One-Minute Daily AI News 3/17/2025

1. Japan lacks workers to care for the elderly. This company is using AI to help.[1]
2. Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters.[2]
3. Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa assistant is going to need all your voice recordings, and there’s nothing you can do about it.[3]
4. Marin County oyster business using AI to help run company.[4]

Sources:

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/18/how-ai-can-help-care-for-elderly-people-a-company-in-japan-explains.html

[2] https://venturebeat.com/ai/mistral-ai-drops-new-open-source-model-that-outperforms-gpt-4o-mini-with-fraction-of-parameters/

[3] https://gizmodo.com/amazon-will-listen-to-all-your-voice-recordings-if-you-use-alexa-2000576755

[4] https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/marin-county-oyster-business-using-ai-to-help-run-company/