Fundraising may be drying up for some segments of the tech industry at the moment, but one area that continues to get a lot of attention is AI and specifically startups that are using it to build out revenue-generating businesses. Today, a startup called Zappi, which has built a market research platform that utilizes AI […]
Zappi raises $170M for its AI-based market research platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Valuing startups is an established process today, but do the methods employed apply equally to pre-revenue companies using novel AI?
3 methods for valuing pre-revenue novel AI startups by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft is sunsetting an experimental research project that uses audio-based technology to help visually-impaired people navigate and gain a stronger awareness of their surroundings. However, the company also revealed that it will release the code under an open source license for other developers to use. The technology giant first debuted Soundscape back in 2017, essentially […]
Microsoft to sunset Soundscape 3D audio app and open-source the code by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Image-generating AI models like DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion can — and do — replicate aspects of images from their training data, researchers show in a new study, raising concerns as these services enter wide commercial use. Co-authored by scientists at the University of Maryland and New York University, the research identifies cases where image-generating […]
Image-generating AI can copy and paste from training data, raising IP concerns by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
AI is an imperfect technology, but one task at which it excels is identifying patterns in vast amounts of data. That’s perhaps why a number of startups have sprung up in recent years offering AI-powered products aimed at automating accounting tasks, like redacting sensitive info in paperwork and filing forms across different departments. Simply put, […]
Vic.ai raises $52M, shows that automating accounting processes can be profitable by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
As text-to-image generators and intelligent chatbots keep blowing people’s minds, China has swiftly moved to lay out what people can do with the tools built on powerful AI models. The country’s regulators clearly verge on the side of caution when it comes to the consequences of generative AI. That’s a contrast to the US, which […]
China’s generative AI rules set boundaries and punishments for misuse by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Artificial intelligence is touching every aspect of how we engage with information (and much more) these days. Today, a startup building out a business based on one particular application of that — how to apply AI to knowledge management in the workplace — is announcing some funding as it finds some decent traction for its […]
Sana raises $34M for its AI-based knowledge management and learning platform for workplaces by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
For businesses, protecting trademarks is often a lengthy and expensive process, especially if they have multiple brands. Digip digitizes much of the process, helping its customers file trademarks by themselves instead of going to law firms. The Stockholm-based legaltech startup announced today it has added $1.3 million to its seed round, bringing the total to […]
Digip digitizes the process of applying for trademarks by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch