Latest AI, Crypto Trends, Insights and News Headlines for December 16, 2024 - PART 1

Latest AI, Crypto Trends, Insights and News Headlines for December 16, 2024 - PART 1

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KEY TRENDS & INSIGHTS FOR TODAY

Surge in AI Investments Reflects Market Optimism

Recent headlines reveal substantial funding into AI ventures, signaling confidence in the sector’s growth. Investments span various domains, emphasizing infrastructure, generative AI, and robotics.

MicroStrategy to Enter Nasdaq 100, Exposing Bitcoin-Linked Stock to Billions

Amazon Doubles Down On Anthropic With Additional $4 Billion Investment

Liquid AI Closes $250 Million Early-Stage Funding Round Led by AMD

 

AI Agents Becoming Enterprise Workhorses

AI agents are increasingly deployed in customer experience, workflow optimization, and brand representation, indicating their role as critical enablers in enterprise transformation.

18 Use Cases for Agentic AI in Customer Experience

The Future Of AI Agents: Assisting Humans In Messy Workflows

Google Lands Big AI Punches With New Agent Initiatives

 

Ethical and Regulatory Focus in AI Usage

The ethics of AI and its regulatory landscape are gaining attention, driven by societal concerns about privacy, fairness, and security. Organizations are proactively addressing these issues.

Ethical Concerns in AI Healthcare Applications

Guiding AI Development: The Path to Responsible Solutions

UK Could Offer Celebs Protection From AI Clones

 

Expansion of Generative AI in Creative Fields

Generative AI is driving transformation in creative industries, from video and music production to art generation, showcasing the potential for augmented human creativity.

Meta Releases AI Models for Motion Rendering and Video Watermarking

A First Look at Generative AI-Based Music Therapy for Mental Disorders

Sora: The AI Video Generator That’s About to Blow Your Mind

 

AI Applications in Healthcare Continue to Evolve

AI is increasingly integrated into healthcare for diagnostics, clinical trials, and accessibility, signaling a shift towards efficiency and equity in patient care.

AI Tool Analyzes Placentas for Faster Detection of Neonatal Problems

5 Ways Generative AI Could Transform Clinical Trials

AI Predicts Response to CDK4/6 in Breast Cancer

 

Competitive Dynamics in AI Leadership Intensify

Tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI are in a strategic race, launching features and expanding domains, reflecting heightened competition to dominate the AI market.

Mark Zuckerberg Goes After Sam Altman’s OpenAI

Musk Backed For-Profit Direction for OpenAI

OpenAI Launches ‘Projects’ Feature for Task Organization

 


All Your AI & Crypto News Headlines for Today

TOP NEWS

8 Big Comments By Intels CEOs On Its AI, PC, Data Center And Foundry Efforts - CRN

BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster

Google CEO eyes AI Manhattan Project after Trump inauguration - The Hill

Google Now Lets You Talk to NotebookLM's AI-Generated Podcasters

Mark Zuckerberg sets aside his feud with Elon Musk to go after Sam Altman's OpenAI

MicroStrategy to Enter Nasdaq 100, Exposing Bitcoin-Linked Stock to Billions in Passive Investment Flows

Musk Backed For-Profit Direction for OpenAI, Leaked Emails Say

OpenAI launches ‘Projects’ feature for task organization

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in his apartment

What is Sora? ChatGPT has a video creator now, but what exactly can it do?

 

ENTERPRISE

Deloitte Globals Predictions Projects 50% Enterprise Adoption Of Generative AI Agents By 2027

How Three Women Built Businesses By Making AI Matter

People vs. AI: The Business Case for Artificial Intelligence Adoption | Hacker News

Salesforces AI Readiness Index - a useful benchmark for policy formulation to boost AI adoption?

Six pillars for smooth AI adoption - FutureScot

The Future Of AI Agents: Assisting Humans In The Messy Middle Of Enterprise Workflows

Upskilling AI software Arbolo hopes to capture Philippine BPO market

 

$ INVESTMENT

Stanfords Global AI Vibrancy Tool Exposes $67.2 Billion Investment Gap Between US And ...

Canada considers $15 billion incentive to boost AI data centres | Digital Watch Observatory

Next-Gen Generative AI Models: Amazon Doubles Down On Anthropic With Additional $4 Billion Investment

AI Infrastructure Provider Crusoe Raises $600M In New Funding, Boosts Valuation To $2.8B

Build it here: Scotlands £321m opportunity in robotics manufacturing | FutureScot

MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe

Liquid AI closes $250 million early-stage funding round led by AMD - Yahoo Finance

Zest AI Announces $200 Million Growth Investment from Insight Partners

Shutterstock earned over $100 million in revenue thanks in part to its AI-powered image ...

Ripple Receives $100M AI Investment - DailyCoin

Swiss robotics firm Anybotics secures $60M to expand in the US | Digital Watch Observatory

Evinced fuels in $55M to transform digital accessibility with GenAI and enterprise solutions

Vapi secures $20M to advance AI voice agent platform and scale operations - SiliconANGLE

Berlins Carbmee Secures €20M to Scale AI-Driven Carbon Management and Fuel Global Expansion

Aampe: AI Agent Personalization Company Raises $18 Million (Series A)

RapidCanvas Secures $16M to Deploy AI Agents, Tackling the Tech Talent Shortage

Swiss Bitcoin App Relai Raises US$12M Funding, Eyes MiCA License for EU Growth

Comand AI raises €8.5m to build battlefield AI software for officers | Sifted

Maisa scores $5M Pre-Seed for traceable AI decisions - Tech.eu

The prized CoW: Maisa raises €4.7 million to develop agentic AI system Vinci KPU

Wald: Context Intelligence Company Secures $4 Million (Seed)

Concinnity secures £3M Seed funding to advance AI-driven gene therapy safety - Tech.eu

eyva.ai raises €2.7M seed for its AI platform for product portfolios - Tech.eu

Refute takes aim at fake news with €2.7 million in funding - EU-Startups

Holdstation Introduces AI Agent Launchpad with $2M Grant on ZKsync - GlobeNewswire

OpenAI CEO, Perplexity Give $1 Million to Trumps Inaugural Fund - MSN

Klick Health awards $1M prize to AI-enhanced pharma marketing solutions

Estonia-based Askel.ai launches with €380,000 Pre-Seed round - Tech.eu

 

VCs / FINANCE / INVESTMENT

AI investment isn't slowing down — venture capitalists are funding startups while trying to grapple with environmental impact

FICO Wins Banking Tech Award for Blockchain and AI Innovation | Business Wire

Generative AI Market To Grow By USD 97.75 Billion (2024-2028)

Guiding AI development: The path to responsible and effective banking solutions

Heres UBS 4-part investing strategy to capitalize on the AI wave and drive gains in 2025

How Clearwater Analytics is revolutionizing investment management with generative AI and ... - AWS

Krikey AI is empowering storytellers with accessible AI-driven 3D animation - AWS Startups

Revolutionizing Financial Investigations with the Power of AI - Telecom Review Africa

What Happened When AI Jesus Entered The Confessional

Why Thrive Capital's Vince Hankes is betting big on OpenAI

 

CHATGPT / CHATBOTS / SEARCH

12 Powerful ChatGPT Prompts to Write Email Newsletters That People Would Love to Read - Ask Miss Whimsical

5 ChatGPT Prompts to Create Podcasts That Make Money

Business Tech News: A Technology Writer Warns Not To Trust ChatGPT Search, At Least For Now

ChatGPT Prompts To Write AI-Generated Content That's Actually Good

Find Out What ChatGPT Knows About You: 9 Prompts For Instant Answers

Gemini 2.0: Everything new in Google’s new flagship AI model [VIDEO]

I tested Google Gemini and Apple Intelligence. Here’s which one you should use

OpenAI Introduces ‘Projects’ To Simplify Organising Chats and Files for ChatGPT Users

OpenAI Launched ChatGPT Projects to Organize Files and Chats

Top 12 Tips on Writing ChatGPT Prompts That Work - The Aesthetic Abode

 

AI AGENTS

18 Use Cases for Agentic AI in Customer Experience - CX Today

3 Core Principles to Drive ROI from GenAI Deployments - Unite.AI

5 AI Predictions Ecommerce Businesses Need To Know (2024) - Shopify

6 Game-Changing AI Breakthroughs That Defined 2024 - Forbes

Aampe: AI Agent Personalization Company Raises $18 Million (Series A)

Agentic AI is evolving into specialised assistants, enabling the workforce to focus on value ...

Agentic AI: A New Frontier in Autonomous Intelligence - INDIAai

AI agents set to transform businesses in 2025 | Digital Watch Observatory

AI agents will become brand ambassadors in Agentic Era – study - Inquirer Technology

AI Agents: The Next Big Thing in AI - Gartner

Clio - proposes a platform using AI assistants to analyze and surface private aggregated usage patt

Dallas-Based Startup Launches Tool To Create AI Agents

Droidspeak: AI Agents Now Speak Their Own Language Courtesy of Microsoft - eWEEK

Google lands big AI punches with new agent initiatives - SiliconANGLE

Holdstation Introduces AI Agent Launchpad with $2M Grant on ZKsync - GlobeNewswire

How Agentic AI is Revolutionizing Industries | by Shailendra Kumar | Dec, 2024 - Medium

Introducing Agentic AI: Its Revolutionary Potential in Pharma - Pharmaceutical Executive

Multiagent Intelligence: 10 Billion People and 10 Trillion AI Agents | AIJ 2024 (0+) - YouTube

Musical Agent Systems: MACAT and MACataRT - Workshop on Creativity & Generative AI

Proto Launches First Autonomous AI-Hologram Agent Conversations - GlobeNewswire

The latest housing scam: Using AI to impersonate your agent or lender - Washington Post

What Are Crypto AI Agents? The First Narrative to Watch for 2025 | CoinGecko

What exactly is an AI agent?

What is Azure AI Agent Service? - Microsoft Learn

Where AI Stands Today In GRC: AI Co-Pilots And Agents Explained

 

MODELS

‘Reasoning’ AI models have become a trend, for better or worse

A Survey on LLMs-as-Judges - presents a comprehensive survey of the LLMs-as-judges paradigm from fi

Alibaba Qwen Researchers Introduced ProcessBench: A New AI Benchmark for Measuring the Ability to Identify Process Errors in Mathematical Reasoning

Asynchronous Function Calling - proposes AsyncLM, a system for asynchronous LLM function calling; t

AutoReason Improves Multi-step Reasoning - proposes a method to automatically generate rationales f

Beyond the Mask: A Comprehensive Study of Discrete Diffusion Models

Build Generative AI Applications with Foundation Models - Amazon Bedrock Pricing - AWS

Cohere Launches Command R7B to Disrupt Enterprise AI Market - Analytics India Magazine

Does RLHF Scale? - This new paper explores the impacts of key components in the RLHF framework. Sum

Granite Guardian - IBM open-sources Granite Guardian, a suite of safeguards for risk detection in L

Harvard Releases AI Training Dataset

How LLMs Store and Use Knowledge? This AI Paper Introduces Knowledge Circuits: A Framework for Understanding and Improving Knowledge Storage in Transformer-Based LLMs

MAG-V - a multi-agent framework that first generates a dataset of questions that mimic customer que

New Tests Reveal AIs Capacity for Deception | TIME

Phi-4 Technical Report - presents phi-4, a 14B model that surpasses its teacher model on STEM-QA ca

Salesforce's Benioff Drops Bombshell: Are We at the Limits of LLM Technology?

The Byte Latent Transformer (BLT)- introduces a byte-level language model architecture that matches

This AI Paper Introduces SRDF: A Self-Refining Data Flywheel for High-Quality Vision-and ...

Training LLMs to Reason in a Continuous Latent Space - presents Coconut (Chain of Continuous Though

What are AI ‘world models,’ and why do they matter?

 

CODING

Agentic AI: Building Autonomous Systems from Scratch | by Luís Roque | Dec, 2024

AI Coding Agents: Hype vs. Reality — A Senior Developers Perspective | by Murat Aslan

Build a Fully Local Personal and Private AI Research Assistant

Codeium helps developers write half their code with Claude-powered AI - Anthropic

CodeRabbit + Claude: AI-powered code review delivers 86% faster development - Anthropic

Devin AI vs Cursor: Which Coding Assistant Reigns Supreme?

Empowering a Billion New Developers Through AI Innovation - Medium

Google AI Agent Jules Aims at Helping Developers With Their GitHub-based Workflows

How Kite AI is Building the Foundation Layer for Global AI Development - HackerNoon

How to Share Screen With ChatGPT to Solve Technical Issues Without Technical Skills

Revolutionize Your AI Projects with VS Code Today! - HubSite 365

Revolutionizing Code Comprehension: Introducing Potpie AI for Developers - Medium

Stop Learning Excel - Meet the AI Spreadsheet

The Rise of AI-Assisted Development - INSCMagazine

The Rise of AI-Powered Coding: How ChatGPT is Democratizing Software Development in 2024

Unlocking the Future of AI with Retrieval-Augmented Generation - Medium

Where AI Stands Today In GRC: AI Co-Pilots And Agents Explained - Forbes

Will AI Replace Coding? - by Muhammad Asif - Medium

 

HARDWARE

#TECH: Apple adds ChatGPT integration in latest software update

ChatGPT on iPhone: The ULTIMATE Guide (iOS 18.2 & Apple Intelligence)

Entire Intel Core 200 laptop lineup leaks out — Intel prepping to launch 22 new mobile CPUs next month at CES 2025

Exclusive-Major cloud providers could get key role in AI chip access outside the US

JUST BE-CLAUS Popular iPhone and Android app unveils genius free upgrade that lets you SPEAK directly with AI Father Christmas

LG Unveils AI-Powered in-Cabin Sensing Solution at CES 2025 | LG NEWSROOM

 

CLOUD

Canada considers $15 billion incentive to boost AI data centres | Digital Watch Observatory

Efficient metadata enhancement with AI for better data discoverability - World Bank Blogs

Exclusive-Major cloud providers could get key role in AI chip access outside the US

GenAI is Quickly Reinventing IT Operations, Leaving Many Behind

Google Cloud Agentspace On Mission To Scale AI Agents - Forbes

New bill aims to curb environmental impact of AI data centers - Times Union

Synthetic data has its limits — why human-sourced data can help prevent AI model collapse

USTs data and AI head on responsible AI, quantum potential and more - Techcircle

Why Utilities Are Struggling To Meet AI Data Centers’ Need For Electricity

 

ROBOTS / DRONES

A New Robotics Showroom Is Coming to Dallas in 2025

A robotics program transforming AI education across Africa

AI Meets the Fab Five: The Future of Robotics in Five Revolutionary Steps! What Comes Next?

AI, robotics and sustainability to propel more personalized healthcare ecosystem in 2025: Atul Kurani

AI-enabled robotics and automation | UBS Switzerland

Airbus Ventures invests in Eureka Robotics

AIs Implementation in Healthcare and Robotics Driving Change - eGov Magazine

ANYbotics: AI-Based Robotic Inspection Solutions Company Raises $60 Million

Build it here: Scotlands £321m opportunity in robotics manufacturing | FutureScot

Diversity and inclusion can accelerate robotics innovation, finds Max Planck study

Future of work: 5 things to know about Agility Robotics Digit, a humanoid autonomous robot ...

Hot Swap Controllers, Neural-ART Accelerator NPU, Robotics: Embedded Week Insights

Humanoid Robotics in dentistry | British Dental Journal - Nature

Meet the Dancing Robots: A New Artistic Revolution! - MachoLevante.com

Overview of Space Robotics for Sustainability - ResearchGate

Robotics is Transforming Maritime Power, Navy Secretary Says

Robots in UAE: Revolutionizing Daily Life! Discover the Future Today. - MachoLevante.com

Robots learn through self-training and human interaction - Warp News

Robots on the Green? Discover the Future of Golf! - MachoLevante.com

Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwes innovation fair

Swiss robotics firm Anybotics secures $60M to expand in the US | Digital Watch Observatory

Timtos 2025: Insights into AI, Robotics, and Sustainable Smart Manufacturing - ETMM

Ukraine, Taiwan face-offs help drive drone, AI revolution: Peter Apps | Reuters

Unleashing the potential of AI in robotics - The Robot Report

Video: This AI-powered robot is herding cattle. Researcher explains how it could ... - CNN

 

AVATARS / WEARABLES / NAME IMAGE LIKENESS (NILs)

AI agents will become brand ambassadors in Agentic Era – study - Inquirer Technology

AI Throughout the Process Simplifies Use of Freed Ambient Clinical Voice

Amid Safety Lawsuits, Character.Ai Updates Teen Protection Features

Bob Dylans Digital Dive. The Icons AI-Assisted Future? - Qhubo

Deepak Chopra | Life is both fragile and tenacious like a dewdrop on a trembling leaf

Dr. Alan Bauman to Debut Virtual AI Avatar Twin in Collaboration with AI Wellness at A4M ...

How Claude became tech insiders’ chatbot of choice

How Generative AI Can Transform the Future of Identity and Access Management

How I Built a Medium Clone Using This AI Tool: I Might Get Banned from Medium for Doing This

Identic AI: Who owns your digital self?

Immersive Multimodal AI Headsets

Incept Introduces Betty Blood™: The AI-Powered Voice Agent Revolutionizing Donor Engagement

Meet Laila, my AI digital twin who has made me more human - Toronto Star

Proto showcases AI hologram agent conversations at AWS re:Invent | Digital Signage Today

The latest housing scam: Using AI to impersonate your agent or lender - Washington Post

UK could offer celebs protection from AI clones - POLITICO.eu

What if YOU controlled your identity, not a third party? | by fxis.ai - Medium

 

MUSIC

A First Look at Generative Artificial Intelligence Based Music Therapy for Mental Disorders

Aawara Hu - AI Reimagined Tribute to Golden Music Composition | Heartfelt Melody

AI Music Composer - Freelance Job in Performing Arts - Less than 30 hrs/week - Upwork

AI-Generated Music and Copyright - Opportunities and Challenges - ai-funghi.com

Artists Unite Against AIs Threat To Music - The Pinnacle Gazette

Arts organisations launch Creative Rights in AI Coalition | Classical Music

BGSU trustees hear about new majors in music, AI, & general studies

Bob Dylans Digital Dive. The Icons AI-Assisted Future? - Qhubo

Bracing for impact: AI to transform music industry - People & Profit - France 24

Drakes AI Evolution. The Future of Music Collaboration? - Qhubo

Free Soul Music Generator | Brev.ai - Create Custom Tracks Instantly

He created a low-cost AI music video for Eurovision, with 94% lower energy consumption

How AI Fuels Creative Arts. Digital Art, Music Composition, and… | by Ted Adams - Medium

How AI Is Shaping the Future of Music Creation in 2024 - Inkrib

How are you using AI in music production? · Audio Artist Academy - Skool

IU professors develop AI music program, creating groundbreaking opera - WRTV

Kate Bush campaigns against generative AI | The Express Tribune

Madonna faces backlash with AI-generated image of Pope, shows the holy leader getting ...

Mariah Carey debunks Spotify video after AI theory | Entertainment | flcourier.com

Meet Melody Farris. The AI Revolutionizing Music Creation. - Reporteros del Sur -

Musical Agent Systems: MACAT and MACataRT - Workshop on Creativity & Generative AI

Paul McCartney Reverses Opinion on AI After Using It to Produce New Beatles Song, Now ...

Revival: Collaborative Artistic Creation through Human-AI Interactions in Musical Creativity

SoundVerse AI: Generate AI Music with the Ultimate Music Assistant

Start-up Od Eye provides a service that makes music with artificial intelligence (AI). Users can..

Suno AI - Revolutionary Music Production with Artificial Intelligence - ai-funghi.com

Text to Music AI | Free Music Generator by Brev.ai

The business of music and artificial inteligence events in Takapuna, New Zealand

The Future of Music: AI, Ethics, and Innovation

Uno Minda launches Indias first GPT-enabled Android music system for cars | HT Auto

Whats your top pick for AI driven music composition? - Threads

Why Hollywood and the Music Industry Take Different Approaches to AI

Will musicians disappear from an AI-dominated internet? | The National

 

ENTERTAINMENT

BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster

Celebrities get new right to fight against AI piracy - The Times

I used Claude AI to plan a photography trip, and it's going to change the way I plan shoots forever

Israeli filmmakers prove AI can make films better without compromising art

The Future of Baseball: AI's Play at the New York Mets - Qhubo

 

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