How People Are Using AI for Health

Today on the AI Daily Brief, how people are using AI for health, and before that in the headlines, wouldn't be another year in AI without billions of dollars in fundraising. The AI Daily Brief is a daily podcast and video about the most important news and discussions in AI. Alright, friends. Quick notes before we dive in. First of all, thank you to today's sponsors, Optimizely, ZenCoder, robots and pencils, and super intelligent. To get an ad free version of the show, which starts at $3 a month, go to patreon.com/aidailybrief, or you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts. If you're interested in sponsoring the show, you can send us a note at sponsors@aidailybrief.ai. And while you're at a I daily brief dot a I, you also might notice something interesting. Here in our list of options, there is a new option called AI Strategy Compass join the beta. Long time listeners will have heard me talk frequently about Superintelligent, a platform that helps companies figure out what AI to use and where, but now we're taking what we do in a hands on and research intensive way and turning it into a platform that is effectively a power tool for AI strategist. So if you are someone who is responsible for AI transformation and AI adoption in your company, I want you to join this beta. I've only got a very small number of slots for this first wave. So again, if you are an AI strategist, anyone who's responsible for AI transformation and adoption, go to aidailybrief.ai/compass or just click on number five on aidailybrief.ai, fill out the form, and we will be in touch very soon. Now with that out of the way, let's get to today's episode. Welcome back to the AI Daily Brief headlines edition, all the daily AI news you need in around five minutes. We kick off today with a slate of fundraising stories. Twenty twenty six appears to be every bit as active as 2025 was when it comes to massive amounts of private capital flowing into AI start up leaders. The first news is that Anthropic is raising $10,000,000,000 at a $350,000,000,000 valuation. Now, Anthropic raising a bunch more money is not at all a surprise. Throughout the course of 2025, we saw their revenue accelerating at a rate even faster than OpenAI. Just yesterday, the entire episode was about how enamored of Claude Code and Opus four point five everyone is, so a big investment round was always in the cards. At the same time, doubling your valuation from just four months ago, it is a serious sign of strength. According to the Wall Street Journal, the round will be led by Coahu and Singapore sovereign wealth fund, GIC. CNBC confirms that a term sheet has been signed with the round expected to close in the coming weeks. Now one of the interesting questions is what this suggests for IPO prospects this year. One of, not the only, but certainly …