In the News
DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.
When it comes to AI, I’d consider myself a casual user and a curious one. It’s been creeping into my daily life for a couple of years, and at the very least, AI chatbots can be good at making drudgery slightly less drudgerous.
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SoftBank ‘in talks’ to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI
The Japanese investment group SoftBank is reportedly in talks to invest up to $25bn (£20bn) in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the biggest financial backer of the startup behind ChatGPT.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek
Nearly everyone seems to be suddenly freaking out about the rise of DeepSeek. Meta isn’t worried, though.
Alibaba releases AI model it says surpasses DeepSeek
Chinese tech company Alibaba (9988.HK), opens new tab on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.
Applied use cases
Rad AI raises $60M to help radiologists improve accuracy of patient care
Healthcare startup Rad AI announced today it raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Transformation Capital to deploy generative artificial intelligence technology for healthcare providers.
Palona AI gets $10M to build more reliable customer service chatbots that don’t make mistakes
A trio of artificial intelligence engineers who previously led projects at Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. say they have raised $10 million for a new startup that aims to make AI-powered customer sales chatbots more reliable and “emotionally attuned.”
MIT students' works redefine human-AI collaboration
Projects from MIT course 4.043/4.044 (Interaction Intelligence) were presented at NeurIPS, showing how AI transforms creativity, education, and interaction in unexpected ways.
Ethics
New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care
A Vatican document released Tuesday offers wide-ranging ethical guidelines for the application of artificial intelligence in sectors from warfare to health care, with an underlying call that the burgeoning technology must be used as a tool to complement, and not replace, human intelligence.
What to know about DeepSeek AI, from cost claims to data privacy
Beyond investor and CEO panic, DeepSeek presents a host of security concerns. Here's what to know.
AI in medical decision-making: a question of ethics?
Artificial intelligence is gradually becoming an integral part of predictive and personalised medicine, and in helping medical professionals make therapeutic decisions.
Robotics
Robots set to race humans in Beijing half-marathon
WTF?! Forget about whether robots can outperform humans at their jobs, China wants to answer the bigger question on everyone's minds: can the machines beat their flesh-and-blood creators in a half-marathon race? In April, this pressing question will be answered.
Meta’s Yann LeCun predicts ‘new paradigm of AI architectures’ within 5 years and ‘decade of robotics’
Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, says that a “new paradigm of AI architectures” will emerge in the next three to five years, going far beyond the capabilities of existing AI systems.
1X Acquires Kind Humanoid to Accelerate Development of Humanoid Robots
Humanoid robotics firm 1X has acquired robotics startup Kind Humanoid, saying the move unites two teams who aim to advance humanoid technology.
Research
Generative AI in higher education: A global perspective of institutional adoption policies and guidelines
The study underscores the importance of clear communication channels, stakeholder collaboration, and ongoing evaluation to support effective GAI adoption.
The rise and potential of large language model based agents: a survey
In this article, we conduct a comprehensive survey on LLM-based agents, covering their construction frameworks, application scenarios, and the exploration of societies built upon LLM-based agents. We also conclude some potential future directions and open problems in this flourishing field.
Artificial intelligence: an overview of research trends and future directions
This study aims to offer an overview of hospitality and tourism research on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the industry. More specifically, this study examines hospitality and tourism AI research trends in hospitality and tourism customer service experience creation and delivery, service failure and recovery, human resources and organizational behavior. Based on the review, this study identifies the challenges and opportunities and provides directions for future studies.
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