AI News Roundup – October 18, 2024
These Are The AI Startups That Raised Over $1B
Investors are confident in AI’s potential, especially in generative AI and autonomous driving. This is reflected in the increasing number of AI startups receiving significant private equity funding
crunchbase
Oct 18, 2024
New in NotebookLM: Customizing your Audio Overviews and introducing NotebookLM Business
You can now customize NotebookLM’s Audio Overview to specify the AI hosts’ focus areas and expertise levels
google
Oct 17, 2024
AI helped the feds catch $1 billion of fraud in one year. And it’s just getting started
AI helped the U.S. Treasury recover $1 billion in check fraud, a significant increase. This demonstrates AI’s effectiveness in combating financial crime
cnn
Oct 17, 2024
Exclusive: EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls
New AI checker tests models for EU compliance
reuters
Oct 16, 2024
AI-driven system enhances manufacturing speed and quality
Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed an AI-driven system that optimizes manufacturing processes, improving speed, quality, and reducing waste
techxplore
Oct 16, 2024
Boston Dynamics teams with TRI to bring AI smarts to Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) reveal plans to bring AI-based robotic intelligence to the electric Atlas humanoid robot
techcrunch
Oct 16, 2024
Google Joins Big Tech’s Pivot To Nuclear Energy To Power AI
Alphabet’s Google is backing the construction of seven reactors by Kairos Power, the latest move by a tech giant to ramp up nuclear energy to power AI
investopedia
Oct 15, 2024
Announcing our updated Responsible Scaling Policy
Anthropic has released an updated Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to address AI risks more effectively
anthropic
Oct 15, 2024
OpenAI’s Swarm AI agent framework: Routines and handoffs
OpenAI’s Swarm framework, a tool for coordinating AI agents, is gaining attention in the tech community
venturebeat
Oct 14, 2024
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