ChatGPT's Fiction Model; An AI That Tells You When You're Being Gaslit; New Deal Marks Step Forward for Parkinson’s, Obesity Gene Therapies
MARCH 14, 2025🤖 Innovation Dispatch: Your Daily Dose of AIOn Tuesday, March 11, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company has trained a new AI model specifically for creative fiction writing. While details of when or how it will be released — or what it will be called — are still unclear, Altman shared a sample of its output. And honestly? It was impressive. If you’ve ever tried using AI to write a story, you know it’s not as simple as clicking “generate” and watching a masterpiece unfold. Tools like Sudowrite* — an AI designed specifically for fiction — are impressive, but they still need human guidance. Without structure, AI veers off course, rushing through an entire novel outline in one chapter or losing track of key story beats. The same thing happens in business. READ ON FOR 5 BUSINESS LESSONS HIDDEN IN AI FICTION WRITING🎯 Today's Innovations
MeiraGTx Spins Parkinson’s, Obesity Gene Therapies into AI StartupOn March 13, 2025, MeiraGTx, a gene therapy specialist, announced a joint venture with Hologen, a generative AI firm focused on healthcare, to form Hologen Neuro AI, a startup aimed at advancing therapies for Parkinson’s disease and obesity using AI and neuroscience. This “transformative” deal, as described by MeiraGTx CEO Alexandria Forbes, brings MeiraGTx $200 million upfront, a 30% stake in the venture, and additional financial benefits, including Hologen’s $230 million to fund the development of MeiraGTx’s therapies fully. MeiraGTx contributes a mid-stage Parkinson’s gene therapy and an early-stage obesity treatment targeting hunger regulation in the brain. At the same time, Hologen provides its AI models to enhance drug development and manufacturing. The partnership also includes Hologen taking a minority stake in MeiraGTx’s manufacturing subsidiary to optimize processes using AI and unique data. This deal extends MeiraGTx’s financial runway—crucial after a $164 million operating loss in 2024—and supports accelerated development of its programs, including a Phase 3 Parkinson’s study and other technologies. The collaboration aims to improve treatment success rates, with Hologen’s AI already showing promise in de-risking the Parkinson’s program. The deal is expected to close between April and June 2025, boosting MeiraGTx’s stock price by nearly 25% to around $8 per share. LEARN MORE ABOUT IT HEREGenAI Is 'Finding Its Sweet Spot,' Says Databricks Chief: Here's What That MeansJonathan Frankle, the chief AI scientist at Databricks, believes generative AI is finding its "sweet spot" in solving real-world problems, particularly in enterprise analytics. In a recent interview with ZDNet, Frankle highlighted that GenAI, such as large language models (LLMs), is unlocking the value of unstructured data—like Word files, images, videos, code documentation, and customer service chat logs—that was previously inaccessible to traditional analytics, enabling new insights such as analyzing developer questions or customer interaction metrics. Speaking of the critical role of data in AI development, Frankle noted Databricks’ acquisition of his startup MosaicML in 2023 to combine data management with AI infrastructure. He explained that preprocessing unstructured data into structured formats like SQL or JSON, and using custom embedding models—numeric representations of semantic relationships—can significantly enhance AI performance, especially in specific domains like healthcare. Despite these advances, he stressed that building effective AI applications remains experimental, requiring companies to test what works, often starting with open-ended tasks where AI can produce useful, if not precise, outputs—like drafting patient notes—rather than high-stakes tasks like legal documents where errors are costly to fix. Databricks customers, Frankle observed, are rapidly adopting these technologies, moving from basic understanding to sophisticated use of vector databases, and he recommended starting with small, quick prototypes to validate ideas before scaling investment. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE HEADLINES
Gaslighting Check Helps You Analyze Sketchy ConversationsEvery suspected someone was trying to make you feel like it was your fault? Gaslighting Check is a new AI tool that specializes in weeding out the BS. With it, you can analyze conversations to identify potential manipulation and gaslighting patterns. Call out tactics like manipulation, emotional invalidation, blame shifting, reality distortion, and truth denial—behaviors that can keep people stuck in unhealthy relationships or jobs for years—with a simple upload of textual or audio conversations. You can get started with it for free, but the advanced features are available through paid plans of $9.99 or $24.99 per month. Annual plans bring those prices down by a couple of bucks. TRY IT OUT FOR FREE HERERead All Innovation Dispatch Back Issues HereYour input fuels the content. Let me know how I did today!Email me your thoughts, or just tell me whether you thought it was: Great ❤️ Also, let me know what you would like to see more of. Have a great rest of your weekend! |
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