There’s been many attempts at open source AI-powered voice assistants (see Rhasspy, Mycroft and Jasper, to name a few) — all established with the goal of creating privacy-preserving, […]
Spyware startup Variston is losing staff, some say it’s closing
In July 2021, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Windows Defender. That code was part […]
Why Sequoia is funding open source developers via a new equity-free fellowship
Sequoia Capital plans to fund up to three open source software developers annually, as a continuation of a program it debuted last year. The Silicon Valley venture capital […]
To benefit all, diverse voices must take part in leading the growth and regulation of AI
Jorge Calderon Contributor Jorge Calderon is managing director at San Francisco–based Inicio Ventures, an initiative of Hispanics in Philanthropy. Over the last 25 years, I’ve been a tech […]
Renowned investors Elad Gil and Sarah Guo on the risks and rewards of funding AI tech: “The biggest threat to us in the short run is other people”
Last week, at our first StrictlyVC evening of the year, prominent AI investors Elad Gil and Sarah Guo joined us in San Francisco to talk about how they […]
AI2 open sources text-generating AI models — and the data used to train them
The Allen Institute for AI (AI2), the nonprofit AI research institute founded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is releasing several GenAI language models it claims are more […]
CARPL guides healthcare providers through the growing market of radiology AI apps
There’s an acute shortage of radiologists around the world, which means it is harder for medical teams to get imaging studies done. As a result, more than 200 […]
Yelp introduces AI-generated summaries of restaurants, bars, and more
Yelp introduced a new AI-powered feature that summaries recent reviews of restaurants and other businesses.
OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media to collaborate on AI guidelines
OpenAI hopes to win the trust of parents — and policymakers — by partnering with organizations that work to minimize tech and media harms to kids, preteens and […]