Why Top AI Minds Say ‘Close the Door’ on Open Source—for Safety’s Sake 🔐🧠

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Riding off the high of yesterday’s catchup recap, Today’s News issue covers the news from the past week, so it’ll be short and sweet.

In this Issue:

• Your Weekly Industry News Recap

• The Raise Recap

Headliner: Why Top AI Minds Say ‘Close the Door’ on Open Source—for Safety’s Sake 🔐🧠

Some of the top minds in AI say open source isn’t always the safest route—they’re backing more private, closed-door development. 🔐🧠 The idea? Keep the most powerful models out of bad actors’ hands while safety research catches up. That’s sparked a big debate: transparency vs. security—which one should win? 🤔⚖️ In the race to smarter AI, maybe it’s not about sharing everything, but sharing responsibly.

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Your Weekly Industry News Recap

• StrikeReady Launches Next-Gen AI Security Platform – Moving beyond basic triage, this is full-stack, decision-ready AI for security teams. 🔐🤖
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• Stanford: AI Governance Must Respect Human Rights – A new framework argues for a human rights-based transatlantic approach. ⚖️🌍
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• The Legal Mess of Generative AI Training Data – A new article explores whether GenAI scaling is even legally possible under current law. 📜🧠
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• Claude's “Amorality” in Focus – A look at Anthropic’s Claude AI model, and whether it’s as values-neutral as it claims. 🤖🧐
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• Software Giants Under AI Margin Pressure – AI is transforming productivity, but it's also squeezing profits. 📉💼
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• Agentic AI in EdTech Will Rely on Vertical SaaS – The future of personalized, autonomous education AI is deeply verticalized. 🎓🤖
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• Amazon’s Alexa Team Demos Innovation at AI Temple – A behind-the-scenes look at how Amazon’s AI is evolving in the smart assistant space. 🛠️🗣️
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• AI Is Reshaping RCM in Healthcare – AI’s disrupting revenue cycle management, helping hospitals cut costs and boost efficiency. 🏥💰
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• Meta’s AI Privacy Practices Criticized by NordVPN – A cybersecurity expert calls Meta’s AI integration opaque and privacy-invasive. 🔐👀
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• Cloudera Aims to Improve AI Agent Security & Privacy – New tools focus on data privacy and secure deployment for AI agents. 🔒🤖
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• Google Launches Agent Dev Kit for Rapid Prototyping – A plug-and-play toolkit for enterprise-grade AI agents—no recoding required. ⚡🛠️
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• France’s Hub AI Releases 5th Annual Startup Map – A visual guide to France’s most innovative AI startups. 🗺️🇫🇷
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• PHG on Global Health AI Governance Principles – A call to put “first, do no harm” at the center of AI in health. 🌍💉
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• Gemini 2.5 Flash Cuts AI Costs by 60% – Google’s latest release uses “thinking budgets” to slash inference cost and boost speed. 🧠⚡
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• Product Design Is Driving Responsible AI – Designing for trust is more than UI—it's about transparency, security, and alignment. 🎨🧠
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• How to Mitigate AI Risk? Depends Who You Ask – From soft to hard approaches, experts debate how best to regulate AI responsibly. ⚖️🧩
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This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰 

• Loti AI Raises $16.2M for Likeness Protection – This startup is tackling deepfake risks with AI-powered likeness control. 🧠🎭
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• Virtue AI Secures $30M for AI Safety Platform – Built for enterprise risk reduction, this AI-native platform is on a mission to secure AI systems. 🔐🛡️
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• Groundup AI Lands $4.25M to Drive Industrial AI – This Singapore-based startup is using AI to automate and optimize industrial ops. 🏗️🤖
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• 1Fort Raises $7.5M to Streamline AI Risk Management – Simplifying security and compliance for AI systems, with a focus on mid-sized orgs. ⚙️📉
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• Pillar Raises $9M to Tackle AI-Specific Security Risks – With threats growing fast, this startup is building tools to fight AI-native attacks. 🛡️📊
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• Gallabox Raises $3M to Build AI Agents for SMBs – Helping small businesses deploy AI chat agents with minimal hassle. 💬🚀
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• Deck Raises $12M to “Plaid-ify” Any Website with AI – Think of it as Plaid for AI onboarding—clean, smooth, and dev-friendly. 💡🌐
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• Beijing Startup Plans 2025 IPO – Details are light, but the latest Chinese AI player is heading for the public markets. 📈🇨🇳
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• Krutrim Faces Investor Pushback Over Fundraising – Ola founder’s AI venture hits speed bumps as some backers pull back. 🚧💸
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• Leidos Invests $10M in AI Disease Detection – Partnering with University of Pittsburgh to advance medical diagnostics. 🧬💰
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Stay well, and see you next week!

-✌🏽 Sam