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🤖 Why ex-con Martin Shkreli is launching an AI startup

PLUS: Elon is...suing Microsoft...maybe?

We don’t want to go all clickbait on you, but…

you won’t believe who has a new AI startup.

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👀 Martin Shkreli, of all people, has an AI startup

So…can’t say we were expecting that.

Martin Shkreli is back. Yes, that Martin Shkreli. The same Martin Shkreli who hiked the price of a life-saving drug by 5000%. The same pharmaceutical executive who went to jail for securities fraud.

He got out of prison last year, and is now debuting a new AI startup.

And, of course, it’s a healthcare startup.

Dubbed DrGupta.ai, they call it “the world’s first physician chatbot.”

The pitch? Most healthcare costs are too expensive, with physicians' resources stretched thin. A large part of healthcare involves decisions and requests that AI could handle.

Enter Dr Gupta.

The UI appears to be a chatbot-style interface where you ask medical questions to an AI doctor.

Shkreli’s premise is sound. His past is…troubling, and unethical. But he’s undeniably smart.

We’re curious to see where this goes.

😬 Elon says Microsoft illegally used Twitter’s data for AI training

We know, we know, we’re sick of covering him too. But there are real implications here.

Here’s what happened.

Twitter: You want to use our API? $42k / month, please

Microsoft: no

Elon Musk: Well, you used Twitter data to train GPT, so, I’ll sue!

There, you’re caught up.

It’s not even clear if what Microsoft did was illegal.

What’s clear is data ownership now actually matters.

Data really is the new oil.

🤯 F1 champion Michael Schumacher sues German magazine over AI interview

Source: CNN

Turns out, there might be consequences for spreading AI-generated fake news.

Michael Schumacher is one of, if not the greatest to ever drive in Formula One. Since a serious skiing accident in 2013, he has been completely out of the public eye.

So, imagine our surprise when an interview with him popped up.

A German magazine ran a front page article titled “Michael Schumacher, the first interview”.

"No meagre, nebulous half-sentences from friends. But answers from him! By Michael Schumacher, 54!"

Turns out, those answers were AI-generated.

The family is obviously suing; Schumacher lives a famously private life.

It’s not clear what the magazine thought would be the best-case scenario from a stunt like this.

Maybe next time, pick someone who’s less likely to be angry?

And…now would be a good time to lawyer up. Maybe an AI lawyer?

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