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RecruitBot raises more funding to expand AI-driven recruitment platform

RecruitBot, a recruitment platform, announced raising $8.2 million in additional seed funding to expand its AI-powered recruitment software. The investment round was led by Slow Ventures, with participation from SNR, OCA, Freestyle and Parade. The company aims to empower recruiters by improving talent sourcing and expediting the hiring process through AI and machine learning (ML). RecruitBot said…
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How eBay is using generative AI, computer vision to enhance CX

Ecommerce giant eBay aims to revolutionize its marketplace by integrating generative AI and computer vision. With these technologies eBay aims to enhance its understanding of customer preferences and deliver highly personalized shopping experiences. During the VentureBeat Transform 2023 conference, Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov, chief AI officer, and Xiaodi Zhang, chief product officer, delved into…
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AI and cybersecurity: Friends, foes, collaborators

One time, a large enterprise Gary Harbison worked for was targeted by a hacker looking to execute a fraudulent payment.  They were persistent, first sending an email, then following up with what they thought would be a sly voice call impersonating the CEO. But they hadn’t…
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Stack Overflow CEO teases generative AI tools, addresses moderator protest

Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar, in a recent wide-ranging interview with VentureBeat, focused on an optimistic view of the generative AI explosion. His positive outlook shines even as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have put the popular question-and-answer site for developers in the headlines on several fronts — including March data that showed traffic to Stack Overflow fell by…
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NTT’s vision for AI adoption — and why collaboration is key

NTT is a global technology and business solutions provider, with more than $110 billion in revenue, sales teams in 70 countries and more than 100,000 enterprise customers in every vertical. At VentureBeat’s Transform 2023, Vab Goel, founding partner, NTTVC and board member, NTT DATA, spoke with Takashi Hiroi, chief financial officer, senior EVP & board member at NTT Corporation, about how…
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