AI Edition - It's AI Time - 323 [04-03-2025]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 323

Anthropic raises Series E at $61.5B post-money valuation:

Anthropic raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and others. The funds will advance AI development, expand compute capacity, and accelerate international growth. Its Claude platform is transforming operations for companies like Zoom, Pfizer, and Replit.

T-Mobile's parent company is making an ‘AI Phone' with Perplexity Assistant:

Deutsche Telekom announced its upcoming Perplexity chatbot-powered AI Phone, set to launch later this year. The device will utilize Magenta AI, offering users tools like Perplexity Assistant, Google Cloud AI, and others. Some AI features will also be integrated into the existing MeinMagenta app for other smartphones.

On-Device Generative Audio with Stability AI & Arm:

Stability AI and Arm bring real-time generative audio to smartphones using Stable Audio Open and Arm KleidiAI libraries, achieving a 30x speedup in audio generation on mobile devices.

Llama Stack: from Zero to Hero:

Llama Stack defines and standardizes the set of core building blocks needed to bring generative AI applications to market. These building blocks are presented in the form of interoperable APIs with a broad set of Providers providing their implementations. They are assembled into Distributions, which are easy for developers to get from zero to production.

Google AI Recap in February:

Here is a recap of some of Google's biggest AI updates from February, including the public release of Gemini 2.0, AI-powered career exploration tools, and deep research integration in the Gemini mobile app.

AI to diagnose invisible brain abnormalities in children with epilepsy:

MELD Graph, an AI tool developed by researchers at King's College London and UCL, detects 64% of epilepsy-linked brain abnormalities that radiologists often miss. This tool, which significantly improves focal cortical dysplasia detection, could expedite diagnosis, reduce NHS costs, and enhance surgical planning. The tool is open-source and workshops are underway to train clinicians in its use all around the world.

Elon's Grok 3 AI Provides "Hundreds of Pages of Detailed Instructions" on Creating Chemical Weapons:

xAI's chatbot, Grok 3, initially provided detailed instructions for creating chemical weapons, raising serious safety concerns. Developer Linus Ekenstam highlighted the issue, prompting xAI to implement guardrails to prevent such instructions. Grok 3's safeguards have been strengthened, though potential vulnerabilities remain.

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