MIT researchers introduce generative AI for databases

A new tool makes it easier for database users to perform complex statistical analyses on table data without having to know what’s happening behind the scenes. GenSQL, a generative AI system for databases, can help users make predictions, detect anomalies, guess missing values, fix errors, or generate synthetic data with just a few keystrokes. For … Read more

EvolutionaryScale, backed by Amazon and Nvidia, raises $142 million for protein-generating AI | TechCrunch

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A relatively new startup called EvolutionaryScale has secured a huge amount of funding to build AI models that can generate new proteins for scientific research. EvolutionaryScale said Tuesday it has raised $142 million in a seed round led by ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Lux ​​Capital, with participation from Amazon and NVentures, Nvidia’s … Read more

France leads the pack for funding generative AI in Europe | TechCrunch

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Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence – especially generative AI – is the technology story of 2024. OpenAI, with the rollout of viral services like ChatGPT and billions in funding, may have absorbed the lion’s share of attention and money so far. But according to a new report from top VC Accel and Dealroom … Read more

CuspAI Raises $30 Million to Create a Gen-AI Powered Search Engine for New Materials | TechCrunch

CuspAI raises $30M to create a Gen-AI-driven search engine for new materials

The modern method of inventing new materials is to make something and then use a computer to find out whether the material turned out well. But what if you turn that around and use generative AI-driven software to design the material in the first place? That’s the premise behind Cambridge, UK-based CuspAI, which has now … Read more