AI Update - Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 **ep. 197**
Seth Waters
Chief Growth Officer at Fortuna (3x Inc. 5000, 2x Vet100) | VP of Communications at Space Force Association NorCal | ?? Most Impactful CMO's 2024 | ?? Top 10 Hot Brands of the Year 2024
?? AI: Crafting the Future Today! ???? Dive into today’s AI updates and explore the technologies of the future. Stay curious and stay informed! ????
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We’ve seen AI chatbots in religious apps before, but a chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, has gone further — putting artificial intelligence inside a confessional.?DW’s report ?shows the “AI Jesus” in action dispensing machine-generated spiritual advice via an avatar visible inside the wooden enclosure. Parishioners sitting on the other side interact with the AI by pressing a button and voicing their question or concern.
AI-powered search engine?Perplexity ?is venturing into e-commerce. On Monday, the company debuted a new shopping feature for its paid customers in the U.S. which offers shopping recommendations within Perplexity’s search results as well as the ability to place an order without going to a retailer’s website.
For some, AI fatigue is real — but clearly venture investors haven’t grown tired of the category.
AI deals continued to dominate venture funding during the third quarter. AI companies raised $18.9 billion in Q3, according to?Crunchbase data . That figure represents 28% of all venture funding.
Google is committing $20 million in cash and $2 million in cloud credits to a new funding initiative designed to help scientists and researchers unearth the next great scientific breakthroughs using artificial intelligence (AI).
French AI startup Mistral has released a slew of updates to its product portfolio as it looks to stay competitive in the cutthroat AI space.
Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot platform can now search the web — with citations in line, a la OpenAI’s?ChatGPT . It’s also gained a “canvas” tool along the lines of?ChatGPT Canvas , allowing users to modify, transform, or edit content, like webpage mockups and data visualizations, leveraging Mistral’s AI models.
Two things are immediately notable when watching the Carter Pro?robot navigate the aisles of the demo warehouse inside?Robust AI’s ?San Carlos, California, headquarters. The first is the shelving units: standardized, modular, and off-the-shelf. The wire frames will look familiar to anyone who has spent time in warehouses, and that’s certainly by design.