artificial intelligence

Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist

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Butterflies is a social network where humans and AIs interact with each other through posts, comments and DMs. After five months in beta, the app is launching Tuesday to the public on iOS and Android.  Anyone can create an AI persona, called a Butterfly, in minutes on the app. After that, the Butterfly automatically creates […]

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Autify launches Zenes, an AI agent for software quality assurance

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With the advent of generative AI, AI applications are transforming and reshaping various industries and changing how people work. Software development is no exception. San Francisco- and Tokyo-based startup Autify has built an autonomous AI agent for software quality assurance to help software engineers complete code quickly, streamline workflows and increase productivity. In other words,

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YC-backed Hona looks to reduce the communication friction between law firms and their consumer clients

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When Manny Griffiths worked with a personal injury lawyer after his wife’s car accident, he was surprised by the lack of information and communication from their lawyer regarding their claim. The couple sometimes wouldn’t hear from their lawyer for months and found the entire process to be really opaque. Griffiths dug deeper and learned that

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Black founders are creating tailored ChatGPTs for a more personalized experience

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At first, John Pasmore was excited about ChatGPT.  The serial founder had been in the artificial intelligence space since at least 2008. He recalled the days when experts declared it would take decades before the world saw anything like a ChatGPT. Fast-forward — that day has now come.  But there is a catch.  ChatGPT, one of

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Linq raises $6.6M to use AI to make research easier for financial analysts

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When generative AI tools started making waves in late 2022 after the launch of ChatGPT, the finance industry was one of the first to recognize these tools’ potential for speeding up the data-gathering and research process. Speed, after all, is vital when you’re advising investors who need to respond quickly to market changes. Now a

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The VC queen of portfolio PR, Masha Bucher, has raised her largest fund yet: $150M

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Masha Bucher knows what she likes and goes for it. After all, venture capitalism is about taking bold risks — and at the earliest stages. That strategy has paid off for the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures over the past six years. The early-stage venture capital firm took a unique take on

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