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AI Meets Longevity Science: OpenAI’s GPT-4b micro is tailored for biological research, focusing on re-engineering Yamanaka factors, proteins that transform skin cells into youthful stem cells.

Transformative Goals: Retro Biosciences, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, believes these advancements could pave the way for creating human organs and providing replacement cells.

Innovative Collaboration: Unlike Google’s AlphaFold, which predicts protein structures, GPT-4b micro is designed to work on protein re-engineering, marking OpenAI’s entry into biological applications.

Future Impact: OpenAI and Retro plan to release their research findings, potentially accelerating breakthroughs in health and extending lifespans by up to a decade.

AI in the Kill Chain: The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Officer, Dr. Radha Plumb, highlighted how AI tools speed up the identification, tracking, and response to threats, focusing on planning rather than direct weaponization.

Silicon Valley Partnerships: OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and others are collaborating with defense agencies, though maintaining policies against using AI for harm. These tools assist commanders with scenario planning and creative strategizing without autonomous weapons systems.

Ethical Boundaries: Plumb emphasized that humans remain integral to all decisions involving force. While debates over AI autonomy continue, the Pentagon insists on “human-machine teaming” rather than fully autonomous systems.

Industry Debate: The AI community remains divided on military partnerships. Some argue responsible collaboration with governments is necessary to prevent misuse, while others fear the ethical implications of AI in defense.

Partnership Issues Identified: The FTC’s report highlights concerns over "lock-in" effects, reduced competition for startups, and access to sensitive data in partnerships between tech giants and AI developers. Cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google play a dual role by offering services to AI developers while partnering with them.

Microsoft Responds: Microsoft defended its collaboration with OpenAI, stating it has driven significant technological innovation and spurred investment across the AI industry.

Impact on Competition: The FTC warns that such alliances might limit access to computing resources and talent, raise switching costs for businesses, and give cloud providers unfair advantages.

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Amazon Suspends US Drone Deliveries Following Crash at Testing Facility.

Apple Halts AI News Alerts After False Reports.

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TSMC Hits Record Profit, Eyes Strong 2025.

Google Raises Prices, Adds Free AI Features.

Video AI platform Synthesia raised $180 million in new funding.

Bioptimus, a startup building a GPT for biology, raised $76 million.

AI accounting startup Open Ledger raised $3 million in funding.

Raspberry AI secured $24 million for its AI platform for fashion brands.

Legal AI startup Harvey set to double valuation to $3 billion.