Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as "the most transformative technology yet" in a speech at the United Nations Future Summit on September 21st, local time. Pichai said Google is working on the most transformative technology yet -- artificial intelligence -- and that it sees four big opportunities, many of which align with the Sustainable Development Goals: First, helping people access the world's information and knowledge in their own language. Last year alone, Google used AI to add 1...

Anthropic recently announced a partnership with venture capital firm Menlo Ventures to jointly establish a fund called Anthology Fund with a total amount of US$100 million to support the next generation of artificial intelligence startups. According to the plan, each eligible startup can receive at least US$100,000 in investment, and will also receive additional support and resources from Anthropic and Menlo Ventures. Anthropic President Daniela Amodei pointed out in a statement: "Through the cooperation with Me...

AI bigwig Enda Wu's AI Fund, a startup incubator that supports small teams using artificial intelligence to solve critical problems, plans to raise more than $120 million for its second fund, according to SEC filings. AI Venture Fund II has already raised $69.75 million from 13 partners, with about $50 million still to be invested, the documents show. Image source notes:Image generated by AI, image license provider Midjourney Enda Wu is the founder of the Google Brain deep learning program, C...