Deloitte has acquired Gryphon Scientific for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to broaden its biosafety, biosecurity, public health and emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Through the transaction, Deloitte said Monday it will absorb Gryphons scientists, programmers, data analysts, public health specialists and planning and policy professionals with experience in scientific communications, modeling, data science and risk assessment. The two companies will also develop artificial intelligence applications through Deloittes Federal Health AI Accelerator to improve public health and safety and help customers prepare for chemical threats, biothreats and other biological emergencies

"This beautiful and unique new space gives students, faculty, and staff a home base for research and teaching that intersects with schools and disciplines across Grounds and beyond," said University President Jim Ryan.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, the initial wave of generative AI applications has largely revolved around chatbots that utilize the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pattern to respond to user prompts. While there is ongoing work to enhance the robustness of these RAG-based systems, the research community is now exploring the next generation of AI applications a common theme being the development of autonomous AI agents.

A lot of us are worried about the demand for data scientists since the use of platforms such as ChatGPT.