DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS POUR INTO xAI

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• Elon Musk's newly formed AI company xAI is in the process of raising $6 billion in investment money to take on AI leader Open AI - a company that Musk once supported.  Here are some key facts:
• $6 billion being raised by Musk for his xAI is one of the largest investments in the AI industry
• xAI was founded last November and its most notable accomplishment to date is empowering X.com (Twitter) with AI capabilities
• The $6 billion will be used to:

1. Build a supercomputer to run & train next-G Grok, the AI chatbot used by X
2. Bring new AI products to market
3. Build infrastructure to scale up production
4. Develop breakthrough, new AI technologies

• Musk has been cautionary about AI, urging the US government to regulate and pace its development to prevent dangerous consequences 
• He recently warned all of our jobs will be replaced by AI
• Nonetheless, he is bullish about the potential of AI and is plowing ahead with a $6 billion bankroll to create new AI innovations and solutions
• Investors include VC giants Sequoia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz and Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal
• xAI is an AI startup with a valuation of $24 billion.

 

NEW SCIENCE: ELEPHANTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO

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• They say, "an elephant never forgets".  According to new scientific research they also have feelings and a wide range of emotions.  Here are some eye-opening facts:
• In fresh research, scientists from Emory University and Think Elephants International have found elephants are capable of love, anger, empathy and stress
• The scientists found they have incredible memories, deep psyches and are closer to humans psychologically than ever thought 
• They celebrate births, mourn deaths and have been documented helping wounded or weaker animals
• They were observed comforting fellow elephants during times of stress
• They express empathy for one another and do so in very human-like ways
• The team studied 26 elephants in Thailand
• They say the human-like behavior and feelings among elephants has not yet been observed elsewhere in the animal kingdom
• Their findings about the intelligence, emotional richness and empathy of elephants are truly remarkable and an eye-opener concerning the intelligence of the wildlife around us.

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