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AI Funding Data, News, and Tools. Edition #21

$97M+ raised last week across 35 funding rounds.

May 21, 2023

“The real question is, when will we draft an artificial intelligence bill of rights? What will that consist of? And who will get to decide that?”

– Gray Scott

Welcome to Episode 21 of the AI Track – your destination for the latest news, tools, and funding data in AI and ML. 🥳

Let's get into it. The latest AI tools are right below the news 👇

  • Sundar Pichai predicts AI-caused labor market disruptions.

  • Picsart adds 'Spaces' for social collaboration.

  • Klarna data suggests AI-ready future shoppers.

  • Microsoft unveils AI solutions for nonprofits.

  • Bing Chat rolls out new features.

  • Amazon Omics improves storage and automation.

  • Apple introduces custom text-to-speech voices.

  • DeepBrain AI automates job interviews.

  • Telly launches ad-powered free TV model.

  • Public releases Alpha, powered by GPT-4.

  • Midjourney 5.1 improves AI image creation.

  • ChatGPT claimed obsolete by The Atlantic.

  • OpenAI brings ChatGPT app to iOS.

  • Ampere launches AmpereOne CPU with 192 cores.

  • Kaiser starts AI, machine learning grant program.

  • Google Cloud accelerates drug discovery with AI.

  • Virgin Pulse adds AI features to health platform.

  • Amazon refreshes Echo lineup, introduces Echo Pop.

  • Adobe's AI automates PDF accessibility tags.

  • Apple's Personal Voice to mimic user's voice.

  • Aviso launches AI Assistant, MIKI.

  • Sanctuary AI introduces labor-as-a-service robot, Phoenix.

  • Wurl unveils machine learning-driven ad platform.

  • iPhones to mimic user's voice with new feature.

  • ServiceNow launches digital workflows for finance, supply.

  • Persado debuts generative AI for online carts.

  • Flagship Pioneering launches Metaphore Biotechnologies.

  • Etihad Cargo uses AI to boost flight capacity.

  • Spotify expands AI DJ feature to UK, Ireland.

  • Temenos launches AI-powered digital mortgages.

  • LexCheck appoints VP, introduces contract playbooks.

  • Cloudflare adds AI scanning for IP protection.

  • Scale AI introduces comprehensive generative AI platform.

  • Intrinsic Flowstate simplifies robotic software development.

  • New AI allows click-and-drag image manipulation.

  • Meta announces first-generation AI inference accelerator, MTIA.

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GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer

GitHub Copilot works alongside you directly in your editor, suggesting whole lines or entire functions for you.

https://github.com/features/copilot

Puddl

Puddl

https://puddl.io/

Autoblogging

Automate Your WordPress Blog with ChatGPT AI Revolutionize your content creation with Autoblogging.pro! Our AI tool generates high-quality, SEO-optimized articles on autopilot. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT all major models, our proprietary prompt process always creates detailed, comprehensive, and plagiarism-free content.Sign up now for our free plan and experience automatic blogging. Our AI tool supports major … Autoblogging Read More »

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Meet Mynd - A New Journaling App for Self-Care

Mynd is a revolutionary journaling app for self-care that uses AI to uncover patterns and insights that were previously difficult to access. Built for you, designed by B612, Inc.

https://www.mynd.so/

Cinematic 3D Product Videos for Reels / Shorts / Tiktok

Elevate your brand's digital presence with our captivating cinematic 3D product videos, optimized for reels, shorts, and TikTok. Stand out with immersive visuals.

https://www.lumiere3d.ai/

Contenda

Repurpose your technical content better and faster than an agency using generative AI.

https://contenda.co/

Qlone - the most user-friendly 3D scanning app!

Featured by Apple for 3D Object Capture with over 2M Downloads! Qlone does not require LiDAR!

https://www.qlone.pro/

Rooms.xyz

Create & remix interactive rooms from your browser

https://rooms.xyz/

Cheat Layer | No Code Business Automation Using ChatGPT

Cheat layer solves impossible business automation problems using a custom-trained GPT-3 model to function as your personal software engineer to build automations from simple language.

https://cheatlayer.com/

AI Form Builder By MakeForms. Let AI build your form

Harness the power of MakeForms AI Form Builder to design SEO-optimized, user-friendly forms for your website. Boost conversions and improve user experience with customizable, intelligent forms. Try it today!

https://makeforms.io/ai-form-builder/

AI Cover Designs for Indie Writers

Get mockups tailored to your book, with guaranteed satisfaction, at a fraction of the cost and time of pre-made or designer covers.

https://coverdesignai.com/

Chat with (a kinda rude) Clippy

Chat with (a kind of rude) Clippy

https://clippy.eesel.app/

ExtendImageAI - Extend your images with generative AI

ExtendImageAI is a tool that allows you to extend your images with generative AI.

https://www.extendimage.ai/

CopernicAI

Generative AI Environments

https://www.copernicai.com/

ChatGPT and AI Mobile App | Nack

Experience the power of ChatGPT and AI on your mobile device. Nack is available on both iOS and Android. Enjoy an amazing user experience with our intuitive and easy-to-use interface.

https://www.nack.ai/

Convert image to mp3 files

Convert any image/png/jpg/jpeg to mp3 file in one click.

https://imagetomp3.com/

Ollie

Online shopping consultant

https://heyollie.ai/

Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold

Synthesizing visual content that meets users' needs often requires flexible and precise controllability of the pose, shape, expression, and layout of the generated objects. Existing approaches gain controllability of generative adversarial networks (GANs) via manually annotated training data or a prior 3D model, which often lack flexibility, precision, and generality. In this work, we study a powerful yet much less explored way of controlling GANs, that is, to

https://vcai.mpi-inf.mpg.de/projects/DragGAN/?utm_source=www.neatprompts.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-to-translate-ad-copies-using-ai

Studio Bot — Android

In Google IO 2023, Android announced the release of Android studio Bot AI-powered coding assistant similar to chat GPT or Github copilot…

https://medium.com/@avengers14.blogger/studio-bot-android-a192f9bdf77a

Google’s Sundar Pichai thinks A.I. will spur ‘big societal labor market disruptions’ but also make professions better

The Google CEO thinks A.I. could have a massive impact on the labor market—he also thinks A.I. is the most "profound" thing that humanity is working on.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-sundar-pichai-thinks-spur-193538631.html?

Picsart adds interest-driven communities called 'Spaces' for social collaboration

Digital creation platform Picsart is launching new in-app communities dedicated to specific topics and interests.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/picsart-interest-driven-communities-spaces-social-collaboration/

Retail revolution: new Klarna data reveals next generation of shoppers ready for AI, AR and robots

New data released today by Klarna, the global payments and shopping service, reveals how retailers will need to adapt their

https://retailtimes.co.uk/retail-revolution-new-klarna-data-reveals-next-generation-of-shoppers-ready-for-ai-ar-and-robots/

Microsoft Unveils New AI Solutions to Empower Nonprofits on Microsoft Cloud

TL;DR: Microsoft introduces AI solutions and enhancements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit to revolutionize the nonprofit industry and transform fundraisin

https://multiplatform.ai/microsoft-unveils-new-ai-solutions-to-empower-nonprofits-on-microsoft-cloud/

Microsoft now rolling out new Bing Chat features including chat history, mobile features, and more

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a number of new features for Bing Chat, now many of them are live.

https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-now-rolling-out-new-bing-chat-features-including-chat-history-mobile-features-and-more-423301

Amazon Omics announces direct upload to storage and new automated capabilities

The new functionalities allow customers to integrate existing processing pipelines so they can quickly build applications and scale up robust genomic analyses and secondary analyses.

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/amazon-omics-announces-direct-upload-storage-and-new-automated-capabilities

Apple reveals new accessibility features, like custom text-to-speech voices

An established leader in mainstream tech accessibility, Apple emphasizes that these tools are built with feedback from disabled communities.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/apple-reveals-upcoming-accessibility-features-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/

DeepBrain AI uses virtual humans and generative AI to automate job interviews - SiliconANGLE

DeepBrain AI uses virtual humans and generative AI to automate job interviews - SiliconANGLE

https://siliconangle.com/2023/05/16/deepbrain-ai-uses-virtual-humans-generative-ai-automate-job-interviews/

Telly's New Free TV Model Is Powered by Advertisements

Telly has introduced a new TV model that users can acquire for free in exchange for agreeing to watch continuous advertisements and consenting to share their data.

https://80.lv/articles/telly-s-new-free-tv-model-is-powered-by-advertisements/

Investing Platform Public Launches Alpha, Powered By OpenAI's GPT-4 For Investment Research | Crowdfund Insider

Public, an investing platform that allows members to invest in stocks, treasuries, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, announced rollout of Alpha.

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2023/05/207353-investing-platform-public-launches-alpha-powered-by-openais-gpt-4-for-investment-research/

Midjourney 5.1 Brings New Changes to AI Image Creation

Midjourney, the popular online service that allows users to create images using generative artificial intelligence, has released a new…

https://odsc.medium.com/midjourney-5-1-brings-new-changes-to-ai-image-creation-23204b2b30f

ChatGPT Is Already Obsolete

The next generation of AI is leaving behind the viral chatbot.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/ai-advancements-multimodal-models/674113/

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT app for iOS, bringing most popular AI chatbot to iPhones

In a surprise move today, OpenAI suddenly released a ChatGPT app for Apple iOS, bringing generative AI to iPhones everywhere.

https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-introduces-chatgpt-app-for-ios-bringing-most-popular-generative-ai-to-iphones/

Ampere launches AmpereOne CPU with 192 cores for the data center

Ampere Computing announced a new AmpereOne family of processors with up to 192 single-threaded Ampere cores.

https://venturebeat.com/games/ampere-launches-ampereone-cpu-with-192-cores-for-the-data-center/

Kaiser creates new AI, machine learning grant program

Kaiser Permanente has launched a new AI and machine learning program to grant up to $750,000 to 3-5 health systems to improve diagnoses and patient outcomes. Ap

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/kaiser-creates-new-ai-machine-learning-grant-program.html

Google Cloud launches A.I.-powered tools to accelerate drug discovery, precision medicine

The solutions mark Google’s latest advancements in the AI arms race and hope to address a long-standing issue facing biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/16/google-cloud-launches-ai-tools-to-accelerate-drug-discovery.html

Virgin Pulse adds AI features to digital health platform

Virgin Pulse is launching a suite of AI-powered enhancements for its Homebase for Health digital health platform to help serve its personalization engine. Get r

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/virgin-pulse-adds-ai-features-to-digital-health-platform.html

Amazon refreshes its Echo lineup, adds a Wi-Fi extender and smart speaker combo, Echo Pop

Amazon is rolling out a broader refresh of its Echo lineup.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/17/amazon-refreshes-its-echo-lineup-adds-a-wi-fi-extender-and-smart-speaker-combo-echo-pop/

Adobe's new AI automates PDF accessibility tags | Engadget

Depending on who you ask, AI can be mesmerizing, terrifying or some combination of both.

https://www.engadget.com/adobes-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags-130019203.html?src=rss

Apple says your iPhone will soon be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training

Apple's "Personal Voice" feature will be released later this year, and is part of its new accessibility tools designed to help people who can't speak.

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-announces-iphone-will-able-speak-in-your-voice-ai-2023-5

Aviso Launches MIKI, A Generative AI Assistant - Martechvibe

MIKI automates next-best actions synchronised to the individual's calendar to increase the timing and likelihood of the rep taking action.

https://martechvibe.com/news/aviso-launches-miki-a-generative-ai-assistant/

Sanctuary AI unveils a humanoid robot called Phoenix that's ready to offer its 'labor-as-a-service' - SiliconANGLE

Sanctuary AI unveils a humanoid robot called Phoenix that's ready to offer its 'labor-as-a-service' - SiliconANGLE

https://siliconangle.com/2023/05/16/sanctuary-ai-unveils-humanoid-robot-called-phoenix-thats-ready-offer-labor-service/

Wurl Unveils Advanced Advertising Platform Driven by Machine Learning

TL;DR: The streaming industry is facing challenges in attracting and retaining viewers due to the influx of streaming apps and channels.Wurl's ContentD

https://multiplatform.ai/wurl-unveils-advanced-advertising-platform-driven-by-machine-learning/

Your iPhone will be able to talk in your voice soon

It will only take 15 minutes to teach your Apple devices to talk like you.

https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/05/16/your-iphone-talk-in-your-voice-soon

ServiceNow Launches Digital Workflows for Finance and Supply Chain

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2023/servicenow-launches-digital-workflows-for-finance-and-supply-chain/

Sanctuary AI unveils general purpose humanoid robot - The Robot Report

Sanctuary AI announces the launch of its first human-scale, bipedal robot called Pheonix, powered by Carbon AI.

https://www.therobotreport.com/sanctuary-ai-unveils-general-purpose-humanoid-robot/

Persado Debuts Generative AI For Online Carts

The generative AI tool from Persado dynamically provides words and phrases, the company says, combining a brand's anonymized first-party web-session data with Persado's enterprise-marketing language and automated decisioning.

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/385427/

Apple's upcoming Personal Voice feature can clone your voice in 15 minutes using AI

Several other accessibility features are coming later this year.

https://www.macworld.com/article/1919264/ios-17-macos-14-accessibility-live-speech-personal-voice.html

Flagship Pioneering Launches Metaphore Biotechnologies to Unlock the Therapeutic Potential of Biomimicry | BioSpace

Flagship Pioneering Launches Metaphore Biotechnologies to Unlock the Therapeutic Potential of Biomimicry - read this article along with other careers information, tips and advice on BioSpace

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/flagship-pioneering-launches-metaphore-biotechnologies-to-unlock-the-therapeutic-potential-of-biomimicry/

Etihad Cargo uses AI to boost cargo capacity on flights - Air Cargo News

Etihad Cargo has launched three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products designed to boost cargo capacity on flights. In 2021, Etihad Cargo entered

https://www.aircargonews.net/technology/airfreight-digitisation/etihad-cargo-uses-ai-to-boost-cargo-capacity-on-flights/

Spotify expands AI-powered DJ feature to UK and Ireland

Spotify is rolling out its AI DJ feature for premium customers in the UK and Ireland after launching it first in February.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/spotify-expands-ai-powered-dj-feature-to-uk-and-ireland/

Temenos Launches AI Powered Digital Mortgages for Fast Responsible Lending

Temenos today launched a fully-Integrated front-to-back, mortgages solution with a smart decision engine powered by Explainable AI

https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/temenos-launches-ai-powered-digital-mortgages-for-fast-responsible-lending/

LexCheck Appoints Vice President of Product and Unveils New Contract Playbooks

Vishal Singhania’s leadership and the latest innovations in contract acceleration reinforce LexCheck’s commitment to helping businesses grow faster.

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/291568/20230516/lexcheck-appoints-vice-president-product-unveils-new-contract-playbooks.htm

Cloudflare adds AI scanning coverage to protect intellectual property and customer data - SiliconANGLE

Cloudflare adds AI scanning coverage to protect intellectual property and customer data - SiliconANGLE

https://siliconangle.com/2023/05/15/cloudflare-adds-ai-scanning-coverage-protect-intellectual-property-customer-data/

Scale AI Introduces Comprehensive Generative AI Platform

TL;DR: Scale AI introduces Enterprise AI Platform, enabling large enterprises to utilize large language models (LLMs) within their own infrastructure.T

https://multiplatform.ai/scale-ai-introduces-comprehensive-generative-ai-platform/

Wurl Launches machine learning-powered advertising platform | Infrastructure | News | Rapid TV News

Looking to help streamers and content publishers attract, engage and retain viewers at massive scale, brings data-driven targeting and measurement to streaming ...

https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2023051563761/wurl-launches-machine-learning-powered-advertising-platform.html

Intrinsic Flowstate aims to change robotic software development - The Robot Report

Intrinsic announces a new robot development solution that combines process development with simulation, to make robot programming simpler.

https://www.therobotreport.com/intrinsic-flowstate-aims-to-change-robotic-software-development/

New AI research lets you click and drag images to manipulate them in seconds

The key advancement is the easy-to-use interface

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23729633/ai-research-draggan-manipulate-images-click-and-drag

MTIA v1: Meta’s first-generation AI inference accelerator

In 2020, we initiated the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) family of chips to support our evolving AI workloads, starting with an inference...

https://ai.facebook.com/blog/meta-training-inference-accelerator-AI-MTIA/?

$97M+ was raised last week across 35 funding rounds.

Ferretly - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Ferretly is an AI-Powered Social Media Screening platform enabling smarter hiring.

Komment - Pre-Seed ($800,000) | Komment documents enterprise code automatically at the par-human performance so teams can shift their focus back to building and innovating.

International Internet Security - Pre-Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | International Internet Security provides Guaranteed Scalability and Cost-Effectiveness, aiming to elevate your enterprise's data protection and privacy.

Bollwerk - Pre-Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Bollwerk provides an AI-powered research and collaboration tool for financial institutions.

Amini - Pre-Seed ($2,000,000) | Amini is a climate tech business that uses artificial intelligence and satellite technology to bridge Africa's environmental data gap.

Werover - Seed ($350,000) | Werover provides robotic, acoustic, and AI solutions for renewable energies assets and wind turbines.

Virtualitics - Debt Financing (Undisclosed Amount) | Virtualitics is an advanced analytics company that aids enterprises and governments in making smarter, faster decisions with ready-to-use AI.

Huigou Sci & Tech - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Huigou Sci & Tech is an Internet of Things solution provider dedicated to IoT technology services.

Akooda - Non-Equity Assistance (Undisclosed Amount) | Akooda is an Ops Intelligence platform, providing insights on existing SaaS tools used across the digital footprint.

Copresence - Seed ($2,750,000) | Copresence is an AI and software platform that offers a digital avatar solution for the connected world.

Neurosnap - Seed ($300,000) | Neurosnap is a fully end-to-end suite of machine learning tools designed to integrate easily into biology and pharmaceutical pipelines.

Mayfair Coin - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Mayfair Coin aims to revolutionize real estate with a secure, trusted, and blockchain-based SAAS solution for web 3.0.

Union.ai - Series A ($19,100,000) | Union.ai is a Kubernetes-native workflow orchestration platform for data and machine learning at scale.

Zhonghao Xinying - Series B (Undisclosed Amount) | Zhonghao Xinying is an AI chip developer, engaged in the research, design, and sales of artificial intelligence.

Lambda - Angel Round (Undisclosed Amount) | Lambda specializes in thermal imaging AI product research and development.

Swapp - Series A ($11,500,000) | Swapp aims to disrupt the current planning methodologies by providing an AI-driven end-to-end planning service.

StellarRover - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | StellarRover is working on creating an AI assistant that comprehends human language better to assist users.

ALZA CARE - Pre-Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | ALZA CARE is revolutionizing healthtech with AI, specializing in patient flow optimization within healthcare.

Hippocratic AI - Seed ($50,000,000) | Hippocratic AI aims to develop the safest artificial Health General Intelligence (HGI).

SapientAI - Seed ($5,000,000) | SapientAI created AI Test Coder, the first platform that combines contextual insights, coding intelligence to generate correct test code.

Quatt.io - Debt Financing (€1,500,000) | Quatt designs AI-powered smart hybrid heat pumps to accelerate the decrease of gas consumption.

Extend AI - Seed (CA$2,500,000) | Extend AI is a spacetime AI platform.

Workhack - Seed ($1,500,000) | Workhack is a generative AI platform that allows users to construct their own conversational bots by modifying templates.

Locofy - Pre-Seed ($4,250,000) | Locofy provides a service that converts designs into code.

Rosa Biotech - Seed (£415,000) | Rosa Biotech is an AI-driven biosensing and diagnostics company based in Bristol.

Oceans BIo - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Oceans BIo uses AI technology to treat epilepsy.

Bluesignum - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Bluesignum develops a digital mental health guide to help people self-manage their mental health.

Liberty Leaf AI - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Liberty Leaf AI is an AI FinTech Start Up Revolutionizing Wall Street with AI-Cryptocurrency, AI-Securities, AI-Weapons & AI-Robots.

Scopi Medical - Pre-Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | Scopi Medical is pioneering smaller, smarter endoscopy at the point of care.

AI Silk - Series B (Undisclosed Amount) | AI Silk produces innovative conductive fibers using dyeing.

Conseguir - Pre-Seed ($10,000) | Conseguir is a mobile marketplace app.

AI Generative Lab - Pre-Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | AI Generative Lab focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of Generative AI applications.

WARGdrones - Seed (Undisclosed Amount) | WARGdrones creates automated drone solutions, aided by artificial intelligence, to address complex tasks like explosive ordnance disposal.

Xetlink - Pre-Seed ($280,000) | Xetlink provides speech technology solutions, including real-time speech-to-text, speech-to-speech translation, and transcription.

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