AIMMO bags $12M Series A to advance data labeling technology  

Most artificial intelligence models are trained through supervised learning, meaning that humans must label raw data. Data labeling is a critical part of automating artificial intelligence and machine learning model, but at the same time, it can be time-consuming and tedious work. A Korean startup called AIMMO, which uses software and humans to label and […]

Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win

New Zealand has historically been capital-starved, but recent investments have increased access to early-stage VC funding. Now, certain industries are emerging as areas where New Zealand can win.

倫理的な質問にも回答できるAI、その実力と限界

AIに人間の倫理などの価値観を教えるプロジェクトが進められている。こうしたなか開発されたAI「Delphi」は、倫理的な質問に対する回答が人間と9割以上が一致するなど精度を高めた。一方で、学習に用いた文章の統計的パターンに従っているだけでAIが善悪について真に理解しているわけではないことから、その限界も浮かび上がってくる。
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This week in TechCrunch Experts: conversational UX, brand building 101, marketing survey

I reached back out to 10 marketers we’ve met through our Experts program and asked them to share predications for the new year and reflect on some of the trends we’ve seen in 2021.

Automation Anywhere expands into process discovery with FortressIQ acquisition

Automation Anywhere, which is best known for its robotic process automation (RPA) software, plans to expand the platform. This morning, the company announced that it intends to acquire process discovery startup FortressIQ. The companies did not reveal the purchase price. FortressIQ gives Automation Anywhere this missing process discovery component, which enables AI-fueled software to map […]

This AI-powered art app lets you paint pictures with words

The reality-bending powers of AI have been kept increasingly busy over the past decade. We’ve had computer vision-powered 3D dioramas; trend-setting style-transfer; viral photorealistic selfie-tuning, selfie-retouching, face-swaps and — ofc — deepfakes; and plenty of frivolous (and hilarious) fun with selfie filters (ohhai ‘Disneyfying’ cartoon lens!) in between. AI-powered visual remixing has shown, again and again, […]

Global stakeholders should use AI to mitigate impact of heat islands in cities

Interventions involving public health officials, enterprises, governments, communities, nonprofits and tech partners are the way to democratize technology and rectify urban heat island devastation.

Avoma puts new capital to use making meetings work smarter

Avoma aims to set it apart from competitors by bringing meeting management, AI assistant and conversation intelligence into one tool.