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Category: Artificial Intelligence
Ai2: The AI House That Paul Allen Built
When it comes to artificial intelligence, giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, and Amazon often dominate the spotlight, leaving little room for other key players. Yet, one company has been quietly researching AI for over a decade, is based outside Silicon Valley, and is helping lead the charge for the technology’s openness. Called Ai2, this […]
Fastino Secures $7 Million in Funding to Develop GPU-Free, Task-Oriented LLMs
Fastino, a San Francisco-based startup specializing in foundation AI models, has emerged from stealth. The company wants to provide task-oriented language models that are “more accurate, faster, and safer” than the industry-leading LLMs. To further this goal, it has raised $7 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Insight Partners and Microsoft’s M12 […]
Zendesk Unveils AI Dynamic Pricing Plan to Make Service Automation More Flexible
Zendesk is introducing a new pricing structure for customers looking for greater flexibility when using the customer experience platform’s artificial intelligence tools. With “AI Dynamic Pricing,” companies can shift how they allocate their budget between agent seats and automated resolutions. Any adjustments can be made seamlessly without needing to renegotiate contracts with Zendesk. In August, […]
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Computers
AI agents are no longer just passive tools—they’re becoming active decision-makers on our desktops. From automating workflows to managing tasks, these digital companions are stepping into roles once reserved for human operators. These bots are growing in sophistication and could soon take greater control of our computers, reshaping how we interact with technology. It’ll raise […]
AMD Unveils OLMo, Its First Fully Open 1B-Parameter LLM Series
AMD has introduced OLMo, a new series of large language models it trained in-house using trillions of tokens on a cluster of its Instinct MI250 GPUs. Though its specific purpose isn’t explicitly stated, it’s believed the company created OLMo to highlight the capabilities of its Instinct GPUs in running “large-scale multi-node LM training jobs with […]
How Companies Are Unlocking AI’s Value Beyond the Hype
IN THIS ISSUE: Learn how companies are cutting through AI hype to build effective, winning strategies with the technology. Plus, OpenAI’s AI-powered search is now available to the public, marking a pivotal moment: Is this the end of traditional search as we know it? Will Google’s crown be at risk? Finally, don’t forget about this […]
Workgrounds Raises $2.6 Million to Streamline Hotel Room Block Management With AI
Serial entrepreneurs Nikhil Sethi and Garrett Ullom have founded an AI startup to improve hotel room bookings. Called Workgrounds, it promises to automate the manual processes surrounding corporate group travel with its “end-to-end stack.” The company has raised $2.6 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its mission, with participation from Oceans Ventures, Hannah Grey, Volo […]
LinkedIn Enters AI Agent Space with New Hiring Assistant to Transform Recruiting
LinkedIn has entered the agentic age by launching its first AI bot, Hiring Assistant. Like most agents, it was built to help recruiters address their more repetitive tasks and provide them the freedom to focus more on more impactful jobs to be done. “Over half (55 percent) of HR professionals globally say expectations of them […]
Salesforce’s Agentforce Goes Live, Turning Up the Heat in the AI Agent Fight With Microsoft
Get ready for a proliferation of autonomous agents. Salesforce’s Agentforce platform is now generally available, publicly launching more than a month after its introduction. With it, the company is ushering in the democratization of sophisticated AI bots, providing a solution in which anyone can quickly develop AI agents that connect with their enterprise data and […]
Celebrities and Artists Slam AI Training, Calling It a ‘Major Threat’ to Livelihoods
IN THIS ISSUE: Those in the arts, media, and entertainment industries are among the more vocal regarding AI, behaving as doomsayers and calling for more protection for their work. Plus, iPhone users will finally get AI on their devices when the first set of Apple Intelligence features are released next week; OpenAI may soon release […]