidia are in town, as are growing companies showing off a range of new products.</span><span>Glyde launches the world’s first smart hair clipper – the AI Stylist.</span><span>It is said to bring “GPS-level guidance” to DIY haircuts.</span><span>Katherine Asperger is from Glade.</span><span>“It uses a band that wraps around the head, the clipper itself, and a mobile app to create the perfect haircut in less than 15 minutes.”</span><span>Lepro’s Ami positions itself as an artificial intelligence soulmate.</span><span>It is promoted as a way to alleviate loneliness among flexible workers.</span><span>Ami is a physical desktop companion with a curved OLED display that tracks your gaze and makes you feel like you’re there.</span>
