Apple Expands, Nvidia's AI Healthcare
March 25, 2024: Apple & Baidu talks, Nvidia's 24 healthcare tools, AI talent shifts, AI investments surge, & Google's cough-based disease detection.
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Apple is considering AI integration with Baidu for Chinese markets.
Nvidia has launched 24 healthcare AI tools and is partnering with Johnson & Johnson and GE Healthcare.
U.S. and China dominate global AI talent, with notable growth in China's AI sector.
Cleric raises $4.3M for autonomous AI site reliability engineering.
Excite Technology eyes $2M from Belgravia Group for AI enhancements.
Buddywise secures €3.5M for AI workplace safety.
eFishery acquires DycodeX and plans 10 new AIoT products.
FanZ App raises 5.6M Saudi riyals for football fan engagement.
Mindlogic's $5.2M funding boosts Persona Chatbot.
Anthropic AI seeks over $1 billion stake sale, valued at $18.4 billion.
Nvidia invests $100M in SoundHound AI
$60 exploits can manipulate AI chatbots, raising security concerns.
Nvidia offers 16 free AI courses to democratise AI education.
NHS's AI tool Mia detects 11 missed breast cancers in the trial.
Google's HeAR AI can diagnose diseases by using cough sounds.
Headlines
Apple's AI Double Play: Gemini in Talks, Now Eyeing Baidu for China
As Apple progresses in discussions with Google to incorporate Gemini AI into iPhones globally, it is also initiating talks with Baidu for AI integration in China. These strategic moves aim to bolster iPhone features with advanced AI capabilities, navigate regulatory landscapes, and enhance global and local market competitiveness.
Balanced AI Approach: Apple engages with Google's Gemini for global markets and Baidu for China, reflecting a tailored approach to AI integration across different regulatory environments.
Strategic Caution: Amidst the evolving AI regulatory climate and the influx of new players in the AI field, Apple opts for external partnerships to enhance its products with AI, avoiding premature regulatory scrutiny while developing its own AI technology.
Nvidia's AI Leap in Healthcare: Tools and Partnerships Unveiled
Nvidia is making significant strides in healthcare by launching new AI tools and forging partnerships with giants like Johnson & Johnson and GE Healthcare. These initiatives, unveiled at the 2024 GTC AI conference, are part of Nvidia's decade-long journey into healthcare, aiming to transform areas from surgery to drug discovery.
Strategic Partnerships: Nvidia's focus on applying AI in surgeries and enhancing medical imaging showcases the tech giant's deepening involvement in healthcare.
AI's Role in Drug Discovery: AI is accelerating the drug development process, a traditionally costly and time-consuming endeavour, signalling a shift towards more efficient and innovative healthcare solutions.
Comprehensive Healthcare Ambitions: Nvidia's healthcare focus extends beyond partnerships, investing in platforms like BioNeMo for drug development and efforts to streamline pharmaceutical companies' operations through AI.
Global AI Talent Landscape: US and China Lead Amidst Shifting Dynamics
The landscape of AI talent is dynamically shifting. With the U.S. and China at the forefront, AI experts' global flow and concentration are evolving, reflecting broader geopolitical and industrial trends. Here's how the numbers stack up in the AI talent race.
Record Breaker: The NeurIPS 2022 conference set a new high with 2,671 accepted papers and a 25.6% acceptance rate, spotlighting the escalating pace of AI research.
US Dominance: 75% of top-tier AI talent in the U.S. hail from America and China, a significant jump from 58% in 2019. The U.S. still houses 60% of premier AI institutions.
China's Surge: China's share of the world's top AI researchers increased from 29% in 2019 to 47% in 2022, underscoring its rapidly expanding domestic AI sector.
India's Shift: A notable change in 2022, 20% of Indian AI researchers chose to remain in India, contrasting with the near-total overseas pursuit in 2019.
Staying Home: Overall, there's a trend towards less mobility among top AI talents, with only 42% working abroad in 2022, down from 55% in 2019.
AI Deals
Cleric introduced an autonomous AI site reliability engineer, raising $4.3M in seed funding led by Zetta Venture Partners.
Excite Technology Services, aiming to enhance sales and AI capabilities, may receive up to $2M from Belgravia Group through a convertible note option.
Buddywise, a Stockholm-based AI workplace safety platform, has raised €3.5M in seed funding led by Kvanted and J12.
eFishery, an aquaculture company, acquired AIoT startup DycodeX to launch eFishery.ai and plans to introduce up to ten new products in the next 2-3 years.
FanZ App, a football fan interactive platform, raised 5.6M Saudi riyals in a pre-seed round.
Anthropic AI, valued at $18.4 billion, is attracting interest from sovereign wealth funds for a stake sale worth over $1 billion.
Mindlogic raised $5.2M, with a potential additional investment of $2.3M. Its technology includes the Persona Chatbot, which can provide personalised, human-like interactions.
Nvidia invests $100M in SoundHound AI, which specialises in audio and AI for various sectors. It shows strong growth but with a high valuation at 38 times sales, cautioning investors to consider a small stake or explore other options.
Others
For $60, You Can Hack AI Chatbots: Researchers Reveal Shocking Loopholes.
Researchers uncover alarming methods for manipulating AI chatbot data for a mere $60, potentially skewing outputs and raising significant security concerns.
Tactics include buying expired domains to control .01% of a dataset and timing Wikipedia edits, with up to 5% success, posing threats to future ’I systems' integrity.
NVIDIA Unveils 16 Free Cutting-Edge Courses
NVIDIA launches 16 free AI courses, revolutionising AI education with easy access to cutting-edge knowledge.
Highlights include "Generative AI Explained" and "Building A Brain in 10 Minutes," covering AI applications, neural networks, and more.
NHS: Detecting the Undetectable in Breast Cancer Screening
Mia, an AI tool, identified 11 overlooked breast cancers in a trial with over 10,000 mammograms, suggesting improved early detection.
The tool, requiring dual human-AI review, aims to halve radiologists’ workload and could shorten result wait times from 14 to 3 days.
Google AI Detects Diseases from Coughs
Google's HeAR AI (Health Acoustic Representations), trained on over 300 million audio clips, can diagnose COVID-19 and tuberculosis from cough sounds, with detection accuracy scores up to 0.710.
The AI, adaptable to various health conditions, may offer a non-invasive, efficient screening tool for monitoring diseases.
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