Writer, the three-year-old San Francisco startup that has, since its inception, focused on building out a secure generative AI platform for enterprises to help them across functions, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding today, in a round led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Insight Partners, and Aspect Ventures.
Notably, Writer’s enterprise…
This week in data: Decrypting the generative AI mania
September 19, 2023
Generative AI is everywhere. It’s in our apps, our databases, our dashboards, our phones. Tech and data leaders are probably wondering: “How am I supposed to take advantage of the gen AI mania?” This week, a “special guest” joins Bruno’s CarCast to help…
Anyscale optimizes open source AI deployments with Endpoints
September 19, 2023
With generative AI increasingly becoming table stakes for organizations, the big question facing many organizations is how to scale usage in a cost efficient manner.
That’s a question that Robert Nishihara, CEO and co-founder of Anyscale is looking to answer. Anyscale is…
Taking generative AI from experiments to high-impact production
September 19, 2023
Presented by Capgemini
Generative AI has shown proven benefits for organizations — but where do you start? In this VB Spotlight, experts from Google, Capgemini and VentureBeat share the real-world ROI companies across industries are realizing with gen AI, and actionable insights for implementing it at scale and more.
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Generative AI has been making headlines…
Today’s AI is ‘alchemy,’ not science — what that means and why that matters | The AI Beat
September 19, 2023
A New York Times article this morning, titled “How to Tell if Your AI Is Conscious,” says that in a new report, “scientists offer a list of measurable qualities” based on a “brand-new” science of consciousness.
The article immediately jumped out at me, as it…
Betterleap leverages AI to revolutionize recruitment, launches with impressive $13M in seed funding
September 19, 2023
Betterleap, an innovative startup aiming to disrupt the recruitment industry, officially announced its launch today, backed by an impressive $13 million in seed funding.
The seed round saw participation from leading venture capital firms, including a16z and Peakstate…
Riding the AI tsunami: The next wave of generative intelligence
September 18, 2023
We love wave analogies, especially to describe technological shifts. For example, The Third Wave is a 1980 book by Alvin Toffler that described a post-industrial society. Toffler coined the term “Information Age” to describe this wave. Just launched is The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO and cofounder of Inflection AI and a venture partner at Greylock Partners. Previously, he…
In recent months, the enterprise software market has been utterly flooded with new generative AI-related updates, tools, and startups.
For vendors hawking new wares, standing out from the crowd is tricky. But one such vendor hopes to do so by tackling a very specific…
Claude Pro vs. ChatGPT Plus: Which AI chatbot is better for you?
September 16, 2023
The race to dominate the burgeoning market for sophisticated artificial intelligence chatbots intensified last week as the startup Anthropic introduced a subscription version of its conversational AI assistant, Claude.ai.
The new service, called Claude Pro, offers users…
When producing everyday visual collaterals, like an internal presentation or a social media post, many organizations rely on graphic designers or visually-capable folks who use their creative chops to come up with designs aligning with the brand language. They take care of everything, starting from colors and layouts to fonts, visual elements and the spacing between them.
But what if a company…
