AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarTreating a chatbot nicely might boost its performance — here’s whyverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kyle WiggersPeople are more likely to do something if you ask nicely. That’s a fact most of us are well aware of. But do generative AI models behave the same way? To a point. Phrasing requests in a certain way — meanly or nicely — can yield better results with chatbots like ChatGPT than prompting in a more …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarLoora wants to leverage AI to teach Englishverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kyle WiggersOf the professions in danger of being replaced by AI, language teacher is certainly up there. That’s not necessarily because it’s a good idea. AI, some employers have decided — including Duolingo, recently — is a reasonable enough stand-in for human experts when it comes to language instruction. …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarBuilding a startup is like building a houseverified_publisherTechCrunch - Haje Jan KampsImagine, if you will, a contractor who approaches you with a gleam in their eye and a plan so vague it might as well be written in invisible ink. “Trust me,” they say, “I’ll work on your house for three months. I’ll spend 30% of the money on plumbing, 30% on framing and building the walls and roof, …
AvatarSanjay JesraniFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSam Altman's Selection: Books That Are Changing the Worldyourstory.comIn the ever-evolving landscape of technology and innovation, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and a key figure in the startup ecosystem, has curated a list …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarScribe raises $25M Series B to automate internal knowledge captureverified_publisherTechCrunch - Ron MillerBack in the 90s, the notion of knowledge management was born, the idea that there is corporate memory locked inside employees, who know the ins and outs of various systems. The problem was recording and updating that knowledge. Scribe, a San Francisco-based startup, has figured out a way to easily …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarA Child Prodigy With an AI Startup: Meet Pranjali Awasthiverified_publisherEntrepreneur - Paromita GuptaAwasthi came into the limelight when at the Miami Tech Week event she revealed that the startup had secured a funding of about USD 450k from the likes of On Deck, Village Global, and AngelList Quant Fund In a world where social media takes a priority for teenagers all around the globe, a 16-year old …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarInside Whop, the $300 million Gen Z marketplace for selling your expertiseverified_publisherFast Company - By Michael CallahanSteven Schwartz and Cameron Zoub have packed half a lifetime of entrepreneurial experience into their 25 years, and they’re using it to create a digital Etsy. It all started—and this will come as no surprise to anyone who knows a teenage boy—with sneakers. Specifically, the Nike Kobe 7 Easter …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAI poisoning tool Nightshade received 250,000 downloads in 5 days: ‘beyond anything we imagined’verified_publisherVentureBeat - Carl FranzenNightshade, a new, free downloadable tool created by computer science researchers at the University of Chicago which was designed to be used by artists to disrupt AI models scraping and training on their artworks without consent, has received 250,000 downloads in the first five days of its …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarIndia’s Captain Fresh in talks to raise $50 million in new fundingverified_publisherTechCrunch - Manish SinghCaptain Fresh, a business-to-business harvest-to-retail marketplace for animal protein, is engaging with investors to raise up to $50 million in fresh funding, according to sources familiar with the matter. The startup is in advanced stages of deliberations to raise the capital from Nekkanti Sea …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarVoice cloning startup ElevenLabs lands $80M, achieves unicorn statusverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kyle WiggersThere’s a lot of money in voice cloning. Case in point: ElevenLabs, a startup developing AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, today announced that it closed an $80 million Series B round co-led by prominent investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarGenAI could make KYC effectively uselessverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kyle WiggersKYC, or “know your customer,” is a process intended to help financial institutions, fintech startups and banks verify the identity of their customers. Not uncommonly, KYC authentication involves “ID images,” or cross-checked selfies used to confirm a person is who they say they are. Wise, Revolut …
AvatarSanjay JesraniAvatarAvatarIntegrity Is Key to Executive Success, but That May Not Mean What You Thinkverified_publisherInc Magazine - Bruce EckfeldtKeeping your word is a helpful trait in many areas of life. But for an executive, it's critical to your performance. As an executive strategic coach, I've worked with hundreds of CEOs and senior executives, focusing on strategy and building high-performance executive teams. My job is to help teams …