This week in AI

The big stories from the world of AI this week

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Daily Tech
September 24, 2023

Hello there,

Every week, we're amazed at how AI has assumed such a prominent role in our daily lives. This week is no exception, as we observe AI being used for personal desires (AI girlfriends making bank) and defense (Pentagon's AI assistance).

Let’s dive in!

Big Story 🥁

What if AI could help cure cancer? That was the inference made by Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel recently (link).

The pharmaceutical company has been using AI for years to assist with drug development, including its famed Covid-19 vaccine. Now, Moderna is setting its sights on cancer: Plans are in place for a Phase 3 trial for a vaccine to help with lung cancer.

And as Bancel notes, this is just the start. Eventually, he believes, there is a way we can personalise cancer treatments via AI.

If nothing else, it provides a ray of hope in an-all-too often doomsday narrative of AI.

AI Headlines 🤖

  • OpenAI releases update to text-to-image product DALL-E. Can now use ChatGPT to help with prompts (link)

  • Meta is developing an AI model that could best ChatGPT (link)

  • AI girlfriend sites are making $100K/mo to fulfil users' desires (link)

  • Mother uses ChatGPT to diagnose son’s pain after 17 doctors couldn’t find the answer (link)

  • More companies are updating T&Cs to allow them to train AI on user data (link)

  • Pentagon builds an AI model to better understand bloated budget and policies (link)

  • Researchers claim AI can be used to translate chicken noises, e.g. fear and excitement (link)

Who’s Raising 💰

  • HiddenLayer helps protect AI from adervsiral and dangerous attacks. Raised $50m (link)

  • Shield AI is building military drone technology powered by AI. Gained $150m at $2.5b valuation

  • Mindtrip is an AI-powered trip planner; raised $7m (link)

  • DeLorean AI uses AI to predict health outcomes, and gained $7.5 in funding (link)

  • Site Technologies leverages AI & drones to obtain property data, and raised $10m (link)

  • Darrow is an AI engine to help with class action lawsuits. Gained $35m (link)

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