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- 🤖 AI for Good: Anthropic Launches $100 Million Fund with Focus on Societal Impact
🤖 AI for Good: Anthropic Launches $100 Million Fund with Focus on Societal Impact
Anthropic Leads $100M Fund for Socially Impactful AI Startups

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Here are 5 things you missed today in the world of AI. Because we get it, life is busy & who has the time to sit around and keep up with the fastest moving industry right now - here are 5 things we think you need to know in the world of AI.
1 - 🤖 AI for Good: Anthropic Launches $100 Million Fund with Focus on Societal Impact
AI safety leader Anthropic has teamed up with venture capitalists Menlo Ventures to launch a $100 million fund, "Anthology Fund". The fund aims to support early-stage startups (minimum $100,000) building responsible AI applications, particularly in healthcare, education and scientific research. This collaboration echoes Anthropic's mission of safe and beneficial AI development.
2 - 🧬 AI Pioneer Dr. Fei-Fei Li Creates $1 Billion Startup for Human-like Visual Processing Tech
Defying the trend of women leaving tech, AI leader Dr. Fei-Fei Li has launched a billion-dollar startup, World Labs. Focused on human-like AI capabilities, the company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Radical Ventures. Renowned for her contributions to AI, Li is known for creating ImageNet, a key driver of AI advancement. She also advocates for responsible AI development and believes AI's potential for good outweighs the fear mongering.
3 - 📱 Tinder Uses AI to Pick Your Best Profile Pic for More Matches
Struggling to pick the perfect dating profile picture? Tinder's new AI tool, Photo Selector, aims to help. By analyzing your photos and using facial recognition, it curates flattering images to choose from, saving you time and effort. This feature is designed to streamline profile creation and get you swiping your way to matches faster.
4 - ✍🏻 Samsung's AI Tool Makes Images From Sketches: Impressive, But Raises Concerns
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a feature called "sketch to image" that lets you turn a drawing into a realistic image. This can be fun, like adding a hat to a rabbit in a photo, but it also raises concerns. The AI-generated images can be very realistic, even down to details like blur, making it difficult to tell what's real and what's fake. This could have a big impact on how we view photos and even our understanding of truth.
5 - 👩🏻💻 Microsoft's AI Design App Now on Phones: Create Images, Stickers, and More
Unleash your creativity with Microsoft Designer, a free app that lets you design anything from greeting cards to social media posts using AI. Edit photos, remove backgrounds, or generate unique images with just a text prompt. Designer is now available for iOS, Android, and Windows, with additional features coming to Photos and Word.
Written by AI Bulletin team - Australia
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