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Why generative AI is a double-edged sword for the cybersecurity sector

Much has been made of the potential for generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to upend the security industry. On the one hand, the positive impact is hard to ignore. These new tools may be able to help write and scan code, supplement understaffed teams, analyze threats in real time, and perform a wide range of other functions to help make security teams more accurate, efficient and…
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Irreverent Labs, backed by Samsung Next, set to revolutionize video content creation with AI

A relatively small artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in Bellevue, Washington has secured a strategic investment from Samsung Next that signals big ambitions to transform how video content is produced worldwide. Irreverent Labs, founded in late 2021 by veteran tech entrepreneurs Rahul Sood and David Raskino, announced today that it has closed financing from Samsung Next, the South Korean…
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Modular looks to boost AI mojo with $100M funding raise

Make no mistake about it, there is a lot of excitement and money in early stage AI. A year and a half after being founded, and only four months after the first previews of its technology, AI startup Modular announced today that it has raised $100 million, bringing total…
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Korea’s Naver joins generative AI race with HyperCLOVA X large language model

Another big gun is entering the AI race. Korean internet giant Naver today announced the launch of HyperCLOVA X, its next-generation large language model (LLM) that delivers conversational AI experiences through a question-answering chatbot called CLOVA X. The company said it has opened beta testing for CLOVA X in English and Korean and will make HyperCLOVA X available to enterprise users…
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Twilio expands CustomerAI capabilities with generative and predictive AI

At its annual Signal conference today, Twilio is announcing a significant expansion of its customer artificial intelligence (AI) tools, dubbed CustomerAI. Twilio has been steadily building out its partnerships and technologies for AI over the course of 2023 in the lead-up to Signal. Earlier this month the company announced a partnership with OpenAI as a precursor to the larger set of CustomerAI…
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