Artificial Intelligence is growing in use not only in corporate America, but in state government as well. Anyone who’s logged onto the Missouri Department of Revenue’s website has most likely met “Dora.” JoDonn Chaney, Strategy and Communications Director for the Department of Revenue, introduces us to Dora. “Dora is a chat bot that was instituted […]
Mem0 raises $24M from YC, Peak XV and Basis Set to build the memory layer for AI apps
Taranjeet Singh (pictured right) has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts with the premise that large language models can’t remember past interactions the way humans do. If two people are chatting and the connection drops, they can […]
Amazon Axes Thousands of Jobs in AI Bloodbath
The e-commerce behemoth has a long history of ruthlessly focusing on efficiency.
OpenAI completes conversion to for-profit business after lengthy legal saga
Restructuring paves way for ChatGPT maker to more easily raise capital and profit off its AI technology
UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on pushing his university into the AI age
This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos sits down with Lee Roberts, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to discuss his ambitious plan to make AI the university’s North Star amid a tumultuous year. Roberts walks through his decision to merge UNC’s School of Data Science and Society with its School […]
Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI
Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers.”
Artificial Intelligence, America, and the New Nobility
Unless honest government acts, AI will serve a New Nobility of monopolists and dark money, turning democracy into pay to play and the rest of us into serfs.
OpenAI says CEO Altman will not get a stake in newly restructured firm
OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman is not getting a stake in the newly restructured company, the ChatGPT maker said on Tuesday.
Fleets Balance Concerns with AI's Transformative Results
Learn how fleet leaders are using AI to reduce incident rates, automate compliance documents, and scale driver coaching, turning data into bottom-line results.
Microsoft, OpenAI agree to new for-profit deal. Windows maker gets 27% stake.
Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday said they have reached a new agreement that lets the ChatGPT developer move forward with its plans to transform into a for-profit public benefit corporation.
