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Mitsubishi Electric and Chiba Institute of Technology to Co-Research and Develop Homegrown Physical AI
Insider Brief Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric signed a three-year agreement with the Chiba Institute of Technology to jointly develop physical AI technologies and autonomous robotics systems for applications ranging from manufacturing and infrastructure maintenance to future use cases such as logistics and disaster response. The partnership will establish a co-creation center focused on commercializing robotics systems…
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Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Warns AI Power Concentration Threatens Democracy and Human Dignity
Pope Leo XIV has published his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calling for meaningful oversight of artificial intelligence and an end to the global AI arms race. The 200-page document was presented alongside Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, signalling an unusual alignment between the Catholic Church and one of the leading voices in AI safety. The pope…
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The Pope just weighed in on AI
Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Religious institutions don’t usually weigh in on AI. But the world’s largest just did — in nearly 42,000 words. Pope Leo XIV just published his first encyclical, one of the highest forms of papal teaching, drawing a direct line between…
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Autonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments
Autonomous AI systems are beginning to move beyond software environments and into warehouses, delivery networks, and public spaces. The development is drawing attention to whether current AI rules cover systems that operate in physical environments. Most existing AI governance frameworks have focused on online harms and model outputs, including bias, misinformation, and harmful content. Embodied…
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Northwestern Study Looks at How Megalibraries Could Outperform Self-Driving Labs When it Comes to Materials Discovery
Insider Brief A Northwestern University study published in Science Advances found researchers could rapidly design materials with specific properties on demand using a high-speed “megalibrary” platform, potentially speeding development in areas ranging from batteries to energy systems. The U.S. Department of Energy-funded research showed the platform could generate and test millions of material combinations simultaneously,…
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Guest Post – AI Founders are Obsessed with Taste, they’re Missing the Point.
Guest Post By Mark M.J. Scott President of Northern Pixels Inc. Silicon Valley has a new obsession: taste. In recent months the word has saturated tech podcasts, founder manifestos, and investor frameworks. Paul Graham declared that in the AI age taste will become even more important. The humanities — long dismissed in tech circles as decorative…
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Primer Raises $100M Series C to Bring AI to Every Payment and Accelerate US Expansion
Insider Brief Primer, a unified payments infrastructure platform, has raised a $100 million Series C led by Sofina with participation from Peak XV Partners and existing backers including Balderton, Accel, ICONIQ, and Tencent, bringing total funding to $170 million. The platform captures over 400 data points per transaction and manages more than 95% of customer…
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The Week Ahead in AI: Pope and Anthropic Co-Founder to Address AI, More and Less Work for Humans, Plus ‘AI Washing’ Claims in the UK & Upcoming Earnings and Events
Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching May 24- 30. Weekend AI News Briefs Pope Leo Will Take on AI Alongside an Anthropic Co-Founder Pope Leo XIV is set to release his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on May 25 focused on safeguarding human dignity in the…
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Armada Closes Series B and Opens US Factory to Scale Sovereign AI Infrastructure at the Edge
Armada, which builds modular data centres for AI deployment in remote and sensitive environments, has closed a heavily oversubscribed Series B co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, bringing total funding to nearly $500 million. New strategic investors include Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, and Singtel Innov8, alongside existing backers Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Felicis.…
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Lexroom Announces $50M to Replace General-Purpose AI in Law With a Data-First Legal Engine
Milan-based Lexroom has closed a $50 million Series B led by Left Lane Capital, just eight months after its $19 million Series A, bringing its legal AI platform to more than 8,000 law firms and in-house teams across Europe. Base10 Partners, Eurazeo, and Acurio Ventures also participated. Founded in 2023 by CEO Paolo Fois, Martina…
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