Joyce’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, May 26, 2025
5-minute weekly must-read on data science and artificial intelligence news, funding, and research, curated by Joyce J. Shen.
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📌 Musings and Readings
Comparing Apples to Oranges: A Taxonomy for Navigating the Global Landscape of AI Regulation (Paper)
What AI Thinks It Knows About You (Link)
At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work (Link)
Klarna changes its AI tune and again recruits humans for customer service (Link)
Forget Humanoids. At MIT, Worms and Turtles Are Inspiring a New Generation of Robots (Link)
👏 Deals
Theo AI, a CA-based startup developing a platform that uses AI to predict legal case outcomes and recovery amounts, has raised $4.2m in seed financing.
Rad AI, a CA-based company automating image analysis in radiology, has raised $8m in series C in financing.
Persist AI, a CA-based company developing robotics to accelerate drug formulation, has raised $12m in series A in financing.
Dazos, a FL-based company developing a software platform that helps behavioral health organizations improve care and revenue through AI tools, has raised $25m in series A in financing.
LIS Technologies, a TN-based company developing advanced laser isotope separation technology (CRISLA) to produce enriched uranium more efficiently for nuclear reactors, has raised $11.9m in financing.
AskElephant, a UT-based company developing AI platform to automate workflows for go-to-market teams, has raised $6m in seed financing.
Biostate AI, a TX-based company developing RNA sequencing and multiomics with its BIRT technology and AI-powered tools like OmicsWeb Copilot, has raised $12m in series A in financing.
PiLogic, a CA-based company developing domain-specific AI models for industries such as aerospace and cybersecurity, has raised $4m in seed financing.
Reperio Health, a OR-based company developing at-home biometric health screening kits, has raised $14m in financing.
Axle Health, a CA-based company developing a digital platform that streamlines clinician scheduling, routing, and patient engagement, has raised $10m in series A in financing.