Who Was Snubbed From TIME's AI 100?

Plus a new AI model for cancer fighting

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Nathaniel Whittemore
September 08, 2023

The AI Breakdown First Five - Friday September 8, 2023

Today on the First Five:

  • 5. AI Agent Startup Raises $200M Series B

  • 4. UK AI Safety Committee Releases First Report

  • 3. A Microsoft AI Model to Fight Cancer

  • 2. Senators to Propose AI Framework

  • 1. TIME Mag Releases AI 100

5. AI Agent Startup Raises $200M Series B

The newest minted AI unicorn is Imbue, a startup focused on building “practical agents that can accomplish larger goals and safely work for us in the real world.” The pathway it believes is to train AI that can reason.

4. UK AI Safety Committee Releases First Report

Over the summer, the UK announced the formation of the UK Foundation Model Task Force led by entrepreneur Ian Hogarth. The group has just published their first task report in advance of their upcoming AI safety summit.

3. A Microsoft AI Model to Fight Cancer

One of the most promising areas of research for AI is around medicine and health. This week, Microsoft and Paige announced what they’re calling the ‘largest AI-based model for digital pathology and oncology.’

2. Senators to Propose AI Framework

The US is moving towards comprehensive AI legislation and Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal are leading the way. The duo plan to announce details around a Senate hearing on Tuesday, including the creation of an independent office to oversee AI.

1. TIME Mag Releases AI 100

TIME has released its first ever list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence. The list serves as a pretty good overview of the industry, but there are some fairly notable absences, including (as Twitter has loudly pointed out) OpenAI and former Tesla scientist Andrej Karpathy.

BONUS: Not one but two AI film festivals

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