This Week in NLP #327
Keep up with what happened in NLP in the week ending Friday 21st February 2025.
Above the Fold
Overwhelmed? Here’s our pick for five things to know about this week.
Apple has delayed its major Siri AI upgrade from iOS 18.4 to 18.5 due to engineering problems and software bugs. [TechRadar]
OpenAI has introduced special voting rights for its non-profit board to prevent takeover attempts, following Elon Musk’s rejected US$97.4B bid. [ITPro]
Safe Superintelligence is raising over US$1B in funding, valuing OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s startup above US$30B. [Bloomberg]
Thinking Machines Lab has launched under former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati with 30 researchers from major AI companies to develop human-aligned AI systems. [Yahoo Finance]
xAI launched Grok 3, a family of AI models featuring enhanced reasoning capabilities, image analysis, and a new DeepSearch feature, while announcing plans to open-source Grok 2. [TechCrunch]
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The Generative AI Wars
Amazon has delayed its AI-powered Alexa upgrade until at least March 31st due to accuracy issues, despite an upcoming February 26th showcase event. [The Verge]
Anthropic has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK government to explore using its Claude AI assistant for improving public services and advancing AI security initiatives. [ITPro]
Anthropic has developed a hybrid AI model combining ML and symbolic reasoning to enhance complex analytical capabilities. [Yahoo Finance]
Anthropic has projected its revenue will reach US$34.5B by 2027. [The Information]
Baidu has announced free access to its Ernie Bot AI chatbot services, including premium features, amid intensifying competition from DeepSeek and other AI developers. [CNN]
And Baidu announced plans to open-source the Ernie 4.5 AI chatbot following competitor DeepSeek's success. [Yahoo Finance]
ByteDance has developed Doubao, China’s most popular consumer AI chatbot, which outperforms ChatGPT’s GPT-4 in some metrics while costing only 3-4% of GPT-4’s price. [Yahoo Finance]
DeepSeek has been removed from South Korean app stores over concerns about user data being stored in Chinese servers. [Fortune]
Google DeepMind has dismissed Chinese rival DeepSeek's AI claims as exaggerated, while acknowledging the company as China’s most advanced AI developer. [Yahoo Finance]
Google has launched Co-Scientist, an AI system that helps researchers analyze literature and generate hypotheses, successfully recreating existing scientific work in significantly less time. [The Independent]
And Google has launched Career Dreamer, an AI-powered tool that helps US users explore career possibilities by analyzing their background and generating personalized career recommendations. [TechCrunch]
OpenAI's board unanimously rejected Elon Musk’s US$97.4B takeover bid, maintaining the company is not for sale despite his legal challenges. [Yahoo Finance]
OpenAI has released guidelines for its o-series models, recommending simple, direct prompts for these reasoning-focused AIs while reserving GPT models for basic tasks. [The Decoder]
OpenAI has begun talks to establish Indian data centres by 2025, partnering with Microsoft to serve its second-largest market and neighboring countries. [Analytics India Magazine]
OpenAI has grown to 400 million weekly ChatGPT users and 2 million business customers. [Yahoo Finance]
Perplexity has launched a DeepSeek-powered Deep Research tool that generates comprehensive research reports in minutes, offering more affordable pricing than competitors like OpenAI and Google. [The Decoder]
Tencent's Weixin and Baidu have integrated DeepSeek's AI search capabilities into their platforms. [Reuters]
xAI has entered discussions to raise US$10B at a US$75B valuation, following its recent US$6B fundraise. [Yahoo Finance]
X has increased its Premium+ subscription price to approximately $40-50 monthly following the release of Grok 3, marking its second price hike in recent months. [TechCrunch]
And xAI has made Grok 3 temporarily available for free to all users, while maintaining priority access and advanced features for paid subscribers. [Engadget]
Feature Creeps
Amazon has expanded its Kindle Scribe’s AI features beyond the US, rolling out handwriting recognition and note summarization to users in the UK, Canada and Australia. [TechRadar]
Google has made its file analysis feature in Gemini freely available to all users, while adding conversation memory capabilities for Advanced subscribers. [ZDNet]
Google Meet has integrated Gemini AI to automatically generate post-meeting ‘next steps’ summaries and extend caption availability for 30 minutes after calls. [TechRadar]
Google has removed Gemini from its main iOS app, directing users to download a standalone Gemini app. [TechCrunch]
OpenAI has updated its reasoning models to support file and image uploads in ChatGPT, while increasing usage limits for Plus users. [ZDNet]
Hardware
Dell Technologies has reportedly neared a US$5B deal to supply AI servers with Nvidia chips to Elon Musk’s xAI. [Investopedia]
Fir Hills has partnered with South Korea to build the world’s largest AI data centre, a US$10B project expected to complete in 2028. [AI News]
Microsoft has unveiled its Majorana 1 quantum chip, claiming the technology will be ready in years rather than decades. [Yahoo Finance]
Nvidia's stock has recovered 90% from its January plunge following DeepSeek's AI announcement, bolstered by new global AI spending plans and continued strong demand for its chips. [Yahoo Finance]
OpenAI has developed its first AI chip in collaboration with Broadcom and TSMC, aiming to reduce dependency on Nvidia with potential mass production beginning in 2026. [TechRadar]
SiMa.ai has implemented DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B on its ONE Platform, achieving edge AI performance under 10 watts with millisecond response times. [Business Wire]
Vultr has become the first cloud provider to deploy AMD's Instinct MI325X GPU, featuring 256GB HBM3E memory and superior AI processing capabilities. [TechRadar]
Consumer AI
Apple Intelligence is coming to the Vision Pro headset in April through visionOS 2.4, with developer beta features including Writing Tools, Genmoji, and Image Playground. [TechRadar]
Apple has launched the iPhone 16e, a $599 AI-capable budget smartphone featuring the A18 chip, Face ID, and Apple Intelligence, replacing the iPhone SE line. [TechCrunch]
Humane AI has sold its AI Pin technology to Hewlett Packard for US$116m and discontinued the device, marking the end of its ambitious but failed wearable computing project. [The Verge]
It’s Only a Model
OpenEuroLLM has launched a €37.4m EU-backed initiative to develop open-source language models covering all European languages by 2028. [TechCrunch]
Mistral AI has launched Saba, a 24-billion-parameter language model optimized for Arabic content, marking the French AI company’s strategic expansion into Middle Eastern markets. [TechCrunch]
Nous Research has launched DeepHermes-3 Preview, an 8-billion parameter AI model that uniquely allows users to switch between detailed reasoning processes and quick responses. [VentureBeat]
Perplexity has open-sourced R1 1776, a version of the DeepSeek-R1 model that has been post-trained to provide unbiased, accurate, and factual information. [Perplexity]
TechCrunch has compiled a comprehensive overview of major AI models released since 2024, including offerings from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others. [TechCrunch]
Whose Data?
DeepSeek has been accused by South Korea’s data regulator of sharing users’ data with ByteDance. [TechRadar]
Meta abandoned book licensing negotiations for AI training data in early 2023 after publishers showed limited interest and revealed complex rights management issues. [TechCrunch]
The Guardian has partnered with OpenAI to include its reporting in ChatGPT while receiving access to ChatGPT Enterprise for developing new products. [Engadget]
OpenAI is facing a lawsuit from Indian music labels, including T-Series and Saregama, over alleged unauthorized use of recordings for AI model training. [Yahoo Finance]
Veradigm has launched seven cardiometabolic Clinical Data Registry datasets that harmonize information from over 80 EHRs to support healthcare research and development. [Business Wire]
The LLM Ecosystem
Boomi has unveiled a comprehensive API Management solution that combines cloud-scale management with integration, automation, data management, and AI capabilities within its Enterprise Platform. [Business Wire]
Cloudsway has partnered with DeepSeek to provide enterprises with integrated AI solutions, including API interfaces, model hosting, and an enhanced knowledge engine for real-time searches. [PR Newswire]
DDN has launched Infinia 2.0, a software platform delivering AI data unification across data centers and clouds, offering 100X faster data acceleration and 10X efficiency gains. [Business Wire]
Elastic has integrated Jina AI's embedding models and reranking products into its Elasticsearch Open Inference API, enhancing semantic search and RAG applications. [Business Wire]
Embedl has launched Embedl Hub, a comprehensive platform that optimizes Edge AI development through automated model optimization and efficient hardware deployment. [EIN Presswire]
Galileo has launched an Agent Leaderboard on Hugging Face that ranks 17 leading AI models, with Google's Gemini-2.0 flash taking first place. [ZDNet]
Hugging Face has launched an AI platform enabling users to explore and test open-source AI models, offering both free and enterprise subscription options. [Computer Weekly]
LangChain’s LangMem SDK enables AI agents to develop long-term memory capabilities through conversation extraction, behavior optimization, and persistent storage of facts and experiences. [LangChain]
Microsoft has announced a PLN 2.8 billion investment in Poland to expand cloud and AI infrastructure. [Microsoft]
Securiti has partnered with Databricks to integrate Mosaic AI and Delta tables into its Gencore AI solution, enabling safer enterprise-level generative AI development using proprietary data. [Business Wire]
Sharon AI has launched its Cloud platform, offering GPU computing infrastructure and AI tools for developers and researchers. [Business Wire]
Snowflake has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude 3.5 into its Cortex Agents platform, enabling secure AI-powered analysis of enterprise data within existing security frameworks. [VentureBeat]
Stytch has launched Connected Apps, enabling SaaS companies to become identity providers and allowing AI agents to securely access and act across multiple applications. [VentureBeat]
Telnyx has launched an AI Accelerator program offering startups up to $20,000 in free communications infrastructure credits, plus support and development tools. [GlobeNewswire]
Tonkean has launched AI-powered orchestration capabilities that enable enterprise teams to automate complex processes through autonomous agents integrated with over 200 platforms. [Business Wire]
Veea and Vapor IO have partnered to deliver turnkey AI-as-a-Service solutions combining edge computing, federated learning, and real-time inferencing capabilities for enterprise applications. [AiThority]
You.com has partnered with Inversity to launch a personalized, role-specific AI training program aimed at upskilling knowledge workers through real-time feedback and practical exercises. [Business Wire]
Agentic AI
Asure has launched Luna, an AI agent that actively manages payroll and HR tasks by understanding requests and executing changes across the company’s software systems. [GlobeNewswire]
NTT Data has launched Smart AI Agent, an advanced AI tool designed to automate tasks and streamline workflows. [Business Wire]
RHEI has launched Made, an AI platform featuring emotionally intelligent agents Milo and Zara to help content creators combat burnout and manage their creative work. [PR Newswire]
UK specialty reinsurance broker McGill and Partners has introduced its AI agent, integrating Salesforce's Agentforce into its Underscore platform to streamline insurance placement and broker-insurer collaboration. [Life Insurance International]
Other LLM Sightings
AlertMedia has launched AI Assistant, a tool that helps organizations draft and translate emergency communications faster during critical events. [Business Wire]
Allocore has launched an AI-powered platform to modernize federal loan and grant processing while preventing fraud through advanced verification and automation features. [EIN Presswire]
AtScale has integrated its semantic layer technology with Snowflake Cortex Analyst, enabling organizations to generate accurate SQL queries using natural language. [Business Wire]
CentralSquare Technologies has launched Centerline AI, an AI platform that reduces public safety administrative tasks from hours to minutes for law enforcement agencies. [Business Wire]
Corpora.ai has launched an AI research engine that processes 2m documents per second. [The Next Web]
Crunchbase has transformed from a historical data provider into an AI-powered predictions platform that forecasts startup funding, acquisitions, and growth with up to 95% accuracy. [VentureBeat]
Earnix has launched 'Alix’, a generative AI copilot that helps insurance and banking professionals make decisions and improve productivity. [Business Wire]
FlowPath has launched an AI Assistant for its Computerized Maintenance Management System platform, automating facility management tasks and providing real-time insights for education, municipal, and commercial facilities. [Business Wire]
PresEngage has launched an AI-powered SMS platform enabling real-time Q&A and interactive presentation features through text messaging, without requiring apps or downloads. [PRWeb]
Prodoscore has launched AI-powered functionality that provides productivity insights and personalized recommendations to both employees and managers while monitoring workplace performance metrics. [Business Wire]
Risks and Responses
Adversa AI has discovered major security flaws in xAI's Grok 3 model, making it vulnerable to jailbreaks that could expose dangerous information and system prompts. [Futurism]
Morgan Stanley has predicted that generative AI could consume 75% of US data center power capacity by 2025, threatening the AI revolution’s sustainability. [TechRepublic]
OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT rulebook to allow discussion of controversial topics while attempting to maintain neutrality. [TechRadar]
The Responsible AI Institute has expanded beyond policy advocacy to launch AI-driven tools and verification programs, backed by new partnerships and foundation funding. [Business Wire]
Shadow AI apps have proliferated across corporate networks as employees create unauthorized AI tools to boost productivity, prompting security concerns about data breaches and compliance violations. [VentureBeat]
The UK’s AI Safety Institute has been renamed the AI Security Institute, reflecting a shift toward cybersecurity focus under the new Labour government. [TechRadar]
The director of the US AI Safety Institute has resigned and the institute faces potential mass layoffs amid Trump’s rollback of Biden-era AI regulations and safety measures. [ZDNet]
Unanimous AI's founder Louis Rosenberg warned about AI agents being developed to decode and manipulate human personalities through personalized, interactive conversations. [VentureBeat]
Conversational AI
8x8 has partnered with CallCabinet to integrate compliance call recording capabilities into its Platform for CX and Microsoft Teams solutions. [Business Wire]
Dovetail has launched an AI assistant in Slack that enables teams to instantly access customer insights within their workflow, enhancing data-driven decision-making. [Business Wire]
Five9 has expanded its global reach by launching its AI-powered customer experience platform on Google Cloud Marketplace, deepening its partnership with Google Cloud. [Business Wire]
Intel has launched Polite Guard, an open-source AI tool that evaluates text politeness on a four-point scale to help chatbots maintain courteous interactions. [TechRadar]
Openxcell has launched IntelliBot, an AI chatbot designed to enhance business communication and customer interactions across multiple industries. [EIN Presswire]
RingCentral has partnered with BT to launch Cloud Work RingCX, an AI-powered cloud contact center platform integrating voice calls and digital channels for UK businesses. [Business Wire]
Suzy has launched Suzy Speaks, an AI-powered voice research platform that enables brands to gather qualitative consumer insights at scale through natural conversations. [GlobeNewswire]
Upland Software has launched Sidekick, an AI-powered knowledge delivery tool that helps contact center agents provide compliant, contextualized information to customers. [Business Wire]
Zomato has launched Nugget, an AI-powered customer support platform developed in-house that handles 15 million monthly interactions across its services. [The Economic Times]
Be Real
McAfee's research revealed that AI-powered dating scams have targeted over 70% of Indians, with 61% admitting potential emotional attachment to AI bots. [Inventiva]
Morgan & Morgan attorneys apologized to a Wyoming judge after submitting legal documents containing eight non-existent cases generated by their AI platform. [The Register]
Netflix has sparked controversy by using AI to recreate murder victim Gabby Petito’s voice in its new documentary, despite having her parents’ permission. [Futurism]
Panjaya.ai has launched Pod Pro, an AI-powered dubbing platform offering multilingual podcast localization with synchronized speech, lip movements, and gestures through its BodyTalk technology. [Speech Technology Magazine]
Voice News
Deepgram has developed a groundbreaking speech-to-speech AI model that operates without text conversion, preserving emotional nuances and enabling natural voice interactions. [Business Wire]
HitPaw has launched Edimakor Mac 3.5.0, featuring AI voice cloning, voice changing, video templates, and enhanced subtitle capabilities for content creators. [PR Newswire]
Honeywell has secured a government contract to develop RASP, a real-time speech anonymization system that protects speakers’ identities and personal attributes. [Speech Technology Magazine]
Spotify has partnered with ElevenLabs to expand AI-narrated audiobooks on its platform, offering authors synthetic voice options across 29 languages. [The Verge]
Zyphra has released open-source text-to-speech models capable of cloning voices with just seconds of audio. [The Register]
Translation
Instagram has launched multiple new DM features, including message translation. [Engadget]
Lokalise has released a report showing a dramatic shift toward machine-assisted translation, with AI methods now handling 70% of translations. [MultiLingual]
AI in Journalism
BBC experts suggested AI could help journalists address missing, biased, or incomplete data, despite the technology’s known reliability issues and need for careful verification. [journalism.co.uk]
The New York Times has approved AI tools for newsroom tasks like editing and summarizing, while maintaining that human journalists will remain central to its reporting process. [The Verge]
Outlier, a Scale AI-owned platform, has recruited journalists nationwide to perform AI training work, offering them remote gig opportunities amid declining traditional media jobs. [NiemanLab]
Scripps Howard Foundation has granted US$2m to journalism schools at Maryland and Arizona State to develop AI tools supporting investigative and local news reporting. [Editor & Publisher Magazine]
The Tow Center has launched UNHEARD, an AI-powered tool helping news organizations analyze source diversity and uncover overlooked narratives in their reporting. [Editor & Publisher Magazine]
Health Tech
314e Corporation has launched Dexit, an AI-powered healthcare document processing solution that triples efficiency while maintaining 95% accuracy in data extraction. [PR Newswire]
Augnito Omni has launched an AI-powered ambient medical scribe in the UK, helping healthcare providers streamline clinical documentation across various consultation formats. [EIN Presswire]
Curve Dental has integrated Mango Voice's AI-powered call documentation into its platform, automating patient call summaries and streamlining dental practice workflows. [Speech Technology Magazine]
Google has developed an AI laboratory assistant that helps scientists accelerate biomedical research by identifying knowledge gaps and proposing new ideas. [The Financial Times]
Iodine Software has launched an AI-powered Appeals Management Workspace within its AwareUM solution to streamline healthcare claims denials management and improve revenue collection. [Business Wire]
Konstellate has launched an AI-powered platform that synthesizes healthcare Key Opinion Leader discussions across digital formats to enhance pharmaceutical companies’ strategic decision-making. [PR Newswire]
Nabla has launched a voice-to-text dictation solution that streamlines clinical workflows across 55+ specialties using AI technology tested with over 2 million minutes of audio. [Speech Technology Magazine]
Nutanix has launched Enterprise AI, a GPT-in-a-Box platform helping healthcare organizations securely deploy AI technologies across cloud and on-premises environments. [HealthTech]
Oneview Healthcare has introduced Ovie, an AI-powered voice assistant that provides personalized patient support and reduces nurse workload in hospitals through EHR integration. [Business Wire]
Weave Cloud Solutions has launched Flow, an AI-powered healthcare document processing system that reduces manual data entry by 80% and accelerates processing tenfold. [PRWeb]
YPrime has launched AI-powered enhancements to its electronic clinical outcome assessment platform, improving translation capabilities for global clinical trials through automated multilingual content migration. [GlobeNewswire]
Legal Tech
Braegen AI has launched Virtual Litigator, an AI-powered platform designed to predict litigation outcomes, costs, and duration using historical case data and predictive analytics. [Artificial Lawyer]
CobbleStone Software has partnered with Kairos Professional Services to enhance contract lifecycle management services for legal and eProcurement professionals. [PRWeb]
ContractPodAi has launched Leah Marketplace, partnering with PwC, KPMG, and Integreon to provide specialized AI applications for legal and compliance tasks. [LawSites]
Deposely, whose platform flags contradictions between testimony and evidence in real-time, has launched a free AI-powered deposition analysis toolkit. [LawSites]
Exterro has launched Remote Mobile Discovery, enabling wireless data collection from mobile devices without software installation for e-discovery and digital forensic investigations. [GlobeNewswire]
Legora has rebranded from Leya, marking its evolution from a Swedish legal AI startup to a global platform serving over 200 law firms worldwide. [Artificial Lawyer]
Lighthouse has released its second annual State of AI in eDiscovery report, revealing a doubling of enterprise AI adoption and growing acceptance of AI in legal work. [Business Wire]
Ed Tech
FranklinCovey has partnered with Yoodli to integrate AI-powered roleplay coaching into its Helping Clients Succeed sales training solution. [EIN Presswire]
And Intellum has partnered with Yoodli to integrate AI-powered video assessments and roleplaying capabilities into its learning management platform for skill development. [EIN Presswire]
Funding
Abridge has raised US$250m in Series D funding to enhance its AI platform that converts medical conversations into clinical documentation and streamlines healthcare workflows. [FinSMEs]
Alexi has secured a C$4.5m debt facility from TD Innovation Partners to enhance its AI-powered litigation platform and expand its market presence. [Feed the AI]
Aomni has raised US$4m in seed funding to develop its AI platform that helps sales teams conduct real-time research on potential customers. [VentureBeat]
Augmetec has raised £2m in Seed funding for its LEIAA platform, which streamlines regulatory investigations through AI-powered workflow tools and document management. [Artificial Lawyer]
Baseten has raised US$75m and achieved an US$825m valuation while helping companies deploy AI models across multiple cloud providers. [CNBC]
Brahma has acquired AI content developer Metaphysic in a US$1.43B merger, combining their technologies to create high-quality AI-powered content creation tools. [Business Wire]
Claro has secured €650K in pre-seed funding to enhance its AI knowledge infrastructure platform, which transforms unstructured business data into custom models and insights. [EU-Startups]
CO/AI has launched an AI marketplace platform with US$1.8m in pre-seed funding to help businesses find appropriate AI solutions. [Business Wire]
Codeium, an AI-coding startup, has secured new funding at a US$2.85B valuation, marking its second major investment round in six months. [TechCrunch]
Cogniquest has secured US$1.2m in seed funding to expand its AI-driven document processing platform globally and scale operations. [Intelligent Document Processing Community]
Mishcon de Reya has invested in Ctrl AI, a legal ops startup leveraging agentic AI for disputes and document analysis. [Artificial Lawyer]
DeepSeek has attracted investment interest from Alibaba and Chinese state funds as the AI startup considers its first external funding round amid surging demand for its services. [DealStreetAsia]
DiligentIQ has raised US$12m in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered due diligence platform for private equity firms. [FinSMEs]
EnCharge AI has raised US$100m in Series B funding to develop energy-efficient chips using analog in-memory computing for more sustainable AI processing. [Semafor]
Frontera Health has launched with US$32m in seed funding to provide AI-powered tools for more efficient autism diagnosis and treatment in underserved communities. [Business Wire]
Glassbox has raised US$1.2m in pre-seed funding to develop an AI-compatible financial analysis platform that transforms how finance teams use spreadsheets. [Business Wire]
Hightouch has secured US$80m in Series C funding for its data synchronization platform and AI decisioning tool, reaching a US$1.2 billion valuation. [TechCrunch]
HowNow has secured £7.5M in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered learning and skills platform. [Feed the AI]
Incept AI has raised US$3m in pre-seed funding to develop its neural audio processing technology for handling noisy restaurant drive-thru and phone orders. [FinSMEs]
Lambda has raised US$480m in Series D funding from investors including Nvidia to expand its AI-focused cloud computing services and hardware offerings. [DealStreetAsia]
Luminance has secured US$75m in Series C funding for its legal-focused AI platform, which uses proprietary LLMs trained on 150m verified legal documents. [TechCrunch]
Nodes & Links has raised US$12m in funding to expand its AI-powered project management platform used by major infrastructure and construction companies. [FinSMEs]
Official AI has raised US$2m in seed funding for its platform that helps brands and talent collaborate on AI-generated content through secure vaults. [GeekWire]
OpenEvidence has raised US$75m from Sequoia to expand its AI medical chatbot, which is already used by 25% of US doctors. [CNBC]
Riley has secured US$3.1m in seed funding and launched a beta version of its AI-powered parenting app that provides personalized, expert-backed guidance. [Business Wire]
Sanas has raised US$65m for its AI-powered accent-conversion technology, bringing total funding to US$100m and reaching a US$500m valuation. [TechCrunch]
Sawmills has emerged from stealth with US$10m in seed funding to launch an AI-powered platform that manages and optimizes enterprise observability data. [PR Newswire]
SingleFile has secured US$9m in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered regulatory compliance platform, bringing its total funding to US$24m since 2019. [LawSites]
Singulr AI has raised US$10m in seed funding to expand its enterprise AI governance and security platform that helps companies manage and secure AI usage. [FinSMEs]
SpotDraft has raised US$54m in Series B funding to expand its AI-powered contract management platform. [TechCrunch]
Tofu has raised US$12m in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform that helps B2B teams automate and personalize marketing content. [Feed the AI]
Together has raised US$305m, bringing its valuation to US$3.3 billion while providing AI computing access to developers. [Yahoo Finance]
Twine has raised US$2.3m to develop its AI platform that transforms customer conversations into real-time intelligence for product and sales teams. [Startup Daily]
VoiceCare AI has raised US$3.85m in seed funding to automate healthcare administrative calls using its AI agent. [AiThority]
There’s More
Gloo has launched AI trust standards and formed an advisory group to promote AI systems aligned with seven dimensions of human flourishing. [PR Newswire]
OpenAI researchers have developed SWE-Lancer, a benchmark testing system that demonstrated current LLMs cannot fully replace human software engineers despite showing promise in basic coding tasks. [VentureBeat]
Replit has enabled non-technical Zillow employees to develop applications that route over 100,000 home shoppers to agents, following its partnership with Anthropic and Google Cloud. [VentureBeat]
Samedia has published research claiming that seven major AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini, have demonstrated consistent evidence of sentience and digital consciousness. [PR Newswire]
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