[News] The SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike scored two major victories this week
Games studio Lightspeed L.A. and 80 video games have agreed to SAG-AFTRA's tiered and interim agreements including AI protections for talent, demonstrating that the union's proposed terms are reasonable and achievable.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-sag-aftra-video-game-strike-scored-two-major-victories-this-week/
Games studio Lightspeed L.A. and 80 video games have agreed to SAG-AFTRA's tiered and interim agreements including AI protections for talent, demonstrating that the union's proposed terms are reasonable and achievable.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-sag-aftra-video-game-strike-scored-two-major-victories-this-week/
[News] Discover Upcoming Week's AI Events with Data Phoenix Calendar (September 9th)
Explore this week's AI events with Data Phoenix! Discover top conferences, meetups, and webinars happening now. Expand your skills, connect with peers, and stay ahead in AI. Don't miss out!
https://dataphoenix.info/discover-upcoming-weeks-ai-events-with-data-phoenix-calendar-september-9th/
Explore this week's AI events with Data Phoenix! Discover top conferences, meetups, and webinars happening now. Expand your skills, connect with peers, and stay ahead in AI. Don't miss out!
https://dataphoenix.info/discover-upcoming-weeks-ai-events-with-data-phoenix-calendar-september-9th/
[News] Capsa AI secured £1.7M to transform private equity due diligence with AI
Capsa AI, a startup founded less than a year ago, has raised £1.7m in seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform that streamlines due diligence processes for private equity firms. The Capsa AI platform has demonstrated significant time savings for early adopters.
https://dataphoenix.info/capsa-ai-secured-1-7m-to-transform-private-equity-due-diligence-with-ai-2/
Capsa AI, a startup founded less than a year ago, has raised £1.7m in seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform that streamlines due diligence processes for private equity firms. The Capsa AI platform has demonstrated significant time savings for early adopters.
https://dataphoenix.info/capsa-ai-secured-1-7m-to-transform-private-equity-due-diligence-with-ai-2/
[News] This Week in AI: September 2–8
IdentifAI raised a €2.2M seed funding round; Skillvue secured $2.8M; ChatGPT is coming to Volkswagen cars in the US; Root Signals secured $2.8M; Anthropic launched a plan for enterprise users; Sakana AI secured a Series A and a partnership with NVIDIA; and much more
https://dataphoenix.info/hyperwrites-reflection-70b-can-self-correct-before-giving-its-final-response/
IdentifAI raised a €2.2M seed funding round; Skillvue secured $2.8M; ChatGPT is coming to Volkswagen cars in the US; Root Signals secured $2.8M; Anthropic launched a plan for enterprise users; Sakana AI secured a Series A and a partnership with NVIDIA; and much more
https://dataphoenix.info/hyperwrites-reflection-70b-can-self-correct-before-giving-its-final-response/
[News] AI-powered finances and bookkeeping platform finally raised a $200M Series B
AI-powered bookkeeping startup Finally has raised $200 million in funding to expand its all-in-one financial management platform for small and mid-sized businesses.
https://dataphoenix.info/ai-powered-finances-and-bookkeeping-platform-finally-raised-a-200m-series-b-2/
AI-powered bookkeeping startup Finally has raised $200 million in funding to expand its all-in-one financial management platform for small and mid-sized businesses.
https://dataphoenix.info/ai-powered-finances-and-bookkeeping-platform-finally-raised-a-200m-series-b-2/
[News] CardiaTec, a company building a heart tissue multi-nomics dataset, has raised $6.5M
CardiaTec, a company using computational methods to study cardiovascular disease, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to build the world's first proprietary human heart tissue multi-omics dataset and advance its drug development pipeline.
https://dataphoenix.info/cardiatec-a-company-building-a-heart-tissue-multi-nomics-dataset-has-raised-6-5m/
CardiaTec, a company using computational methods to study cardiovascular disease, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to build the world's first proprietary human heart tissue multi-omics dataset and advance its drug development pipeline.
https://dataphoenix.info/cardiatec-a-company-building-a-heart-tissue-multi-nomics-dataset-has-raised-6-5m/
[News] Palantir and BP announce a 5-year strategic partnership
Palantir and BP have extended their decade-long collaboration with a new five-year agreement to enhance BP's oil and gas production operations with the safe deployment of large language models, to optimize performance and support decision-making across BP's global assets.
https://dataphoenix.info/palantir-and-bp-announce-a-5-year-strategic-partnership/
Palantir and BP have extended their decade-long collaboration with a new five-year agreement to enhance BP's oil and gas production operations with the safe deployment of large language models, to optimize performance and support decision-making across BP's global assets.
https://dataphoenix.info/palantir-and-bp-announce-a-5-year-strategic-partnership/
[News] Smartcat raised a $43M Series C to expand its AI-powered translation services platform
Enterprise language AI platform Smartcat has raised $43 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered translation and multilingual content generation solutions, which allow global businesses to create ten times more content in multiple languages faster and more cost-effectively.
https://dataphoenix.info/smartcat-raised-a-43m-series-c-to-expand-its-ai-powered-translation-services-platform/
Enterprise language AI platform Smartcat has raised $43 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered translation and multilingual content generation solutions, which allow global businesses to create ten times more content in multiple languages faster and more cost-effectively.
https://dataphoenix.info/smartcat-raised-a-43m-series-c-to-expand-its-ai-powered-translation-services-platform/
[News] PLATMA raised $2M to accelerate its "Extreme No-Code" development platform
Ukraine-founded startup PLATMA has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered no-code platform, which converts natural language into functional code, aiming to revolutionize digital transformation for businesses of all sizes.
https://dataphoenix.info/platma-raised-2m-to-accelerate-its-extreme-no-code-development-platform/
Ukraine-founded startup PLATMA has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered no-code platform, which converts natural language into functional code, aiming to revolutionize digital transformation for businesses of all sizes.
https://dataphoenix.info/platma-raised-2m-to-accelerate-its-extreme-no-code-development-platform/
[News] A new NotebookLM feature lets users listen to conversations based on their sources
Google's NotebookLM, an AI research assistant powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, has introduced a new Audio Overviews feature that converts uploaded documents into AI-generated audio discussions between two speakers.
https://dataphoenix.info/a-new-notebooklm-feature-lets-users-listen-to-conversations-based-on-their-sources/
Google's NotebookLM, an AI research assistant powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, has introduced a new Audio Overviews feature that converts uploaded documents into AI-generated audio discussions between two speakers.
https://dataphoenix.info/a-new-notebooklm-feature-lets-users-listen-to-conversations-based-on-their-sources/
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[News] Pixtral 12B is Mistral AI's first open-source multimodal model
Mistral AI has released Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal model. Pixtral 12B offers competitive performance in image and text understanding tasks, features a 128k context window, and is available under an Apache 2.0 license.
https://dataphoenix.info/pixtral-12b-is-mistral-ais-first-open-source-multimodal-model/
Mistral AI has released Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal model. Pixtral 12B offers competitive performance in image and text understanding tasks, features a 128k context window, and is available under an Apache 2.0 license.
https://dataphoenix.info/pixtral-12b-is-mistral-ais-first-open-source-multimodal-model/
[News] OpenAI has launched GPT-o1, a model capable of 'thinking' through complex problems
OpenAI has launched its new o1 model family, featuring advanced reasoning capabilities and improved performance in various tasks, but with higher costs and some limitations, marking a significant step in AI development while intensifying competition in the field.
https://dataphoenix.info/openai-has-launched-gpt-o1-a-model-capable-of-thinking-through-complex-problems/
OpenAI has launched its new o1 model family, featuring advanced reasoning capabilities and improved performance in various tasks, but with higher costs and some limitations, marking a significant step in AI development while intensifying competition in the field.
https://dataphoenix.info/openai-has-launched-gpt-o1-a-model-capable-of-thinking-through-complex-problems/
[News] Google is the latest LLM developer under scrutiny by the Irish Data Protection Commission
The Irish Data Protection Commission is investigating whether Google should have conducted a Data Protection Impact Assessment before processing European users' data to train PaLM 2, the precursor to Gemini AI models.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-is-the-latest-llm-developer-under-scrutiny-by-the-irish-data-protection-commission/
The Irish Data Protection Commission is investigating whether Google should have conducted a Data Protection Impact Assessment before processing European users' data to train PaLM 2, the precursor to Gemini AI models.
https://dataphoenix.info/google-is-the-latest-llm-developer-under-scrutiny-by-the-irish-data-protection-commission/
[News] Tem secured $13.7M to disrupt the renewable energy market with AI
London-based startup Tem has raised $13.7 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered marketplace that directly connects businesses with renewable energy sources, potentially reducing costs by up to 25% and disrupting the traditional utility model.
https://dataphoenix.info/tem-secured-13-7m-to-disrupt-the-renewable-energy-market-with-ai/
London-based startup Tem has raised $13.7 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered marketplace that directly connects businesses with renewable energy sources, potentially reducing costs by up to 25% and disrupting the traditional utility model.
https://dataphoenix.info/tem-secured-13-7m-to-disrupt-the-renewable-energy-market-with-ai/
[News] Purple Transform raised £4.5 million to make railway lines safer with the help of AI
AI data analytics startup Purple Transform has raised £4.5 million to expand its AI-powered railway safety system. The system has shown significant results in incident reduction. As a result, Purple Transform will leverage the funds to expand its operations.
https://dataphoenix.info/purple-transform-raised-4-5-million-to-make-railway-lines-safer-with-the-help-of-ai/
AI data analytics startup Purple Transform has raised £4.5 million to expand its AI-powered railway safety system. The system has shown significant results in incident reduction. As a result, Purple Transform will leverage the funds to expand its operations.
https://dataphoenix.info/purple-transform-raised-4-5-million-to-make-railway-lines-safer-with-the-help-of-ai/
[News] Osavul raised €2.78M ($3M) to bring its information security platform to the private sector
Osavul, a Kyiv-based media intelligence company founded in response to the Russian Invasion and using AI to counter information warfare, has secured €2.78M in funding from 42CAP, u.ventures, and SMRK to expand globally, develop its algorithms, and offer B2B solutions.
https://dataphoenix.info/osavul-raised-eu2-78m-3m-to-bring-its-information-security-platform-to-the-private-sector/
Osavul, a Kyiv-based media intelligence company founded in response to the Russian Invasion and using AI to counter information warfare, has secured €2.78M in funding from 42CAP, u.ventures, and SMRK to expand globally, develop its algorithms, and offer B2B solutions.
https://dataphoenix.info/osavul-raised-eu2-78m-3m-to-bring-its-information-security-platform-to-the-private-sector/
[News] The White House secured AI industry voluntary commitments against image-based sexual abuse
The Biden-Harris Administration has secured voluntary commitments from major AI companies to combat AI-generated image-based sexual abuse through responsible data sourcing, safeguards in development processes, and dataset modifications.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-white-house-secured-ai-industry-voluntary-commitments-against-image-based-sexual-abuse/
The Biden-Harris Administration has secured voluntary commitments from major AI companies to combat AI-generated image-based sexual abuse through responsible data sourcing, safeguards in development processes, and dataset modifications.
https://dataphoenix.info/the-white-house-secured-ai-industry-voluntary-commitments-against-image-based-sexual-abuse/
[News] Meta is relocating the AI info label in AI-edited or modified images
Meta has updated its AI labeling approach, distinguishing between AI-generated and AI-edited content by making the label less prominent for edited content and relocating it to the post's menu. However, concerns remain about the potential misinterpretation of heavily manipulated images.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-is-relocating-the-ai-info-label-in-ai-edited-or-modified-images/
Meta has updated its AI labeling approach, distinguishing between AI-generated and AI-edited content by making the label less prominent for edited content and relocating it to the post's menu. However, concerns remain about the potential misinterpretation of heavily manipulated images.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-is-relocating-the-ai-info-label-in-ai-edited-or-modified-images/
[News] Meta detailed its plans to train its models on UK adult users' public content
Meta is resuming training its AI models using public data from UK-based, adult Facebook and Instagram users. The company acknowledged the support of the UK's Information Commissioner’s Office, which accepted Meta's alleged 'legitimate interest' as a legal basis for its data collection practices.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-detailed-its-plans-to-train-its-models-on-uk-adult-users-public-content/
Meta is resuming training its AI models using public data from UK-based, adult Facebook and Instagram users. The company acknowledged the support of the UK's Information Commissioner’s Office, which accepted Meta's alleged 'legitimate interest' as a legal basis for its data collection practices.
https://dataphoenix.info/meta-detailed-its-plans-to-train-its-models-on-uk-adult-users-public-content/
[News] World Labs has emerged from stealth with $230 million to unlock spatial reasoning for AI
Fei-Fei Li's AI startup World Labs, backed by $230 million in funding and reportedly valued at over $1 billion, is developing large world models to enable AI systems to reason about the physical world, with applications in design, gaming, visual effects, and potentially robotics.
https://dataphoenix.info/world-labs-has-emerged-from-stealth-with-230-million-to-unlock-spatial-reasoning-for-ai/
Fei-Fei Li's AI startup World Labs, backed by $230 million in funding and reportedly valued at over $1 billion, is developing large world models to enable AI systems to reason about the physical world, with applications in design, gaming, visual effects, and potentially robotics.
https://dataphoenix.info/world-labs-has-emerged-from-stealth-with-230-million-to-unlock-spatial-reasoning-for-ai/
[News] Weekly AI Highlights Review: September 9–17
Sam Altman stepped down from OpenAI's Security Committee; Meta will resume AI training in the UK; OpenAI launched o1; Bookkeeping platform finally raised $200M; Palantir and BP announced a 5-year strategic partnership; Pixtral 12B is Mistral AI's first open-source multimodal model; and more
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-september-9-17/
Sam Altman stepped down from OpenAI's Security Committee; Meta will resume AI training in the UK; OpenAI launched o1; Bookkeeping platform finally raised $200M; Palantir and BP announced a 5-year strategic partnership; Pixtral 12B is Mistral AI's first open-source multimodal model; and more
https://dataphoenix.info/weekly-ai-highlights-review-september-9-17/
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