TODAY IN AI
Source: Reuters
1. Microsoft to tap Harvard expertise to boost medical AI capabilities: The upcoming Copilot update is reportedly set to license information from Harvard Medical School to respond to queries about healthcare topics. The move is part of Microsoft’s broader strategy of reducing its dependence on OpenAI and zeroing in on healthcare as a strategic advantage in the increasingly competitive chatbot landscape, where it lags significantly behind rivals in consumer adoption.
2. New model out-reasons rivals 10,000x its size: The Tiny Recursion Model (TRM), developed by Samsung researcher Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau, is a neural network with just 7M parameters that reportedly outperforms much larger models like GPT-4 on some complex reasoning tasks. By repeatedly refining its own predictions rather than relying on raw computational power, the breakthrough suggests that careful architecture design could potentially drive the next wave of AI innovation.
3. EU pushes twin AI strategy to cut reliance on US and China: The $1.1B plan features twin strategies to ramp up AI adoption and research across the bloc. The “Apply AI Strategy” aims to reduce dependency on US and Chinese technologies in critical economic sectors, while the parallel “AI in Science Strategy” aims to boost research capabilities through a virtual resource hub for computational power and talent.
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