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MIT trains psychopath robot ‘Norman’ using only gruesome Reddit images — Newsweek

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) trained an artificial intelligence algorithm dubbed "Norman" to become a psychopath, writes Benjamin Fearnow in Newsweek. Here...

Nference raises $11 million

Biomedical knowledge and AI company nference has raised a $11 million in a Series A financing round.

Oracle buys DataScience

Oracle  has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held data analysis company DataScience.com. Financial terms of the transaction were not shared.

ThoughtSpot raises $145 million

ThoughtSpot, a search and AI-driven analytics company, has closed $145 million in Series D funding.

BenevolentAI raises $115 million

BenevolentAI  has raised $115 million at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion, in one of the largest funding rounds in the AI pharmaceutical sector.