{"id":813983,"date":"2024-12-23T00:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T06:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/googles-thinking-model-databricks-10-billion-and-chatgpt-search-updates-this-weeks-ai-launches\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T00:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T06:13:32","slug":"googles-thinking-model-databricks-10-billion-and-chatgpt-search-updates-this-weeks-ai-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/googles-thinking-model-databricks-10-billion-and-chatgpt-search-updates-this-weeks-ai-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s ‘thinking’ model, Databricks’ $10 billion, and ChatGPT search updates: This week’s AI launches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and companies.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s going on this week in the ever-evolving AI industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Google (GOOGL<\/a><\/span>) announced its Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode<\/a><\/span> experimental model this week that is \u201ctrained to generate the \u2018thinking process\u2019\u201d as it responds to queries. Compared to Google\u2019s recently released Gemini 2.0 Flash model<\/a><\/span>, the Thinking Mode model \u201cis capable of stronger reasoning capabilities\u201d in responses, Google said.<\/p>\n

The experimental model, which is available through Google\u2019s Vertex AI, is limited to text and image inputs and text outputs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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OpenAI announced the rollout of ChatGPT search to all free users this week, so long as they\u2019re logged in. The AI startup also launched improvements for the search feature\u2019s speed and mobile experience, and added a maps experience.<\/p>\n

Search is also now available in Advanced Voice, meaning users can conduct searches by talking to ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Data and AI company Databricks announced this week that it is raising $10 billion<\/a><\/span> of expected non-dilutive financing. The company said it has already completed $8.6 billion, leading to a valuation of $62 billion. Thrive Capital is leading the round, with Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, GIC, Insight Partners, and WCM Investment Management as co-leads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were substantially oversubscribed with this round and are super excited to bring on some of the world\u2019s most well-known investors who have a deep conviction in our vision,\u201d Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks, said in a statement. \u201cThese are still the early days of AI. We are positioning the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to deliver long-term value for our customers and our team is committed to helping companies across every industry build data intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Databricks said it has experienced \u201cincreased momentum and accelerated growth\u201d \u2014 over 60% year over year \u2014 in recent quarters. The new capital will go toward AI products, acquisitions, and expansion of its international go-to-market operations, the company said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Suki, which develops AI voice technology for the healthcare industry, announced new capabilities for its flagship Suki Assistant<\/a><\/span> product this week through a collaboration with Google Cloud. <\/p>\n

The Suki Assistant will use Google Cloud\u2019s Vertex AI platform to provide patient summaries and answer medical reference questions, Suki said. The assistant can also work with healthcare providers on documentation, coding, retrieving patient chart data, and dictation. The patient summarizations are generated from previous patient documentation and chart records available through electronic health records, the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to make healthcare technology invisible and assistive, to give clinicians their time back to care for patients,\u201d Punit Soni, founder and CEO of Suki, said in a statement. \u201cToday marks a milestone in Suki\u2019s history: becoming the industry\u2019s first end-to-end AI assistant. In partnership with Google Cloud, these latest features change the paradigm of how clinicians access and consume data that informs care decisions, giving them instant access to highly relevant, digestible insights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The patient summarization feature is now available to a select group of clinicians, while the Q&A function will be available in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SandboxAQ announced a $300 million funding round<\/a><\/span> this week that values the company at $5.3 billion on a pre-money basis. The funding round included Eric Schmidt and Marc Benioff as investors.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s new funding will be used for AI applications and to accelerate the development of its Large Quantitative Models, or LQMs, which it says can be used in drug discovery and materials-science innovation.<\/p>\n

\u200d<\/em>\u201cLarge Quantitative Models are the next wave of AI as they provide a powerful ability to solve science and business problems for large industries including aerospace, biopharma, chemicals, defense, energy, finance, and more,\u201d Jack D. Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, said in a statement. \u201cThe capital raise we are announcing today gives us additional resources to drive deep impact at scale. LLMs and LQMs are complementary platforms that are both needed in the world of B2B applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Engineered Arts, a humanoid robotics designer and manufacturer, announced this week that it has restructured to a U.S. entity and closed a $10 million Series A funding round<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The company, which was founded in the U.K., said the funding will be used to \u201caccelerate product refinement, manufacturing readiness, scale production, and investment in advanced business systems.\u201d The raise, which was led by Helium-3 Ventures, brings Engineered Arts\u2019 total funding to $16.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur motto is simple: \u2018Be wow!\u2019\u201d Will Jackson, CEO of Engineered Arts, said in a statement. \u201cWhen you meet one of our robots, you\u2019ll experience a connection to technology in the most human way possible. The saying goes, \u2018The future is already here; you just haven\u2019t seen it yet.\u2019 We\u2019re changing that. Get ready to experience the power of embodied AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSystem 2″ AI startup Blitzy announced the launch of its \u201ccategory-defining agentic platform,\u201d Blitzy Platform, this week. The company says it can build up to 300,000 lines of code in eight hours<\/a><\/span> to accelerate software development for enterprises. <\/p>\n

The platform can autonomously batch build \u201cup to 80% of software applications,\u201d the startup said, apparently enabling software engineering teams to complete months-long product roadmaps in days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Blitzy Platform \u2018thinks\u2019 for hours to build complex products with enterprise-grade quality that engineers can trust,\u201d Brian Elliott, co-founder and CEO of Blitzy, said in a statement. \u201cThe final touches \u2014 the creativity, the innovation \u2014 still rely on the brilliance of human engineers. Blitzy is designed to handle the heavy lifting, allowing engineers to focus on the most compelling and high-value aspects of their work, ensuring that technology and human expertise go hand in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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