Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, November 25, 2024
5-minute weekly must-read on data science and artificial intelligence news, funding, and research, curated by Joyce Shen.
📌 Musings and Readings
“Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities” (CNBC)
“Should You Still Learn to Code in an A.I. World?” (NY Times)
“Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Report Release Webinar” (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
“Labelers training AI say they're overworked, underpaid and exploited by big American tech companies” (60 Minutes)
“Llama Guard 3 Vision: Safeguarding Human-AI Image Understanding Conversations” (Paper)
“Aggregate-and-Adapt Natural Language Prompts for Downstream Generalization of CLIP” (Paper)
👏 Deals
Revisto, a TX-based biotech startup building a platform to automate clinical, compliance, and legal reviews, and identify issues in promotional drug content, has raised $4m in seed financing.
Osyte, a WA-based company focusing on AI-powered portfolio monitoring, rebalancing, and trading across liquid, illiquid, and private assets, has raised $4m in seed financing.
Distyl, a CA-based startup that wants to embed AI into enterprise operations to accelerate business transformation, has raised $20m in series A financing.
Gemesys, a Germany-based startup developing a chip to overcome computing limitations and provide AI hardware for neural networks training, has raised €8.6m in pre-seed financing.
ArrePath, a NJ-based biotech company developing a machine learning (ML)-powered imaging platform to create new classes of antibiotics for tackling multi-drug-resistant infections, has raised £1m in financing.
Theo Ai, a CA-based startup creating an AI-driven legal prediction engine to forecast dispute outcomes and help legal professionals make informed decisions, has raised $2.2m in pre-seed financing.
Taito.ai, a Finland-based startup building an AI-driven platform to streamline performance management, providing feedback and insights to drive employee growth and development, has raised $2.7m in seed financing.
juna.ai, a Germany-based startup developing an AI-powered platform to autonomously manage complex industrial processes to enhance plant performance and sustainability, has raised $7.5m in seed financing.
Valora Therapeutics, a CA-based biotech startup developing a biological drug with engineered antibodies to target immune mechanisms in cancer and immune disorders, has raised $30m in seed financing.
BrightAI, a CA-based startup creating an AI-powered platform using sensors to monitor industrial facilities, enabling clients to shift from a traditional operating model to a digital system, has raised $15m in seed financing.
Zitadel, a CA-based company designing an identity platform to empower enterprises with multi-tenancy identity infrastructure, offering integration, flexible deployment, and data security, has raised $9m in series A financing.
Tewke, a London-based climate tech startup focused on energy optimization and intelligent home automation, has raised $3.4m in seed financing.
Stax.ai, an automation platform for retirement plan administration to streamline workflows and improve results for customers, has raised $7m in financing.
New Lantern, a CA-based health tech startup creating a radiology suite featuring automated workflows, volumetric measurements, AI-generated reports, and customizable image viewing protocols to enhance efficiency, has raised $19m in series A financing.
Teleo, a CA-based company specializing in transforming a wide range of heavy machinery into autonomous and remote-controlled robots, has raised $16.2m in series A financing.