Google fired one of its AI researcher, Satrajit Chatterjee, after he disputed parts of a research paper on AI, according to The New York Times. As an employee at the Google Brain AI research group, Chatterjee was among the researchers to challenge some of the paper's claims in a rebuttal. More: - The original paper, published on April 13, 2021, in the journal Nature, introduced an AI method for automatically generating elements of a computer chip.
- Researchers claimed the method was more efficient and faster at designing chip parts than a person
- But Chatterjee and other researchers challenged some of the paper's claims in a rebuttal, including questioning if the model had been tested enough.
- They submitted the rebuttal for publication, but it was ultimately rejected by a resolution committee.
- Google said it "stands by" the paper, which it says was peer-reviewed, and investigated the technical claims in the rebuttal, but they "did not meet our standards for publication."
Zoom-out: - In late 2020, Google fired former co-leader of its Ethical AI team, Timnit Gebru, after she and colleagues published a research paper outlining potential issues with large AI language models, such as those developed by Google and other tech giants.
- The company later fired Margaret Mitchell, co-lead of the AI team, after she criticized how Google handled Gebru's departure and reportedly accessed confidential business-sensitive documents.
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Mayo Clinic researchers developed an AI algorithm that uses Apple Watch electrocardiogram data to detect a weak heart pump in patients. The issue, also known as left ventricular dysfunction, affects about 2-3% of the world's population but can have no symptoms. More: - The study involved 2,454 Mayo Clinic patients with an iPhone and an Apple Watch with ECG basic one-lead functionality.
- Researchers passed data on 125,610 ECGs through an algorithm, which they created using a 12-lead ECG machine that detects weak heart muscles.
- When paired with the algorithm, the watch data met or exceeded treadmill testing at identifying a weak heart pump.
- The research was shared at the Heart Rhythm Society conference in San Francisco. Mayo is now working on a study involving 1 million people to test different heart function algorithms, with a goal of detecting heart disease in patients earlier.
- Mayo Clinic funded the study, which did not involve financial or technical support from Apple.
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Accern, a provider of AI-powered apps and natural language processing models for financial analysis, secured a $20M Series B round co-led by Mighty Capital and Fusion Fund. Also participating were Tribe Capital, Viaduct Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and Gaingels. More: - NYC-based Accern built a no-code natural language processing platform for financial services.
- Its apps and models can identify and extract domain-specific financial language as well as scan blogs and other public sources to make predictions and gauge customer sentiment.
- Its solution for end-to-end AI/ML/NLP workflows provides insights on credit risk, equity research, M&A activity, ESG performance, insurance claims, fraud prevention, and other areas.
- The fresh funding will go toward product-led growth, R&D on AI tech, and expansion into new markets. It plans to grow its headcount from 80 to over 100 employees this year.
- Accern has raised $20M to date.
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Wang Weimin, a Singapore-based ByteDance research scientist, won a challenge to develop the most accurate AI model for detecting deepfakes. Wang's model achieved 98.53% accuracy in distinguishing digitally manipulated videos from real videos. More: - The National Research Foundation organized the Trusted Media Challenge, a competition for teams to create the best AI model for detecting manipulated media.
- About 470 teams from North America, Europe, Africa Asia-Pacific, and Oceania took part in the challenge, which awarded the top three winners with prize money and grants totaling $700,000.
- Wang, a National University of Singapore graduate, said he intends to incorporate his AI model into ByteDance’s BytePlus platform, a division selling AI-powered technologies to businesses outside of China.
- Wang received a $100,000 prize plus an initial grant of $300,000 to commercialize the tool.
- Second prize went to Swiss software engineer Peter Grönquist and Chinese Ph.D. student Ren Yufan, who intend to partner with Singaporean companies to develop authentication and certification interfaces using their model.
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Japanese gaming giant Square Enix will sell three of its studios to the Embracer Group, a Swedish game company, in order to expand and launch new businesses through its investments in AI, blockchain, and the cloud. Under the deal terms, Embracer will acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal, as well as IP for Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and other Square Enix franchises, for $300M in cash and debt. More: - The studios employ roughly 1,100 people at eight global locations.
- The acquisition will grow Embracer Group’s content pipeline to more than 230 games.
- Embracer acquired 22 gaming companies, including its $1.3B purchase of "Borderlands" studio Gearbox, last year.
- In 2020, Square Enix Holdings formed a company, Square Enix AI & Arts Alchemy, to pursue R&D and business opportunities in entertainment AI, with a focus on AI for computer graphics in video games.
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 |  | Beth is a writer and analyst at Inside.com covering artificial intelligence and daily tech news. Since starting work at Inside, she has covered various topics including virtual reality, drones, and e-commerce. Prior to that she was a public policy and investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic, where she won a Pulitzer Prize nomination and First Amendment Award for reporting on the rising costs of pensions. Reach her at Beth.Duckett@inside.com. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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