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Welcome to our weekly edition of AI & Finance™!

Friends, it's birthday weekend here and we're ready for an AI party! And that is going to be happening in October in Texas, btw - stay tuned for details to come shortly! Meanwhile, we have a new AI Regs & Risk column looking at the dark side of artificial intelligence, even while we continue to promote incredible innovation in the sector in our news, VC & education columns this week!.....CHECK IT ALL OUT BELOW!

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AI & Finance™ | News for the Week Ending 5/17/24

Behavioral finance found that financial success is at least as impacted by biases behaviors driven by thoughts and feelings as it is by purely objective numbers of gains and losses. Technology has often been offered as an escape from those biases. But artificial intelligence is a different type of technology, one that is more capable of importing and being influenced by the biases of its creators and users. That's but one of the reasons for the slow adoption of AI in finance.....CONTINUE HERE

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Top 5 VC Transactions in AI (5/17/24)

This week the funding amounts dropped off quite a bit and there were fewer funded deals worldwide in AI. Hard to know why, but we suspect the industry is still getting its footing. The latest funding winners were within the following sectors: energy markets, scientific research, healthcare payments, industrial energy usage and presentations - so once again, a diverse group.....CONTINUE HERE

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AI REGS & RISK: The Dark Side of AI, Part 1 - Global Risks and the Big Picture

AI has been making waves, transforming industries, and creating new opportunities. However, with great power comes great responsibility- according to Voltaire, the 18th-century French writer, long before it was popularized by Spider-Man. This week let's dive into the "dark side" of AI by exploring two different viewpoints from industry heavyweights: Andrew Ng and Vinod Khosla......CONTINUE HERE

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AI EDUCATION: What is Google AI?

Google AI, a pioneering force in the artificial intelligence landscape, represents Google's focused initiative on developing and harnessing machine learning and AI technologies to revolutionize various sectors. This initiative roots back to Google's early involvement in AI, with significant strides following the 2014 acquisition of DeepMind, known for its work in neural networks and deep learning.....CONTINUE HERE

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Source: thefinancials.com | Updated every 30 minutes, M-F during market hours

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STOCKS COMPRISING DWN AI INDEX:

Amazon (AMZN) * Arista Networks (ANET) * AI (C3.ai) * CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) * Duolingo (DUOL) * iRhythm Technologies (IRTC) * Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) * NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) * Palantir Technologies (PLTR) & * Taiwan Semiconductor * Manufacturing (TSM)

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