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| Here's a look at today's AI briefing: - German AI startup Aleph Alpha secures $500M funding round.
- SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios reportedly resolve AI issues.
- Two-thirds of doctors worried about AI's impact on diagnosis and treatment.
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| 1 | | German startup Aleph Alpha, a provider of large language models similar to OpenAI, has closed a $500M Series B, one of Europe's largest AI funding rounds. Bosch Ventures and Schwarz Group, along with Ipai, led the investment with participation from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, SAP, and others. More: - Aleph Alpha's "Luminous" family of LLMs includes three neural networks with 13 billion, 30 billion, and 70 billion parameters each.
- The LLMs handle text in multiple languages and can also process images.
- Aleph Alpha provides the models through an API for developers to integrate into their apps, with all three models featuring built-in AI explainability.
Zoom out: - Aleph Alpha is promoting the concept of "data sovereignty," which acknowledges that data stored in a country is subject to local laws.
- The startup's data powering its AI models is grounded in Europe.
- In a news conference about the investment, Germany's Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck said, "The thought of having our own sovereignty in the AI sector is extremely important."
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| 2 | | SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios have reportedly resolved AI-related issues amid the ongoing actors' guild strike. On Monday, the parties met and agreed to revise AI-related language, potentially opening the door for a larger deal to end the strike. More: - Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the dispute has centered on the reuse of AI scans of higher-paid performers.
- According to Deadline, studio heads agreed to modify their AI proposal to offer greater protections and compensation for performers on specific projects.
- Following the AI-related concessions, SAG-AFTRA leaders hoped a meeting today could lead to a final deal.
Zoom out: - AI was also a major issue in the Hollywood writer's strike negotiations, with the final deal barring the use of AI for script rewriting and not requiring writers to use it in their work.
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| 3 | | A new Medscape survey revealed that almost two-thirds of physicians are worried about AI's impact on diagnosis and treatment decisions. Family physicians and pediatricians showed the highest levels of concern about AI's role in clinical care. 
What the numbers show: According to the Medscape survey, 65% of surveyed physicians were concerned about AI replacing their clinical judgment and expertise. Meanwhile, 36% reported no or minimal concerns. Enthusiasm for AI: Interestingly, doctors aged 45-64 showed more enthusiasm for AI's potential, challenging the idea that younger doctors would be more open to the technology. Specifically, only 35% of doctors under 35 were "enthusiastic" about AI's future in the workplace, compared to 47% of those aged 45-54. How they use AI now: When asked about the current AI applications at their medical practices, respondents said using AI for researching conditions (13%), managing electronic health records (10%), and handling administrative tasks (10%). The bigger picture: Many doctors are worried that AI could make wrong or faulty recommendations and drive up their legal liability, as well as hurt their job security, according to Yair Lewis, chief medical officer at AI startup Navina. However, doctors do want AI to replace the most tedious aspects of their work and are more likely to embrace AI when asked about the specific tasks AI could take over, he said. | | | |
| 4 | | IBM has launched a $500M venture fund to invest in AI companies, with a focus on generative AI for enterprises. The IBM Enterprise AI Venture Fund will back a variety of AI firms, ranging from early-stage to hyper-growth startups. More: - There is no fixed annual investment target or specific timeline for capital deployment. according to Rob Thomas, IBM's senior VP of software and CCO.
- IBM is looking for startups developing AI tools for "specific verticals" or specific business processes that don't directly compete with its core operations.
- The company also plans to steer clear of investing in companies that rival startups they've previously backed, such as Hugging Face and HiddenLayer.
Zoom out: - IBM says the new fund builds on the momentum of its watsonx AI and data platform.
- The company recently unveiled new generative AI models, known as the Granite series, within watsonx for business applications and workflows.
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| 5 | | New generative AI tools are coming to FigJam, Figma's popular whiteboard tool for collaborative projects. Teams can use FigJam to launch, organize, and work on design and planning projects and organize ideas and meetings. More: - Figma said it decided to add AI to make FigJam easier to use for its diverse user base, which extends beyond designers.
- Its new Generate AI feature offers prompts for creating things like flowcharts, meeting planners, and brainstorming sessions.
- Users can describe what they want in a text prompt box, and the AI also suggests default descriptions.
- A new Sort feature automatically organizes the platform's sticky notes for projects into groups based on themes.
Zoom out: - FigJam AI is now in open beta and is free for all users.
- Figma previously introduced Jambot, an OpenAI-powered widget for FigJam, in August.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is an editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters, with a career spanning journalism since 2007. She has written for publications including The Arizona Republic and USA Today and authored a book on the solar industry in 2016. Reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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