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Cryplogger AI collected the most important news from the world of AI over the past week.
- The startup has developed an algorithm to track companies that have stopped working in the Russian Federation.
- Google will suspend ads on websites and YouTube channels that incite violence and deny the war in Ukraine.
- In the United States, a bipartisan bill has been introduced to expand the requirements for transparency in data collection.
- Israel and Singapore signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.
- The development of autonomous trucking will put 500,000 Americans out of work.
- Alphabet has spun off quantum computing developers Sandbox Group into a separate company.
- Artificial intelligence suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in six hours.
- Pfizer has used artificial intelligence to develop a vaccine and drugs for the coronavirus.
- The most important AI deals of the last week.
A startup has developed an algorithm to track companies that have stopped working in the Russian Federation
Stanford startup Diffbot developed AI algorithm for tracking companies that stopped working in the Russian Federation due to the war in Ukraine. Today, about 650 organizations are listed in the sanctions tracker.
Using NLP, the system scans the Internet and structures the data into a public Knowledge Graph knowledge base. The algorithm also assigns each source a credibility score and a probability score for each specified fact by checking and combining information from other publications.
CEO Mike Tang said Diffbot monitors sanctions in real time by looking at data from at least three independent credible sources.
Google bans ads denying the war in Ukraine
Google suspend showing ads on websites and YouTube channels that incite violence and deny the war in Ukraine.
“We can confirm that we are taking additional steps to clarify, and in some cases expand, monetization recommendations related to the war in Ukraine,” the company said.
In an explanatory letter to publishers, the tech giant said ads would not run with claims that imply victims are personally responsible for their tragedy. This also applies to similar cases of blaming victims, including allegations of Ukraine’s alleged genocide and deliberate attack on its own citizens.
Ukraine will connect facial recognition to the search for relatives of the dead Russian military
Ukrainian authorities involve facial recognition to identify the Russian military who invaded the country.
According to the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, the algorithm will match photos of dead soldiers with images on social networks. In the future, the department plans to establish contacts with their relatives.
The US will expand the requirements for transparency of data collection by the government
American congressmen submitted a bipartisan bill that expands requirements for transparency in data collection.
Under current regulations, the government is required to notify citizens about wiretapping and viewing bank records. Legislators have proposed expanding this list to include email, text messages, location information, and cloud data.
“When the government receives someone’s emails or other digital information, users have a right to know about it,” said Senator Ron Wyden.
The law will also oblige the authorities to publish information about each executed order for surveillance. Law enforcement will be required to inform the court of a search of the wrong person’s home or device as part of an investigation, as well as unauthorized disclosure of personal data by technology companies.
Israel and Singapore signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of AI
Governments of Israel and Singapore signed agreement on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. The authorities of both countries agreed to intensify cooperation in the field of technology.
According to Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, the agreements will support the development and deployment of AI. He also announced the opening of an embassy in Tel Aviv to “strengthen the innovative partnership between the two countries.”
Study: Autonomous trucking will put 500,000 Americans out of work
Scientists at the University of Michigan said that the development of autonomous trucking displace 500,000 US jobs.
That’s about 90% of truckers in the United States, according to researchers.
They stressed that today there are a number of barriers to the automation of cargo transportation. Among them, the inability of algorithms to navigate in bad weather conditions, the lack of a legislative framework and appropriate infrastructure.
Boeing has created a combat AI drone
The Boeing Company introduced combat drone with artificial intelligence Ghost Bat.
The drones are made in Australia and are designed to fly alongside manned fighter jets. Ghost Bats can jam radar signals, monitor the area, or shoot at targets.
“As air warfare becomes more complex and sophisticated, drones are becoming a vital asset for the armed forces,” said Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton.
Alphabet spun off its experimental quantum division into a separate company
Alphabet Corporation singled out developers of quantum computing Sandbox Group into a separate company Sandbox AQ. It will focus on blending quantum computing and AI, with a focus on “post-quantum cryptography”, data security and green energy.
The business is based on a set of APIs called Floq that allow developers to use Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to model quantum computing workloads. Its source code available on GitHub.
The new company was led by former Sandbox Group CEO Jack Hydari.
A neural network has developed 40,000 types of chemical weapons in six hours
Artificial intelligence offered 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours. The researchers switched the drug discovery algorithm into “bad actor” mode to show how easily it can be abused.
Instead of weeding out the toxic compounds, the scientists asked the AI to look for them. The algorithm has managed to come up with tens of thousands of new substances, some of which are similar to VX, the most powerful nerve agent ever developed.
According to Fabio Urbina, lead author of the study, any data scientist with expertise in chemistry will be able to replicate the experiment.
“I don’t want to panic saying there will be AI-controlled chemical warfare. I don’t think this will happen anytime soon. However, it is starting to become possible,” he said.
Artificial intelligence helped Pfizer develop a vaccine and cure for coronavirus
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer involved artificial intelligence and supercomputing at every stage of the development and delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine. AI has also been used to create pills for coronavirus.
Scientists were able to sequence and assemble the structure of the COVID-19 spike protein early in the pandemic. The development of Comirnaty’s mRNA vaccine and its clinical trials took just four months, according to the company’s researchers.
Pfizer used AI to predict “yields” at the production stage before tens of thousands of volunteers from six countries were recruited to test. AI systems were used to analyze any inconsistencies in participants’ symptoms.
Today, the company is using machine learning to predict food temperatures and provide predictive maintenance to more than 3,000 freezers that store the vaccine. In addition, Pfizer uses the Internet of Things and sensors to track drug deliveries and monitor temperatures with nearly 100% accuracy, the scientists said.
The most important AI deals in the last week
From March 20 to March 26, 2022, AI startups raised over $1.065 billion. Here are the most interesting transactions.
- The creators of smart window cleaners Skyline Robotics collected $6.5 million
- datagen attracted $50 million for the development of a service for creating synthetic data for computer vision systems.
- MixMode received $45 million to expand a self-learning platform to proactively protect customers from previously unknown cyberattacks.
- Terra Drone collected $70 million to scale drone software.
- Ramp Expense Reporting Automation Tool Developer got $750 million
- Gensyn attracted $6.5 million to launch a decentralized computing network for training AI models.
- finally collected $95 million for lending to small and medium-sized businesses.
- Agrotech company Apollo Agriculture received $40 million to increase the number of customers.
- Whale Dynamic attracted $2.5 million to explore areas of application for robocouriers.
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We strive to inform readers not only about events in the bitcoin industry, but also to talk about what is happening in related technological areas – cybersecurity and in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Cryplogger AI collected the most important news from the world of AI over the past week.
- The startup has developed an algorithm to track companies that have stopped working in the Russian Federation.
- Google will suspend ads on websites and YouTube channels that incite violence and deny the war in Ukraine.
- In the United States, a bipartisan bill has been introduced to expand the requirements for transparency in data collection.
- Israel and Singapore signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.
- The development of autonomous trucking will put 500,000 Americans out of work.
- Alphabet has spun off quantum computing developers Sandbox Group into a separate company.
- Artificial intelligence suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in six hours.
- Pfizer has used artificial intelligence to develop a vaccine and drugs for the coronavirus.
- The most important AI deals of the last week.
A startup has developed an algorithm to track companies that have stopped working in the Russian Federation
Stanford startup Diffbot developed AI algorithm for tracking companies that stopped working in the Russian Federation due to the war in Ukraine. Today, about 650 organizations are listed in the sanctions tracker.
Using NLP, the system scans the Internet and structures the data into a public Knowledge Graph knowledge base. The algorithm also assigns each source a credibility score and a probability score for each specified fact by checking and combining information from other publications.
CEO Mike Tang said Diffbot monitors sanctions in real time by looking at data from at least three independent credible sources.
Google bans ads denying the war in Ukraine
Google suspend showing ads on websites and YouTube channels that incite violence and deny the war in Ukraine.
“We can confirm that we are taking additional steps to clarify, and in some cases expand, monetization recommendations related to the war in Ukraine,” the company said.
In an explanatory letter to publishers, the tech giant said ads would not run with claims that imply victims are personally responsible for their tragedy. This also applies to similar cases of blaming victims, including allegations of Ukraine’s alleged genocide and deliberate attack on its own citizens.
Ukraine will connect facial recognition to the search for relatives of the dead Russian military
Ukrainian authorities involve facial recognition to identify the Russian military who invaded the country.
According to the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, the algorithm will match photos of dead soldiers with images on social networks. In the future, the department plans to establish contacts with their relatives.
The US will expand the requirements for transparency of data collection by the government
American congressmen submitted a bipartisan bill that expands requirements for transparency in data collection.
Under current regulations, the government is required to notify citizens about wiretapping and viewing bank records. Legislators have proposed expanding this list to include email, text messages, location information, and cloud data.
“When the government receives someone’s emails or other digital information, users have a right to know about it,” said Senator Ron Wyden.
The law will also oblige the authorities to publish information about each executed order for surveillance. Law enforcement will be required to inform the court of a search of the wrong person’s home or device as part of an investigation, as well as unauthorized disclosure of personal data by technology companies.
Israel and Singapore signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of AI
Governments of Israel and Singapore signed agreement on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. The authorities of both countries agreed to intensify cooperation in the field of technology.
According to Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, the agreements will support the development and deployment of AI. He also announced the opening of an embassy in Tel Aviv to “strengthen the innovative partnership between the two countries.”
Study: Autonomous trucking will put 500,000 Americans out of work
Scientists at the University of Michigan said that the development of autonomous trucking displace 500,000 US jobs.
That’s about 90% of truckers in the United States, according to researchers.
They stressed that today there are a number of barriers to the automation of cargo transportation. Among them, the inability of algorithms to navigate in bad weather conditions, the lack of a legislative framework and appropriate infrastructure.
Boeing has created a combat AI drone
The Boeing Company introduced combat drone with artificial intelligence Ghost Bat.
The drones are made in Australia and are designed to fly alongside manned fighter jets. Ghost Bats can jam radar signals, monitor the area, or shoot at targets.
“As air warfare becomes more complex and sophisticated, drones are becoming a vital asset for the armed forces,” said Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton.
Alphabet spun off its experimental quantum division into a separate company
Alphabet Corporation singled out developers of quantum computing Sandbox Group into a separate company Sandbox AQ. It will focus on blending quantum computing and AI, with a focus on “post-quantum cryptography”, data security and green energy.
The business is based on a set of APIs called Floq that allow developers to use Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to model quantum computing workloads. Its source code available on GitHub.
The new company was led by former Sandbox Group CEO Jack Hydari.
A neural network has developed 40,000 types of chemical weapons in six hours
Artificial intelligence offered 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours. The researchers switched the drug discovery algorithm into “bad actor” mode to show how easily it can be abused.
Instead of weeding out the toxic compounds, the scientists asked the AI to look for them. The algorithm has managed to come up with tens of thousands of new substances, some of which are similar to VX, the most powerful nerve agent ever developed.
According to Fabio Urbina, lead author of the study, any data scientist with expertise in chemistry will be able to replicate the experiment.
“I don’t want to panic saying there will be AI-controlled chemical warfare. I don’t think this will happen anytime soon. However, it is starting to become possible,” he said.
Artificial intelligence helped Pfizer develop a vaccine and cure for coronavirus
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer involved artificial intelligence and supercomputing at every stage of the development and delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine. AI has also been used to create pills for coronavirus.
Scientists were able to sequence and assemble the structure of the COVID-19 spike protein early in the pandemic. The development of Comirnaty’s mRNA vaccine and its clinical trials took just four months, according to the company’s researchers.
Pfizer used AI to predict “yields” at the production stage before tens of thousands of volunteers from six countries were recruited to test. AI systems were used to analyze any inconsistencies in participants’ symptoms.
Today, the company is using machine learning to predict food temperatures and provide predictive maintenance to more than 3,000 freezers that store the vaccine. In addition, Pfizer uses the Internet of Things and sensors to track drug deliveries and monitor temperatures with nearly 100% accuracy, the scientists said.
The most important AI deals in the last week
From March 20 to March 26, 2022, AI startups raised over $1.065 billion. Here are the most interesting transactions.
- The creators of smart window cleaners Skyline Robotics collected $6.5 million
- datagen attracted $50 million for the development of a service for creating synthetic data for computer vision systems.
- MixMode received $45 million to expand a self-learning platform to proactively protect customers from previously unknown cyberattacks.
- Terra Drone collected $70 million to scale drone software.
- Ramp Expense Reporting Automation Tool Developer got $750 million
- Gensyn attracted $6.5 million to launch a decentralized computing network for training AI models.
- finally collected $95 million for lending to small and medium-sized businesses.
- Agrotech company Apollo Agriculture received $40 million to increase the number of customers.
- Whale Dynamic attracted $2.5 million to explore areas of application for robocouriers.
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Subscribe to Cryplogger news in Telegram: Cryplogger AI – all the news from the world of AI!
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