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AI News Weekly - Issue #347: $60M Raised by Scientist Behind IBM Watson for New Startup

Elemental, which is developing AI that "thinks before it talks", sold $59.95M worth of equity to 17 investors and plans to raise another $5.75M
 

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ISSUE #347: $60M RAISED BY SCIENTIST BEHIND IBM WATSON FOR NEW STARTUP  August 24th 2023

 

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  In the News  

 

The scientist behind IBM Watson has raised $60 million for his AI startup

David Ferrucci has raised nearly $60 million for his artificial intelligence startup Elemental Cognition, according to a regulatory filing.

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  In The News  

 

Big Tech salaries revealed

This is what developers, engineers, and product managers make at Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon

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Digiday's definitive, if not exhaustive, 2023 AI glossary

Digital Twinning What it refers to: Digital twinning is a virtual simulation of a real life system of physical objects that uses machine learning to help with decision making.

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AI startup Hugging Face hoping to raise millions from Salesforce and other investors

AI startup Hugging Face Inc. is reportedly seeking to raise $200 million in venture capital. It's said that Salesforce Inc. will lead the proposed round, which will more than double the privately-held company's valuation, which currently stands at $2 billion.

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  Applied use cases  

 

The Race to Develop AI That Can Identify Every Species on the Planet

But the prospect of using artificial intelligence, including machine learning, to identify species of animals, plants and fungi is catching on in wider and wider circles.

smithsonianmag.com

 

Snap's patent makes text-to-speech emotional

The social media company is seeking to patent a system for "emotion-based text to speech." Snap's system uses AI to derive emotions from text, and uses that input to help its text-to-speech systems give more realistic output.

thedailyupside.com

 

How AI in Games Will Revolutionize the Gaming Industry

With more advanced technologies, like machine learning and deep learning, generative AI is set to revolutionize the gaming industry, leading to highly immersive, personalized, and realistic gaming experiences. Let's explore some of the remarkable use cases of AI in games.

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  Ethics  

 

Study highlights jobseekers' skepticism towards AI in recruitment

Amid the rapid adoption of AI technology by HR departments, a joint study conducted by NUS Business School, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University delved into a vital question.

phys.org

 

13 Movies About Artificial Intelligence That Are AI Horror Stories

Summary Science-fiction movies about artificial intelligence serve as a cautionary tale, exploring the dangers and unforeseen consequences of advanced technology.

screenrant.com

 

White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against AI risks

When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his science adviser Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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  Robotics  

 

Everyday robots: A household robo-butler might not be as far off as you think

Take Jibo, a social robot designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology robotics professor Cynthia Breazeal, which could recognise faces, understand and respond to things people say, do home assistant tasks, and even dance.

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Boston Dynamics wants to change the world with its state-of-the-art robots

Recently, the company unveiled "working" robots that attempt to negotiate job sites, setting up warehouse ramps and delivering tools to human colleagues.

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DO's and DON'Ts of Hotel Robots

Regular Maintenance: Robots, like any other machine, require regular maintenance to ensure they continue to function properly.

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  Research  

 

Deep learning for AI-based diagnosis of skin-related neglected tropical diseases: A pilot study

In this study, we aimed to develop deep learning based AI models with clinical images we collected for five skin NTDs, namely, Buruli ulcer, leprosy, mycetoma, scabies, and yaws, to understand how diagnostic accuracy can or cannot be improved using different models and training patterns.

plos.org

 

Pluggable diffractive neural networks based on cascaded metasurfaces

Deep learning algorithms based on artificial neural networks are completely changing information processing methods in many scientific and engineering fields. The implementation of diffractive neural networks using metasurfaces helps to obtain miniaturized intelligent integrated optical devices.

techxplore.com

 

Exploring Machine Learning Frameworks for Software Developers

In the world of software development, machine learning frameworks play a pivotal role, providing developers with powerful AI tools, libraries, and algorithms to harness the potential of machine learning efficiently.

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