Joyce’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, July 29, 2024
📌 Musings and Readings
“Llama 3.1” (Meta)
“The DEFIANCE Act of 2024” passed - bipartisan legislation focused on non-consensual, sexually-explicit “deep-fake” images and videos (Link)
“The state of AI in early 2024: Gen AI adoption spikes and starts to generate value” (McKinsey)
“Quantifying Representation Reliability in Self-Supervised Learning Models” (Paper)
“Federated Learning With Differential Privacy for End-to-End Speech Recognition” (Paper)
👏 Deals
Cell BioEngines, a New York-based biotech startup dedicated to stem cell research to provide cell-based therapies to patients, has raised $2m in financing.
Cowboy Clean Fuels, a CO-based climate tech company developing technology to remove geologic carbon and produce renewable natural gas from agricultural byproducts, has raised $13m in series B financing.
Cypris, a New York-based startup building an AI-driven platform to enable R&D teams to access real-time innovation data, has raised $5.3m in financing.
Sojo Industries, a PA-based company specializing in developing food and beverage robotics for efficient packaging and assembly, has raised $10m in series A financing.
Language I/O, a company developing AI-powered translation platform to provide instant multilingual support for customers, has raised $5m in financing.
Splight, a grid operations-focused startup using AI to increase transmission capability to deploy clean energy on grids, has raised $12m in seed financing.
Promptfoo, a CA-based startup specializing in open-source LLM testing to allow developers to find and fix vulnerabilities in AI applications, has raised $5m in seed financing.
GEOH, an IN-based company designing softwares for reliable and efficient home care operations, has raised $3m in seed financing.
Navigantis, a FL-based robotics startup creating surgical robotics for neuro-vascular care, has raised $12m in series A financing.
Oisín Biotechnologies, a Seattle-based drug development startup dedicated to discovering drugs for age-related diseases, has raised $15m in series A financing.
deepc, a Munich-based startup building radiology AI operating system to unify radiology AI workflows, has raised $13m in series A financing.
Fractile, a UK-based startup designing a new AI chip to enhance performance of AI models, has raised $15m in seed financing.