Prepared, which wants to ‘revolutionize’ emergency 911 calls, raises $27M

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1. Prepared, which wants to ‘revolutionize’ emergency 911 calls, raises $27M

Prepared, a startup that aims to revolutionize emergency 911 calls, has raised $27 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company enables 911 dispatchers to receive real-time GPS location, respond to texts and images, and answer video calls on iPhones with Apple's Emergency SOS Live Video feature.

The goal is to reduce the burden of each individual call so that emergency response can move faster. Prepared's AI-powered features, such as translation and speech recognition, are optional but aim to help process dispatcher calls faster and more accurately.

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2. NotebookLM wants to redefine research with AI

NotebookLM is an AI research assistant powered by Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro model. It generates personalized guides based on central documents and sources, providing insights quickly. NotebookLM is source-grounded with in-line citations, showing relevant original quotes.

Personal data is kept private, unless shared with collaborators. It's considered the best software for leveraging AI in creative work, as praised by Tiago Forte.

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3. Social workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work

Hundreds of social workers in England are using an AI system called Magic Notes to record conversations, draft letters to doctors, and propose actions that human workers might not have considered. The tool, which sits on social workers' phones, has the potential to save up to £2bn a year.

However, concerns have been raised about how busy social workers weigh up actions proposed by the AI system and how they decide whether to ignore a proposed action. The British Association of Social Workers welcomed AI systems that free up time for face-to-face work but emphasized that they should never replace relationship-based social work practice and decision-making.

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4. Just 5,000 people use the Rabbit R1 every day

The Rabbit R1 AI gadget has seen a decline in usage, with only 5,000 people using it daily five months after its launch.

This is a significant drop from the hype surrounding the R1 and Humane's AI Pin. Rabbit's "large action model" update, which allows it to log in to websites and perform tasks, is set to release on October 1st. The Apple Watch Series 10 is also expected to release new features.

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5. AstraZeneca extends AI immuno-oncology R&D pact with Immunai

AstraZeneca is extending its AI immuno-oncology R&D pact with Immunai, aiming to use its artificial-intelligence-powered immune cell atlas in designing clinical trials for cancer immunotherapies.

The collaboration will focus on identifying patients' responses to treatments based on their immune systems and drug mechanisms, as well as clinical decision-making, dose selection, and biomarker identification. Immunai is expected to receive $18 million for the first phase of the project.

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