Appeals Court Rules AI Training on Westlaw Headnotes Was Not Fair Use
The Third Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ win over ROSS Intelligence, ruling AI training on Westlaw headnotes was not fair use. What it means for AI.
Artificial Intelligence
AI news from The Boston Report: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and new AI tools, plus the safety, policy and business questions around artificial intelligence.
Anthropic Commits 5% of Its Shares to New Public Benefit Fund
Anthropic will put 5% of its shares into a new Public Benefit Fund, pending stockholder approval, with 2% more per 50% rise in value. What is known.
MIT Researchers Build AI Model That Reads Crystals in 3D to Find New Materials
MIT researchers built a vision-language AI model that links 3D crystal structures to properties, surfacing promising solid-state battery electrolytes.
Boston AI Startup Graylark Raises $10.7 Million to Build Raven Image-Search Tool
Boston AI startup Graylark raised a $10.7M seed led by General Catalyst for Raven, which helps investigators geolocate photos and spot fake images.
Ledgebrook Raises $200 Million as Allianz X Backs Boston AI Insurance Platform
Boston AI insurer Ledgebrook raised $200 million co-led by Allianz X and Rockefeller Capital. Deal size, dates, what Blackbird does and what is unknown.
Simons Foundation, OpenAI and Anthropic Fund $15M Math-AI Effort
A $15M Simons Foundation AI mathematics effort with OpenAI and Anthropic will fund workshops to help mathematicians check AI results and set shared standards.
Germany and Nvidia Set to Unveil Industrial AI Pact in Berlin
The Germany Nvidia AI pact, worth several hundred million euros, is due Monday at Invest in Germany as Merz meets Jensen Huang. What’s in it and who’s involved.
Microsoft Pulls Out of Nscale’s Loughton AI Data Centre
Microsoft has quit the Nscale Loughton AI data centre in Essex after the site was told grid power may not arrive until the 2030s. What it means for UK AI plans.
Taiwan Plans $4 Billion Texas Park for AI Chip Suppliers
Taiwan plans a Texas AI industrial park costing up to $4 billion for TSMC and Foxconn suppliers, a day after TSMC posted record Q3 revenue of $46.7 billion.
CERN and Mistral AI Plan a Large Physics Model for the LHC
CERN Mistral partnership: the physics lab and French AI firm plan a Large Physics Model trained on billions of simulated LHC collisions. What it will do and why.