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ConverSight raises $9M to accelerate data analytics with generative AI

Indianapolis-based ConverSight, a startup that seeks to leverage generative AI to provide better and faster data analytics to enterprises, today announced a $9 million series A round. The company said it will use the new funding to fuel go-to-market efforts and expand its product with new features, including what it calls “MarketSpace.” Surface Ventures led the investment, with participation…
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This is how AI will shape early-career tech jobs

Move over dial-up internet. From now on, the generational divide within the workplace looks set to revolve around remembering the days before AI dominated almost every aspect of our work lives, and the period after. In fact, according to a recent study by McKinsey…
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The weaponization of AI: How businesses can balance regulation and innovation

In the context of the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the recent release of Forrester’s Top Cybersecurity Threats in 2023 report highlights a new concern: the weaponization of generative AI and ChatGPT by cyberattackers. This technological advancement has provided malicious actors with the means to refine their ransomware and social engineering techniques, posing an even…
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Watch out, Midjourney! Ideogram launches AI image generator with impressive typography

Earlier this week, a new generative AI image startup called Ideogram, founded by former Google Brain researchers, launched with $16.5 million in seed funding led by a16z and Index Ventures. Another image generator? Don’t we have enough to choose from between Midjourney, OpenAI’s Dall-E 2, and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion? Well, Ideogram has a major selling point, as it may have finally…
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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 funding to date up to $130 million. The new round of funding is led by General Catalyst and includes the participation of GV…
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