Artificial intelligence in banking: The rise of autonomous finance

Banks are rapidly adopting Artificial Intelligence to improve customer experiences and streamline operations, with board-level sponsorship now widespread. The sector is moving toward agentic, self-driving money while preparing for stricter oversight under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act.

This week in European research, funding and Artificial Intelligence

Science|Business spotlights a packed news cycle from 14-16 October, including a proposed whistleblowing channel for misuse of Artificial Intelligence in science and a new defence innovation roadmap. Coverage also tracks the state of Artificial Intelligence in 2025, Horizon Europe debates and startup-friendly company rules.

Anthropic Claude models on Vertex Artificial Intelligence

Vertex Artificial Intelligence provides fully managed access to Anthropic’s Claude models with streaming, logging, and flexible pricing. The catalog spans Sonnet, Opus, and Haiku tiers geared for agents, coding, research, and high-volume experiences.

Artificial intelligence guides personalized treatment for heart patients

An international team led by the University of Zurich used Artificial Intelligence to refine risk assessment in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, proposing a new GRACE 3.0 score that could better guide invasive treatment. The analysis spans data from more than 600,000 patients and suggests many should be reclassified.

Artificial intelligence is changing how clinicians quantify pain

Clinicians are testing artificial intelligence to turn pain into a measurable vital sign, from facial analysis apps in care homes to monitors in the operating room. Early deployments report fewer sedatives, calmer patients, and faster assessments, but questions about bias and context remain.