Artificial intelligence -

AI in healthcare: Israeli expert sheds light on transformative potential

February 3, 2024February 3, 2024David Rutman

Dr. Tal Patalon, head of the KSM Research and Innovation Center, anticipates that the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and other new technologies in the healthcare industry is on the brink of realization. As she prepares to leave her four-year tenure, she told The Jerusalem Post that it’s time to bridge the gap between innovation […]

US receives thousands of reports of AI-generated child abuse content

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024David Rutman

The US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) said it had received 4,700 reports last year about content generated by artificial intelligence that depicted child sexual exploitation. The NCMEC told Reuters the figure reflected a nascent problem that is expected to grow as AI technology advances. In recent months, child safety experts and […]

Prompt Security platform emerges with $5m to combat AI threats

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024David Rutman

Prompt Security, a unified platform for enterprise generative AI security, has officially launched from stealth mode, unveiling a successful $5 million seed funding round. The funding was spearheaded by Hetz Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm, and included contributions from Four Rivers and distinguished angel investors, such as Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) at Elastic […]

Israeli firm uses AI to help fully paralyzed woman speak again

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024Arsen Mayer

Debbie Admoni, diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) at the age of 19, has defied the limitations of her illness by getting married, publishing a cookbook, and establishing a support association for teenagers. However, as her paralysis progressed, communication became increasingly challenging. Utilizing eye muscle movement, Debbie managed to type her thoughts slowly with the […]

New platform /ask Swimm is most recent development in AI software

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024David Rutman

Swimm, a player in the GenAI-powered coding assistant realm, has unveiled /ask Swimm, marking another significant stride in the race to develop AI tools that offer genuine value to users. This latest solution, blending AI-powered chat with human input, aims to cater to the evolving needs of enterprise software development teams, further intensifying the competition […]

93% of Israeli business leaders fear missing out on AI advancements

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024David Rutman

Some 93% of Israeli business leaders are deeply apprehensive about potentially missing out on the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, according to Salesforce’s “State of Data and Analytics” report released on Monday. The report, based on insights from over 10,000 analytics, IT, and business leaders across 18 countries, spotlights key trends that are shaping […]

Can artificial intelligence predict what’s going to happen in your life?

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023David Rutman

Cutting-edge artificial intelligence designed to model written language has demonstrated an unprecedented capability: predicting significant life events and even estimating the time of death. A collaborative research effort from DTU, University of Copenhagen, ITU, and Northeastern University in the US has harnessed the power of large-scale data to train transformer models, similar to ChatGPT, revealing […]

This AI platform scans your brain activity to prevent car accidents

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023David Rutman

Israeli startup CorrActions, specializing in AI-based driver safety, has recently concluded a Series A funding round, securing $7.25 million in investment. The funding, led by Volvo Cars Tech Fund and joined by BlackBerry and several venture capital firms, will be instrumental in advancing the integration of CorrActions’ solution into production vehicles, an ongoing process with […]