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Google's new AlphaChip approach sets off a strong cycle: AI designs chips, which then help improve AI, which goes on to make even better chips. Could Google be gaining an edge in the AI race?
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AI INSIGHTS
💡 AI in Finance: Use Cases, Strategies, Frameworks and Benefits
Only a minority of finance firms succeed with AI, but proven frameworks can unlock its benefits.
Key takeaways:
70% of finance firms fail with AI; others succeed using actionable frameworks.
Fostering AI collaboration in finance boosts long-term productivity.
Building AI talent internally ensures crucial business knowledge is retained.
External technical hires fill gaps for advanced AI projects.
Contractors offer cost-effective AI solutions for specific tasks.
Why it matters: The ability to balance internal AI development with selective external hiring enables finance firms to optimize costs, manage risks, and capitalize on AI opportunities.
TODAY IN AI
AI HIGHLIGHTS
🖥️ AI chip startup Cerebras Systems files for IPO challenging Nvidia's H100 with its larger WSE-3 chip boasting more cores and memory.
👟 Puma partners with Google Cloud and Meta to enhance online shopping by using AI to tailor product imagery and XR experiences by region.
🏙️ Google's facilities in Bangkok and Chonburi could add $4 billion to Thailand's economy by 2029 supporting 14,000 jobs annually.
🧠 Researchers Hamilton and Freeman discovered 'Goldilocks Zone' where both humans and AI see faces in objects.
🤖 Google DeepMind introduced AlphaChip, an AI that designs computer chips using reinforcement learning, making layouts in hours, not months.
💊 AstraZeneca partners with Immunai paying $18 million to use AI model of immune system for efficient cancer drug trials
🎶 Is this the first ever AI + human duet?
DAILY AI FUNDRAISING
Artisan, a startup offering AI-powered sales assistants, has raised $11.5M in seed funding. With over 120 companies using its platform, their AI assistant Ava automates lead research and outreach, simplifying sales tasks.
AI SOURCES FROM AI FIRE
NEW EMPOWERED AI TOOLS
🎙️ Pandaelt turns messy files into actionable data
🎬 Augie Studio’s Highlighter turns any video into a highlight reel
🌏 PodSnap.AI gets summaries of podcast episodes as they go live
🌱 Sensay.io preserves knowledge and automates tasks with AI replicas for businesses and individuals.
☀️ Helicone helps developers track and analyze AI performance for large language models (LLMs).
AI QUICK HITS
💸 SoftBank to invest $500M in OpenAI after Apple exits (Link)
📸 Raspberry Pi teams up with Sony for AI camera (Link)
🎓 21 AI startups revolutionizing education (Link)
🐰 Only 5,000 daily users for Rabbit R1 (Link)
💳 Visa strengthens financial crime prevention with Featurespace (Link)
🎧 NotebookLM adds audio, YouTube, and easy sharing (Link)
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AI CHART
State chief information security officers are striving to counter ever more sophisticated threats and build resilience
CISOs play a key role: Most state CISOs are involved in creating GenAI security policies to manage risks and opportunities.
High concern over AI risks: 71% of CISOs see AI threats as serious, but only 25% are prioritizing security controls for gen AI.
AI for security: Many states are using or planning to use gen AI to improve cybersecurity within the next year.
Need for clear policies: While AI has great potential, states are slow to allocate budgets for security and guidelines (only 25% for AI governance).
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