Layla Hecker February 17, 2025
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Elon Musk's xAI To Unveil Grok 3 On Monday As AI Race With ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI And China's DeepSeek Heats Up
Elon Musk's xAI is set to unveil Grok 3 on Monday, claiming it as the "smartest AI on Earth," as global AI competition intensifies with OpenAI streamlining its models and China's DeepSeek rapidly expanding.
www.benzinga.com/tech/25/02/43761023/elon-musks-xai-to-unveil-grok-3-on-monday-as-ai-race-with-chatgpt-parent-openai-and-chinas-deepseek-heats-up
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for 'Bin Laden' AI scenario
Eric Schmidt says AI technology could "harm innocent people" if it ends up in the wrong hands.
www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y6eq2zxlno
OpenAI board unanimously rejects Elon Musk's takeover offer
www.axios.com/2025/02/14/openai-musk-bid-rejected
AI in Transportation: Benefits, Use Cases, and Examples
Uncover the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence in transportation Industry. Dive into the article to explore its top 10 use cases and benefits.
appinventiv.com/blog/ai-in-transportation
What’s changing the rules of enterprise AI adoption for IT leaders
The barriers to entry for AI developers just got much lower, and that’s good news for businesses deploying AI.
www.cio.com/article/3822880/whats-changing-the-rules-of-enterprise-ai-adoption-for-it-leaders.html
What Changes to the CHIPS Act Could Mean for AI Growth
Trump has said he would place tariffs on the foreign production of computer chips and semiconductors.
time.com/7225742/what-changes-to-chips-act-could-mean-for-ai-growth-consumers
YouTube teases top features for 2025 - brought to you by AI
As the video platform turns 20, creating content and expanding reach is about to get easier with more than a little help from AI. Here's what's coming.
www.zdnet.com/article/youtube-teases-top-features-for-2025-brought-to-you-by-ai
Adobe’s Sora-rivaling AI video generator is now available for everyone
And Adobe says its own model is “production ready.”
www.theverge.com/news/610876/adobe-generate-video-ai-public-beta-available
Adobe Firefly - Explore new ways to create
firefly.adobe.com/?media=featured
Unbaited - Control Your X Feed with LLMs
a browser extension that helps you filter out engagement bait from x/twitter using ai
unbaited.danielpetho.com
Teammately | The AI AI-Engineer
The AI Agent for AI Engineers building AI Products, Models and Agents based on LLM, Prompt, RAG, ML, and more
teammately.ai
AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go
A new machine-learning model can predict protein localization to cellular compartments, generate proteins to localize to a desired compartment, and detect disease mutations that alter cellular compartments, with implications for understanding and remedying disease.
news.mit.edu/2025/ai-model-deciphers-code-proteins-tells-them-where-to-go-0213
Can AI be your therapist? Study shows ChatGPT outperforms professionals in key areas
AI-assisted mental health care is evolving, with ChatGPT-4 outperforming therapists in empathy and cultural competence, raising implications for psychotherapy.
www.news-medical.net/news/20250217/Can-AI-be-your-therapist-Study-shows-ChatGPT-outperforms-professionals-in-key-areas.aspx
Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough
www.geekwire.com/2025/researchers-led-by-university-of-washington-nobel-winner-achieve-a-scientific-breakthrough
AI to transform wealth management, Microsoft executive says
www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-transform-wealth-management-microsoft-executive-says-2025-02-14
Specialist AIs – not mainstream – the key to success in Finance
That knowledge suggests it is industry-specific AI that will make the biggest impact on businesses’ financial operations.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250213156276/en/EnCharge-AI-Closes-Oversubscribed-100M-Series-B-Funding-Round-Led-by-Tiger-Global-to-Produce-Transformative-AI-Accelerator-Solutions-with-Unprecedented-Efficiency-for-Client-Computing
Exclusive: Legal AI startup Harvey lands fresh $300 million in Sequoia-led round as CEO says on target for $100 million annual recurring revenue
The three-year-old San Francisco AI startup fetched a $3 billion valuation — double the amount investors valued it at in July.
fortune.com/2025/02/12/legal-ai-startup-harvey-300-million-series-d-funding-3-billion-valuation-sequoia
Korea's GS Group Eyes Quantum Computing, AI to Transform Business
GS Group is integrating AI and exploring quantum computing to modernize its operations and improve business efficiency.
thequantuminsider.com/2025/02/17/koreas-gs-group-eyes-quantum-computing-ai-to-transform-business
Teleportation Achieved Between Quantum Computers in a World First
In a groundbreaking use of teleportation, critical units of a quantum processor have been successfully spread across multiple computers, proving the potential of distributing quantum modules without compromising on their performance.
www.sciencealert.com/teleportation-achieved-between-quantum-computers-in-a-world-first