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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. OpenAI's COO Brad Lightcap shares insights into the future of AI, highlighting the rapid evolution towards general intelligence, providing startups with opportunities to thrive in this disruptive environment. The enterprise AI race is still in its early stages, with much to be built before AI can significantly impact large organizations. Lightcap believes we are only at the beginning of this transformation, emphasizing that there is a long way to go before AI revolutionizes industries.OpenAI continues to make significant advancements...

This Week in Review covers 5 episodes from October 06 to October 10, featuring major developments in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Episodes included:

1. Pharma and Biotech Daily: Novo's Acquisition, FDA Breakthroughs, and Industry Updates

2. Pharma and Biotech Daily: Top Stories in the Industry from Zenas to Lilly

3. Pharma and Biotech Daily: Tariff Impact, Promising Trials, and Industry Leaders

4. Pharma and Biotech Daily: The Latest in Cell and Gene Therapy, M&A Activity, and Regulatory Updates

5. The Essential Updates in Pharma and Biotech: Your Daily Dose of What Matters

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Central bankers are warning of an AI bubble, but Silicon Valley investors remain enthusiastic about the potential of artificial general intelligence (AGI). The IMF and Bank of England caution about the risks of a financial bubble surrounding AI, but investors like 23-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner continue to believe in the profitability of early investments in AGI. Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher, penned an influential monograph on AGI and launched a hedge fund that now manages over $1.5 billion. Despite criticism from former...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.OpenAI's recent DevDay event provided insights into the company's dedication to simplicity and user-friendly AI products. With a valuation of $500 billion, OpenAI stands as a market leader amidst competition and uncertainties about its future. The company remains aware of its competitive landscape and acknowledges the unknowns. The day concluded with a meaningful discussion between CEO Sam Altman and Apple designer Jony Ive, underscoring their mutual aspiration for a lasting impact on society.Shifting gears, let's talk about Memelord, an AI...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence have been quite significant. OpenAI has partnered with AMD to enhance AI products, ChatGPT is on its way to becoming a universal interface, and the industry is recognizing the need for increased computing power. Insights from industry leaders like Jeff Bezos shed light on the AI infrastructure boom. The European Commission's AI strategy, OpenAI's hardware project challenges, and partnerships between companies like Anthropics and IBM are also making waves. Meta's acquisition of...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Former insurance executive Jonathan Crystal recently raised a $33 million fund for Crystal Venture Partners in New York, focusing on the insurance industry as AI transforms it. Crystal's background in his family's insurance brokerage firm led him to start a venture firm due to the slow pace of the industry. His fund, backed by family offices and global insurance companies, has already made investments in startups like Bright Harbor and Sixfold, which use AI to impact insurance underwriting. Crystal believes that...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Transitioning from the latest news on Supabase, an open-source application development platform that recently raised $100 million in a Series E funding round, doubling its valuation to $5 billion. The company, led by CEO Paul Copplestone, is pioneering the "vibe coding" movement to make coding more accessible and efficient. With a significant user base growth, especially among AI builders, Supabase competes with Google's Firebase and has raised a total of $500 million since its founding in 2020.Moving on to this week's highlights from...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.New research from Yale's Budget Lab and the Brookings Institution has found no evidence of an AI-driven jobs apocalypse in the U.S. job market since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November 2022. The study indicates that most ongoing shifts in the occupational mix were already underway in 2021, and recent changes do not appear to be more dramatic. Executives are taking a "wait and see" approach to hiring as they assess whether AI can deliver on its productivity promises. Anxiety...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Transitioning from the historical practice of creative accounting to the modern era, where ARR is being applied in the AI industry, leading to questionable accounting practices. The pressure to show rapid growth has sparked these practices, emphasizing the need for evolving metrics in accurately reflecting how AI companies operate. Venture deals and private equity acquisitions in the tech industry are also making waves, alongside people movements within venture capital firms.Moving on to Amazon's recent unveiling of new devices at...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Assort Health, a startup specializing in voice AI healthcare platforms, raised $76 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed. The company aims to streamline healthcare processes and improve patient experiences by using AI technology to automate tasks and provide proactive care. Assort Health has already raised a total of $102 million in funding, with investors expressing optimism about the potential for AI to transform the healthcare industry. Other companies in the AI sector also received significant funding, highlighting the increasing interest...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Adam Draper, a scion of the VC royal family, has raised over $87 million for a new fund for Boost VC, the venture firm he founded. Boost VC focuses on writing pre-seed checks to startups, with a particular emphasis on deep tech investments. The firm's first two funds have had successful returns for investors, with many of the startups they have backed reaching late stages or going public. Despite being part of a prominent family in Silicon Valley, Adam Draper is...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Arjun Sethi, the co-CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and chairman of Tribe Capital, has taken an unusual approach to running the company. His idiosyncratic management style, which includes detached, data-driven decision-making and reliance on his own network, has resulted in rapid product development and a valuation of $15 billion. Investors are closely watching as Kraken prepares for its IPO in 2026. Additionally, several AI and technology companies have recently secured significant funding rounds, indicating continued investor interest in the tech sector. Venture...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Sam Altman is leading the charge in an AI arms race by investing billions of dollars in constructing massive data center complexes across the U.S. through OpenAI. His long-term goal is to achieve 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033, costing trillions of dollars and requiring a significant reimagining of how compute is built. Altman emphasizes scaling compute through brute industrial force and electricity consumption as a measure of AI capacity, raising questions about benefits and costs of such massive projects. The...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Sangeen Zeb, a general partner at Google Ventures, invests in AI startups like OpenEvidence, Harvey, and Thinking Machines. He believes in the high valuations of these companies because of their rapid growth and scarcity. Zeb looks for founders who can keep pace with technological change and believes that the next generation of AI companies will require more than just scaling and computing power. In terms of recent venture deals, various AI and tech companies like Capital Rx, Morse Micro, and...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. The concept of "workslop," which is low-effort output created by poorly used AI that hinders workflows, damages trust, and costs companies in lost productivity, has been a significant issue in the industry. Employees spend valuable time cleaning up the sloppy work generated by AI tools, leading to financial and morale costs. Clearer guidelines on AI usage, purposeful technology use, and fostering collaboration between employees are highlighted as ways to mitigate workslop's negative impact. Updates on recent developments in the AI...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Former Stripe employees Louis Amira and David Noel-Romas have raised $19.2 million for their new startup, Circuit & Chisel, to develop the ATXP protocol. This protocol aims to enable agentic payments, allowing AI bots to interact with each other and access various sources more easily. The goal is to create a protocol similar to HTTP for agents, enabling a wide range of AI applications, including microtransactions. The funding for Circuit & Chisel came from Primary Venture Partners, Parafi, Coinbase Ventures, and Stripe itself...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.The rise of AI-powered commerce startups is a topic of interest among investors like Andreessen Horowitz's Alex Rampell and Justine Moore. They discuss how AI assistants and agents could revolutionize consumer purchasing decisions, guiding them in making purchases. The potential opportunities in developing new infrastructure to support AI transactions are being explored, along with the importance of data sets focused on product specifications and reviews. Investors are taking a patient approach on the consumer side, waiting for traction before heavy...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. The use of C2PA content credentials to detect deepfakes and other AI-generated content, which poses privacy risks, identity exposure, and potential control by big tech companies, is a hot topic in the tech world. The C2PA standard, supported by Google, Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and Meta, aims to provide a digital nutrition label for media content to show its origin and history. However, concerns have been raised about privacy implications as the metadata generated by C2PA can...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni's journey from randomly assigned roommates at Stanford to successful startup founders with the launch of Phia, an AI-driven shopping agent, is truly inspiring. Their platform quickly gained popularity, attracting 500,000 users and over 5,000 brand partners. The recent $8 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins reflects the growing trend of AI technology in consumer industries. Phia aims to revolutionize the e-commerce apparel market by offering a personalized and efficient shopping experience through AI technology. The success of...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Two recent studies from OpenAI and Anthropic shed light on the usage of their AI chatbots, ChatGPT and Claude. OpenAI found that ChatGPT is predominantly used for non-work related tasks, with a significant user base of young individuals under 26 years old. On the other hand, Anthropic's Claude is primarily utilized for professional purposes, showing a trend towards task automation. Geographic and gender disparities in chatbot usage were noted, along with concerns about AI's impact on children. Investments in AI initiatives...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Arch, a New York-based fintech startup, has raised $52 million in a series B funding round led by Oak HC/FT. The company is aiming to become the "Charles Schwab for private markets" by providing a platform that helps private market investors track their investments more efficiently. CEO Ryan Eisenman describes the struggle of investors in venture capital and private equity funds to monitor thousands of investments across different firms, each with their own portals, as "death by a thousand paper...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. At a recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech event, GV's David Krane and Greycroft's Dana Settle discussed the current state of the AI boom. They both agreed that we are still in the early stages of this technological revolution, comparing it to the early days of the internet. They emphasized the importance of focusing on important problems and opportunities in sectors like healthcare, law, manufacturing, and defense. The trend of small teams leading successful startups is making a comeback, with both investors...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Executives from top companies are recognizing the significance of AI agents, autonomous software systems capable of making decisions and taking actions with minimal human intervention. Discussions at Fortune Brainstorm Tech highlighted the evolution of AI agents in enterprise companies, showcasing examples like Zillow and Experian utilizing AI for various tasks. Concerns around security and trust remain, leading to the implementation of protocols like the Model Context Protocol. Microsoft's decision to diversify AI providers and Oracle's success in AI contracts were...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.The current state of venture capital is a topic of discussion, with a focus on the software supply chain security startup Chainguard, which raised $500 million in funding without a traditional fundraising deck. Some companies, like OpenAI and Anduril, are seeing significant valuations and funding, especially in cybersecurity, generative AI, and defense tech sectors. However, not all companies are receiving term sheets. There is debate among investors about whether there is an AI bubble similar to the dot-com boom, with differing...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. The text highlights concerns about the declining adoption of AI, potentially leading to an AI bubble bursting. Companies like OpenAI are facing financial challenges, with projections indicating significant losses. Legal issues, such as copyright infringement lawsuits against Apple, are also discussed. OpenAI is making deals to secure its future, including a partnership with Broadcom and plans for an animated feature film. Investments in AI companies like Mistral by ASML and endorsements of AI regulation by Anthropics are mentioned. Additionally, research...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Arianna Simpson, a partner at a16z crypto, has made a name for herself by spotting promising companies in the blockchain space. She first invested in Bitcoin at a young age and later started her own crypto fund before joining a16z crypto. Since joining the firm, she has invested in companies like Blackbird and Phantom. Simpson's approach focuses on targeting talented founders rather than specific themes, allowing her to stay ahead of trends in the industry. She joined a16...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.BasTen CEO Tuhin Srivastava believes that AI applications are the "last great market" and that the company's focus on the inference side of AI will lead to success. BasTen recently raised $150 million in a series D funding round, tripling its valuation to $2.15 billion. Investors are confident in BasTen's potential for growth, despite concerns about a potential crash in the AI market. Srivastava sees AI applications as a major market opportunity and aims for BasTen to be at the forefront of...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Corti has shifted its focus to providing AI models, tools, and data center capacity to other healthcare AI companies, amid concerns about job loss due to automation in industries like software development and customer service. Studies show a decline in entry-level roles at AI-adopting firms, especially in math and computing-intensive occupations. Despite the uncertainty, pathways for young people into future job opportunities are crucial. Recent acquisitions and funding news in the AI industry include OpenAI's acquisition of Statsig for $1.1 billion...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.In a recent Google antitrust case ruling, a federal judge decided that Google does not have to sell off key assets like its Chrome web browser, although it must share some search data with competitors. The ruling acknowledged the impact of rapid innovation and investment in AI on market conditions. Google's parent company Alphabet saw a 7.5% surge in stock price after the ruling. On the other hand, AI company Anthropic raised $13 billion at a $183 billion valuation, positioning itself as a...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Corti, a Danish medical AI company, has shifted its focus to providing AI infrastructure for healthcare applications, partnering with organizations like VoicePoint to offer services such as diagnostic support. The CEO believes that specialized AI infrastructure is crucial for healthcare institutions, especially in Europe where concerns about data residency and privacy exist. Corti's pivot towards offering key components in the AI stack for healthcare applications positions them well in the evolving healthcare AI landscape. In contrast, OpenEvidence, a Boston-area startup...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.##Title: Google launches new AI tool to detect skin conditionsGoogle recently announced the launch of a new AI tool that can detect over 288 skin conditions. The tool, called Derm Assist, can analyze images of skin conditions and provide a list of possible matching conditions. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the field of dermatology and improve access to healthcare for people around the world.##Title: AI-powered robot completes first solo journey across AntarcticaAn AI-powered robot has successfully completed the...

Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Transitioning from the Labor Day weekend, the tech world saw the launch of a new super PAC focused on AI policy and regulation called Leading the Future. Companies like HP and Nvidia released their tech earnings reports, while public figures like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made headlines. Venture deals and private equity transactions also made waves, setting the stage for the upcoming week.Moving on to recent developments, Google introduced Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a new AI editing model promising...

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.Nvidia is focusing on data center sales, introducing technology like Spectrum-XGS to connect smaller data centers. The company is preparing for various scenarios in the future of AI, including the potential for an "AI winter" or a shift towards distributed computing. China is ramping up its production of AI chips, challenging U.S. dominance in the market. OpenAI is making changes to its ChatGPT platform following a lawsuit related to a teenager's suicide. Librarians found Google's AI mode to be...