Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, November 11, 2024
📌 Musings and Readings
“A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes” (MIT)
“OpenAI reportedly developing new strategies to deal with AI improvement slowdown” (TechCrunch)
“OpenAI defeats news outlets' copyright lawsuit over AI training, for now” (Reuters)
“AI’s dominance is not inevitable, according to a tech ethicist” (Fast Company)
“Position Paper On Diagnostic Uncertainty Estimation from Large Language Models: Next-Word Probability Is Not Pre-test Probability” (Paper)
“Multi-Agents are Social Groups: Investigating Social Influence of Multiple Agents in Human-Agent Interactions” (Paper)
“Public Procurement for Responsible AI? Understanding U.S. Cities’ Practices, Challenges, and Needs” (Paper)
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👏 Deals
Advex AI, a CA-based company focusing on computer vision models for manufacturing and logistics by utilizing GenAI and synthetic data, has raised $3.5m in seed financing.
Algebrik AI, a New York-based startup creating an AI-driven and cloud-native loan origination platform to streamline lending and enhance customer satisfaction for mid-tier institutions, has raised $4m in series A financing.
Cloudsquid, a Germany-based startup building an AI-powered data infrastructure and analytics platform to extract and transform unstructured data, enabling real-time workflows between documents and applications, has raised $1m in pre-seed financing.
CrossBridge Bio, a TX-based biotech startup developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) technology with dual payloads as targeted oncology therapies, has raised $10m in seed financing.
Plato, a Berlin-based startup developing an AI-driven sales platform for wholesale industry to automate sales data, offer creation, and order processing, has raised $6.5m in pre-seed financing.
Miros, the Estonia-based startup developing a visual AI e-commerce search platform to enable shoppers to find products in under 60 seconds, has secured €6m in series A financing.
Research Grid, a London-based startup building an AI-powered unified system to streamline clinical trials operations and patient engagement for higher success clinical trial rates, has raised $6.5m in financing.
Dovetail Genomics, a CA-based biotech startup specializing in genetic variant detection to enable researchers to broaden their understanding of the genetic factors of human disease, has raised $2m in financing.
Symbiotic Security, a New York-based startup offering developers real-time feedback on security vulnerabilities, remediation suggestions, as well as training to help them resolve security issues, has raised $3m in seed financing.
Cordulus, a Denmark-based company that offers hyperlocal field-level weather data to help farmers make decisions for crop planning and cultivation, has raised €3m in financing.
Cloverleaf AI, a CO-based startup developing an AI-driven platform to enable government contractors and public sector professionals to track officials’ positions and provide insights into legislators, has raised $2.8m in seed financing.
Thesys, a CA-based AI software startup building a visual collaboration platform to enable businesses to conceptualize, visualize and deploy UI for AI agents, has raised $4m in seed financing.
Algorized, a Berkeley-based startup that develops sensor-agnostic software for safe human-machine interaction, has raised $4.3m in seed financing.
Glint Solar, a Norway-based startup building a platform to identify, analyze, and evaluate top solar sites, helping solar developers plan and pre-design installations to accelerate the transition to renewables, has raised $8m in series A financing.