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KPMG: AI adoption is accelerating in the pandemic

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. A survey published by KPMG today suggests that a large number of organizations have increased their investments in AI during the pandemic to the point that executives are now concerned about moving too fast. In fact, most of the survey respondents cited a definite need for increased AI regulation. The…
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Ibex raises $38M for AI that diagnoses diseases

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Ibex Medical Analytics, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup developing a product suite for clinical decision-making and pathology laboratory workflows, today announced that it raised…
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Zeni raises $13.5M to automate bookkeeping with AI

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Zeni, an AI-powered finance concierge for startups, today announced it has raised $13.5 million in a series A round led by Saama Capital. The company says this will bolster the…
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Splice Machine 3.1 enhances support for real-time AI deployments

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Splice Machine, a startup that offers offline and batch analysis tools to power intelligent apps for operational workflows, today launched version 3.1 of its platform. Splice Machine 3.1 introduces new features and functionality to support enterprises with real-time AI projects, including resource…
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Delivery startup Refraction AI raises $4.2M to expand service areas

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Refraction AI, a company developing semi-autonomous delivery robots, today announced that it raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by Pillar VC. Refraction says that the proceeds will be used for customer acquisition, geographic expansion, and product development well into the next year. The worsening…
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Building AI for the Global South

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Harm wrought by AI tends to fall most heavily on marginalized communities. In the United States, algorithmic harm may lead to the false arrest of Black men, disproportionately reject…
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AI Weekly: These researchers are improving AI’s ability to understand different accents

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. The pandemic appears to have supercharged voice app usage, which was already on an upswing. According to a study by NPR and Edison Research, the percentage of voice-enabled device owners who use commands at least once a day rose between the beginning of 2020 and the start of April. Just over a third of…
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