In a shocking revelation, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggests that AI models capable of autonomously replicating and surviving in the wild could emerge within the next few years.
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Anthropic CEO Says That by Next Year, AI Models Could Be Able to ‘Replicate and Survive in the Wild’
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, suggests that self-sustaining and self-replicating AI might become a reality sooner than anticipated.
France’s Mistral AI seeks funding at $5 billion valuation
French tech startup Mistral AI is reportedly seeking to raise several hundred million dollars at a valuation of $5 billion.
AI traces mysterious metastatic cancers to their source
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool that outperforms pathologists at identifying the origins of metastatic cancer cells that circulate in the body.
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Anthropic CEO Says That by Next Year, AI Models Could Be Able to ‘Replicate and Survive in the Wild’
Dario Amodei believes that the “replicate and survive in the wild” level of AI could be attained anywhere from 2025 to 2028.
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France’s Mistral AI seeks funding at $5 billion valuation, The Information reports
Mistral’s existing investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures, and Microsoft, which has also backed AI startup OpenAI.
- In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral and partnered with them to make its AI models available through its Azure cloud computing platform.
- The partnership between Microsoft and Mistral provoked scrutiny from the European Union, with lawmakers demanding an investigation into the concentration of power by the technology giant.
- Mistral was last valued at 2 billion euros in a funding round in December 2023.
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AI traces mysterious metastatic cancers to their source
The proof-of-concept model could help doctors improve the diagnosis and treatment of late-stage cancer and extend people’s lives.
- The AI model can be used as an assistive tool to help clinicians reduce the number of extra, often intrusive tests needed to identify a tumor’s origins.
- The AI model’s performance provides a convincing argument for using it in a clinical setting.
- Researchers found that patients who received treatment for the type of cancer predicted by the model were more likely to have survived and lived longer than those for whom the prediction did not match.
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