China's DeepSeek stirs up AI world, VCs eye radiology: Week in AI
Here's what you need to know this week about artificial intelligence in the Bay Area: China's DeepSeek stirs things up, new Seattle-based AI research startup Oumi launches, VCs pour millions into radiology software,
San Francisco AI startup founder and wife indicted in $60 million fraud scheme
Alexander Beckman, founder of the AI startup GameOn Technology (now ON Platform), and his wife, attorney Valerie Lau Beckman, were indicted on 25 charges, including conspiracy,
Will DeepSeek eclipse the “AI Capital of the World”?
Chinese chatbot could threaten the office leasing recovery in San Francisco fueled in part by artificial intelligence firms.
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Scientists flock to DeepSeek: how they’re using the blockbuster AI model
Researchers are testing how well the open model can perform scientific tasks — in topics from mathematics to cognitive neuroscience.
AI data startup Turing triples revenue to $300 million
Artificial intelligence data startup Turing, one of a growing number of companies that provide human trainers to AI labs, said Tuesday its revenue tripled to $300 million last year as it reached profitability.
AI radiology startup raises $60 million in Series C round
San Francisco radiology software startup Rad AI has raised $60 million in additional funding less than a year since closing its Series B round. The Series C round also pushed its valuation past half a billion dollars.
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SF-based AI startup proposes plan to give U.S. government partial TikTok ownership
San Francisco's Perplexity AI has presented the new proposal to Byte Dance, TikTok’s parent company, as the organization searches for a U.S. buyer.
Why blocking China's DeepSeek from using US AI may be difficult
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of U.S. rivals called "distillation."
How Ai Companies, Trump Could Impact Future Of Commercial Real Estate Market
Trump's promises to limit migration and impose mass deportations could lead to a shortage in manual labor jobs that commercial real estate companies depend on. "We're going to see a massive crunch in labor," Smithies said.
In the Battle of AI and Copyrights, a Judge Seeks a Tech Lesson
Attorneys for a cutting edge AI startup and authors suing it for copyright violations will appear in San Francisco federal court Thursday for an unusual hearing: an educational crash course for the judge overseeing their case.
American AI Firms Try to Poke Holes in Disruptive DeepSeek
SAN FRANCISCO - Developers at leading U.S. AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the notion that their multi-billion dollar technology has been bested by a Chinese newcomer's low-cost alternative.
Bay area luxury home sale volume nears market top
The AI boom, stock market gains and limited inventory fuel a demand in Silicon Valley, Peninsula and San Francisco.