Anthropic is on a fundraising spree. After its massive series C round in May and subsequent support from SAP, the AI startup, known for its ChatGPT competitor Claude, is raising an additional $100 million from South Korean telecom major SK Telecom (SKT).
According to a press release from SKT, the investment is being made as part of a strategic partnership that will see Anthropic develop a custom…
Clari, a leading revenue operations platform, announced today that it has acquired Groove, a leading sales engagement platform, for an undisclosed amount. The deal will enable Clari to offer the first end-to-end revenue platform that executes all internal and external…
Have you ever tried to intentionally forget something you had already learned? You can imagine how difficult it would be.
As it turns out, it’s also difficult for machine learning (ML) models to forget information. So what happens when these algorithms are trained on…
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Nvidia’s FlexiCubes uses generative AI to create 3D meshes
August 12, 2023
Nvidia has launched FlexiCubes, a new way to use AI to generate 3D meshes for a wide range of 3D applications.
The FlexiCubes can integrate with physics and make it easy to create flexible objects like bagels in 3D models.
This innovative approach to mesh generation…
Microsoft has added rules and restrictions for AI offerings in its Terms of Service, which will go into effect on September 30. The changes were published on July 30.
A section on the subject defines “AI Services” as “services that are labeled or described by…
Rasgo launches Rasgo AI, a generative AI agent for enterprise data warehouse analytics
August 11, 2023
AI-driven analytics platform Rasgo has announced the launch of Rasgo AI, a self-service analytics solution that integrates a GPT (generative pre-trained transformer) into enterprise data warehouse (EDW) environments. The company said that with Rasgo AI, organizations can use the power of AI/GPT to accelerate insights and optimize recommended actions securely and efficiently.
Unlike other GPT…
Virtualitics raises $37M for AI-driven, 3D data exploration
August 11, 2023
California-based Virtualitics, a startup providing enterprises with an AI-driven platform for 3D data exploration, today announced $37 million in a series C round of funding. The company said it will use the capital to expand its footprint and add more capabilities to its…
Middleware, a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify and enhance cloud observability, announced today that it has raised $6.5 million in a seed round led by 8VC. The company plans to use the new funds to grow its team, develop new features and acquire…
Legions of DEF CON hackers will attack generative AI models
August 11, 2023
At the 31st annual DEF CON this weekend, thousands of hackers will join the AI Village to attack some of the world’s top large language models — in the largest red-teaming exercise ever for any group of AI models: the Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), “red-teaming” refers to “a group of people authorized and…