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Despite reported benefits of AI adoption, stark differences between high school and higher education adoption emerge SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global learning platform Quizlet today launched its second annual State of AI in Education report, which explores AI implementation, perception, and impact from both U.S. students' and teachers' perspectives. Key findings include: 82% of college students say they've used AI technologies, compared to 58% of high school students, and students are now near even with teachers in adoption (67% vs. 66%) Two-thirds of high school and college teachers say they use AI technology for education Students who use AI technology for school use it to do research (46%), to summarize or synthesize information (38%), and to generate study guides or materials (31%) Students studying three or more hours a night during the school year are more likely than their counterparts to say AI technologies have positively impacted their efficiency (62%), learning support (60%), and creativity and critical thinking (53%) Students are more likely than teachers to say AI creates a more equitable education system (41% of students vs. 33% of teachers) 48% of high school students say they're not sure if they will use AI technologies to help prepare for college applications or standardized tests like the SATs and ACTs -- only 7% of students have done so already Higher Education is Leading the AI Charge This academic year marked the first full year that students, teachers, and administrators had access to generative AI solutions – and it's clear that some students have been quicker to adopt this technology than others.

Fracsun's new solution combines ground-level measurements and weather data to model a typical year of soiling loss for any location in the US. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fracsun, a leading provider of solar soiling loss monitoring solutions, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI-powered soiling loss modeling tool ( CLEO AI).

Lirio's Precision Nudging® tool for chronic condition management will benefit millions of North Carolinians managing hypertension and diabetes KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lirio, a pioneer in the fusion of behavioral science and artificial intelligence to deliver better health outcomes, announced today it is launching a second intervention focusing on diabetes with Cone Health, one of the largest and most comprehensive health networks in North Carolina. The initiative builds on the strategic partnership announced in 2023, and it aligns with Cone Health's focus on managing chronic conditions, improving the patient experience and advancing health equity.

BRISTOL, England, July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphcore (the "Company") today announced that the company has been acquired by SoftBank Group Corp ("SoftBank"). Under the deal, Graphcore becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank and will continue to operate under the Graphcore name. "This is a tremendous endorsement of our team and their ability to build truly transformative AI technologies at scale, as well as a great outcome for our company," said Graphcore co-founder and CEO Nigel Toon. "Demand for AI compute is vast and continues to grow.

Strategic alliance and joint product promises to broaden the adoption of generative AI across industries SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arize AI, a pioneer and leader in AI observability and LLM evaluation, and LlamaIndex, a leading data framework for LLM applications, debuted a new joint offering today called LlamaTrace, a hosted version of Arize OSS Phoenix. According to a soon-to-release survey, 47.7% of AI engineers and developers building generative AI applications are leveraging retrieval today in their LLM Applications.

Industry-first AI assistant for troubleshooting AI and other new updates promise to speed development for AI engineers SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arize AI, a pioneer and leader in AI observability and LLM evaluation, today debuted new capabilities to help AI developers evaluate and debug LLM systems. The premiere is one among many taking place at the Arize:Observe conference today, where speakers – including OpenAI, Lowe's, Mistral, Microsoft, NATO, and others – are sharing the latest research, engineering best practices, and open source frameworks.

Chef's first-of-its-kind food manipulation AI model equips its robots with the flexibility needed to meet the demands of modern high-mix food production SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Chef Robotics is launching a first-of-its-kind AI-powered flexible food robot made to help food companies overcome the global food labor shortage and increase production volume. "We increased our capacity by just adding four Chef robots by just over 20%." ~ Chef Bombay President, Noorudin Jiwani AI will have an immense impact on our world as the rise of foundational models like ChatGPT has shown. But the greatest impact will be on the physical world in the form of Embodied AI through robotics, given the physical world represents 90% of global GDP and the manual labor market accounts for half of all global GDP.

Strategic investment from Oak HC/FT and Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures will support the rapid expansion of Regard's AI-powered clinical insights platform aimed at unlocking the full power of the EHR LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Regard, the AI-powered clinical insights platform that empowers clinicians to unlock the full potential of patient data, announced today the close of a $61 million Series B financing round, led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures, as well as existing investors TenOneTen Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, and Techstars. The investment will enable the company to accelerate product development with their core clinical insights platform, invest in fundamental research in large language models (LLMs) and expand beyond inpatient facilities. "Regard is positioned to revolutionize how we think about clinical decision-making support for doctors," said Nancy Brown, General Partner at Oak HC/FT. "The team at Regard has built a platform that is driving value for patients, physicians and health systems alike by improving outcomes, increasing efficiency, reducing burnout, and increasing revenue.

Highlight by Medal offers developers an improved way to build custom solutions on top of existing AI models, while providing users access to a larger ecosystem of AI features NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medal, the innovative AI company behind the popular MedalTV clipping app, today announced the launch of Highlight, its groundbreaking AI assistant platform designed to fundamentally alter how users interact with popular AI models. Medal also announced a $13 million funding round from Horizons Ventures, OMERS Ventures, peak6, and Arcadia Investments, valuing the company at $333 million post-money.

Connectria expands to Asia Pacific to boost cloud adoption and modernization SINGAPORE, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectria, a global leader in IBM Power Systems cloud services, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, and now a LightEdge company, announced today that it is now accepting clients at its two new data centers in Singapore. Connectria notes that the facilities are designed to bolster cloud adoption and modernization for IBM i and AIX systems, offering seamless integration of public cloud with traditional IT environments.