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AI Overviews is now available in even more locations
Google's AI Overviews feature, which faced initial controversy over questionable suggestions, is expanding to over 100 countries with multiple languages, improved source attribution, and new features like simplified language and saved overviews, while maintaining US-exclusive mobile ads.
Oct 31, 2024
Whisper, Open AI's speech recognition engine, was found to hallucinate by researchers
Despite OpenAI's claim of "near-human accuracy" for its open-source Whisper speech recognition system, recent research has revealed significant hallucination issues across multiple studies, raising concerns about its widespread use in sensitive applications.
Oct 30, 2024
Read AI raised $50M and launched the Read AI for Gmail Chrome extension
Read AI secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Smash Capital, with participation from Madrona and Goodwater Capital, in a round coming just 6 months after its $21 million Series A round, amid strong growth metrics of 100,000 new weekly accounts and 81% first-month retention.
Oct 30, 2024
Weekly AI Highlights Review: October 22-29
Materials science and biotechnology startups raised funding; creatives stand against the threat of generative AI; Anthopic launched new models and a computer use API; Google open-sourced SynthID Text, and more.
Oct 29, 2024
Pharos raised an oversubscribed $5M seed funding round
Pharos, founded by healthcare and AI veterans from Vital and Meta, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Felicis Ventures to develop AI solutions that help healthcare institutions' quality teams improve patient care and streamline clinical reporting.
Oct 28, 2024
Google Photos now displays information on whether an image was edited with its AI tools
Google has announced it will display information about AI-powered edits made using tools like Magic Editor and Magic Eraser in Google Photos' metadata and Details tab, following IPTC standards, as part of its efforts to increase transparency around AI-edited images.
Oct 28, 2024
The CMA's investigation into the Google-Anthropic partnership is officially in Phase 1
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a Phase 1 investigation into the Alphabet-Anthropic partnership to determine if it constitutes a merger that could potentially reduce market competition, following a similar investigation into the Amazon-Anthropic partnership.
Oct 28, 2024
Avenue Biosciences secured $2.5M for its protein expression engineering platform
Avenue Biosciences has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to develop its machine learning platform that optimizes signal peptides for more efficient protein production, potentially making treatments like monoclonal antibodies and gene therapies more accessible.
Oct 28, 2024
Dunia secured $11.5M to accelerate the discovery of promising catalysts
Dunia Innovations GmbH, a startup founded in 2022, has raised $11.5 million to develop its Catalyst Acceleration Platform, which combines machine learning and automated robotics to discover new electrocatalysts for sustainable energy and chemical production.
Oct 27, 2024
AI-powered notepad Granola secured $20M in Series A funding
Granola, a Mac-based AI note-taking app that enhances rather than replaces human note-taking, has secured $20 million in Series A funding to expand its product, which has gained traction among business leaders with its philosophy that human judgment shouldn't be outsourced to AI.
Oct 26, 2024
AI-ECG risk estimation (AIRE), a model that predicts heart disease risks and complications
Researchers have developed AIRE, an AI system that can predict a patient's risk of heart disease complications and death with 78% accuracy by analyzing ECG scans. The NHS plans to trial AIRE starting in mid-2025 to evaluate its effectiveness in real clinical settings.
Oct 26, 2024
The NHS is incorporating AI-powered radiology diagnostics tools into urgent care settings
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance recommending four AI-powered radiology tools for fracture diagnosis in urgent care settings, aiming to support healthcare professionals and improve diagnostic accuracy amid staff shortages.
Oct 26, 2024