This startup used its own AI avatar technology, instead of a pitch deck, to help raise its Series B. Here's why.
New York-based Touchcast has raised funding using its synthetic twins — and it wants to help other startups to do the same.
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OpenAI may have finally cracked the code on voice interactions with AI
OpenAI unveiled an upgrade for ChatGPT that includes an impressively humanlike voice feature made possible by its new flagship model, GPT-4o.
OpenAI wants you to think GPT-4o is your new best friend
OpenAI's new model, GPT-4o, has new features that make it feel more human, while hinting at a future where people have AI companions.
Elon Musk says OpenAI's GPT-4o reveal 'made me cringe'
Elon Musk left comments on several posts mocking the update, including several that suggested OpenAI had turned ChatGPT into an AI girlfriend.
Looks like Google tried to one-up OpenAI by teasing its new AI tools minutes before the GPT-4o reveal
Google teasing its new AI tools minutes before Sam Altman's company OpenAI's GPT-4o is another example of escalating Big Tech rivalry in AI.
OpenAI's latest model, GPT-4o, sounds a lot like a digital girlfriend. Some sex workers are rolling with it.
After OpenAI announced its new GPT-4o model, people were quick to joke that we're a step closer to 100% digital romances. Some sex workers don't mind.
ChatGPT just made AI more human, and it should make its rivals nervous
OpenAI basically planted a flag in the sand emblazoned with two words for its rivals: your move.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman just showed he has what Tim Cook really wants — but Apple still has one big advantage
Tim Cook must be super jealous of Sam Altman's new ChatGPT-4o voice assistant. Siri is far behind — but Apple still has one big advantage.
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ChatGPT may be about to make your job way easier
OpenAI's new GPT-4o model allows ChatGPT to summarize charts, spot coding errors, and solve math problems, which could make it a useful work tool.
OpenAI's big event: CTO Mira Murati announces GPT-4o, which gives ChatGPT a better voice and eyes
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati unveiled GPT-4o, the company's new flagship AI model with improved voice and vision abilities.
Looks like Masayoshi Son's plan to go all in on AI is starting to pay off for SoftBank
SoftBank posted a quarterly profit of about $1.5 billion, driven by its big bet on the chip designer Arm Holdings.
Apple's software chiefs decided they needed to upgrade Siri after spending weeks testing out ChatGPT themselves
The tech giant is reportedly in talks with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT in the next version of iOS.
The 10 most popular AI companies businesses are paying for
OpenAI, Midjourney, and more are the top AI companies people are spending money on, according to a report from Ramp.
OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income
Sam Altman said "universal basic compute," could potentially be more valuable than a traditional universal basic income.
OpenAI's Sam Altman says an international agency should monitor the 'most powerful' AI to ensure 'reasonable safety'
Altman said on the All-In podcast this week that he wants an international agency to ensure "reasonable safety testing."
In the rush to adopt AI, ethics and responsibility are taking a backseat at many companies
ChatGPT sparked a generative AI frenzy in the corporate workplace. Efforts to implement that technology responsibly, however, haven't kept up.
OpenAI's new product could include sarcasm detection, report says
Updates to OpenAI's GPT technology could improve the automated customer service agent technology the company already offers, report says.
AI has already figured out how to deceive humans
Some AI have learned to induce "false beliefs in others to accomplish some outcome other than the truth," according to a new research paper.
Here's how airlines are using AI to make flying less of a nightmare
United Airlines, for example, uses AI to decide which departing flights can be held for connecting passengers, limiting a dreaded travel nightmare.
Developers are really not happy that OpenAI gets to feed their Stack Overflow posts into ChatGPT
Developers using Stack Overflow are raising concerns about the way their contributions to the Q&A site are set to be used by ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
Meta is using your Instagram and Facebook photos to train its AI models
Chris Cox told Bloomberg's Tech Summit that Meta is using public Instagram and Facebook photos and text to train its AI image generator.
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Sam Altman teases that OpenAI is announcing 'new stuff' on Monday that 'feels like magic'
Spoiler alert: The next OpenAI updates aren't GPT-5 or a search engine, Sam Altman says.
Apple is revamping Siri with generative AI to catch up with chatbot competitors, report says
Apple wants a generative AI-equipped Siri to be able to chat, summarize texts, and do existing tasks better, the New York Times reports.
Shopify has acqui-hired AI-driven analytics startup Peel Insights
Shopify acquires Peel Insights to boost e-commerce analytics and enhance personalized shopping experiences for online sellers.
Microsoft is having its iPhone moment
Microsoft's investments in artificial intelligence, such as its Copilot tool, might be driving it toward a historic moment, Wedbush analysts said.
My AI dating your AI could be the future of online dating, Bumble founder says. 'No. No. Truly.'
Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd said your "AI dating concierge" could date for you with someone else's dating concierge.
Grammy nominee Bas said AI still can't make music that evokes feeling: 'AI never been to the club.'
At the "Leading with AI" conference at Harvard, Grammy-nominated rapper Bas said AI won't replace human musicians anytime soon.
The frenemies running Microsoft's and Google's AI ops have some serious history
Childhood friends and former colleagues Mustafa Suleyman and Demis Hassabis now work for Big Tech's oldest rivals amid an escalating AI arms race.
Sundar Pichai claps back at Microsoft's CEO after his comments about making Google 'dance'
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company dances to its own music — it doesn't listen to "noise."
Google CEO responds to 'woke AI' criticisms after Gemini debacle: 'We got it wrong'
Sundar Pichai said Google "overapplied" while trying to cater to a global audience.
JP Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes says 'curiosity' will be the most important human trait in the age of AI
JPMorgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes told Business Insider that there's potential in AI but that employees will have ask the right questions to harness it.
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'Griefbots' could use AI to haunt relatives from beyond the grave, ethicists warn
AI ethicists wrote in a study that they're worried so-called "griefbots" could be abused to torment relatives with ads.
ChatGPT's answers might soon be NSFW as OpenAI opens the door to AI porn
The recent Model Spec document could signal an end to a longstanding ban on adult content on OpenAI's chatbot.
2 OpenAI researchers working on safety and governance have quit
Daniel Kokotajlo and William Saunders departed OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, in April and February, respectively.
A top Citi tech exec breaks down the 4 phases of the bank's AI strategy that will impact everyone from operations to wealth and product
Citi's co-chief information officer says AI will change how we work for decades to come. Here's a look at what that means for Citi employees.
Why Vista Equity Partners, one of Wall Street's most prominent tech investors, doesn't want its analysts using AI for due diligence
Vista Equity Partners, known for tech investing, is cautious about incorporating AI into due diligence work.
Sam Altman doesn't think we are worried enough about how AI will impact the economy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is "most worried" about the rate at which AI will impact the economy, he said on a Brookings panel.
Shopify says AI has helped keep its head count flat
Shopify's head count has remained flat since last year, and executives say they have AI to thank.
OpenAI is reportedly trying to poach Googlers for an AI-powered search team
Big Tech is engaged a fierce competition to acquire and retain top AI talent.
OpenAI destroyed a trove of books used to train AI models. The employees who collected the data are gone.
New legal filings show OpenAI deleted two massive datasets that it used to train a powerful AI model. The employees who built the datasets are gone.
Cybersecurity professionals say generative AI can be exploited in cyberattacks — but it can also be a powerful defense
Explore how generative AI is reshaping cybersecurity in 5G networks, aiding in faster threat detection and network management.
Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI was 'basically a bet,' says CTO Kevin Scott
Kevin Scott said he believed working with OpenAI would "push" Microsoft to build better AI infrastructure itself.
AI 'pilots' are getting so good they're sometimes beating humans in dogfights
The US Air Force has been actively exploring AI, which is seen as a transformative technology for military action globally.
Even Katy Perry's mom fell for an AI photo of the singer at the Met Gala
Neither Katy Perry nor Rihanna attended the Met Gala, but fake photos of the two in theme-appropriate dresses popped up on social media.
Founder of Google DeepMind who was poached explains his first month at Microsoft
Mustafa Suleyman, a founder of Google's DeepMind AI lab, took to social media to explain why he's more excited about work now that he's at Microsoft.
OpenAI exec says today's ChatGPT will be 'laughably bad' in 12 months
OpenAI's COO said on a Milken Institute panel that AI will be able to do "complex work" and be a "great teammate" in a year.
Microsoft's in-house AI model, reportedly called MAI-1, is a chance for CEO Satya Nadella to prove he doesn't need OpenAI
Microsoft is reportedly working on an AI model called MAI-1. It's a sign the company may not need its partner OpenAI to lead in the AI wars.
Elad Gil's former chief of staff built an AI collaboration tool for engineers. We got an exclusive look at the startup's newly launched design co-pilot.
OpenAI's GPT-4 boosted Eraser, a tool for software engineers, and transformed it into an AI co-pilot for technical design.
Here's the 'true solution' to the problem of audio deepfakes, according to the CEO of ElevenLabs
The key is to digitally watermark synthetic voices, CEO Mati Staniszewski told The Atlantic.
OpenAI's Sora is inspiring human creators, who say they are optimistic it is a long way from replacing them
Early testers of OpenAI's Sora say they aren't worried about getting replaced. The tool will just make their work easier.