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אלון מאסק טוויטר טסלה ספייס איקס

Elon Musk's xAI raises $135 million, aiming for up to $1 billion

06.12.23|Reuters
The artificial intelligence startup has filed with the U.S. securities regulator to raise up to $1 billion in an equity offering
איור הייטק I'm not a robot אני לא רובוט

I am not a robot: Why CAPTCHA tests are becoming increasingly difficult

03.12.23|Viki Auslender
CAPTCHA tests, designed to distinguish between humans and bots, no longer just challenge computers but are also becoming more difficult for people to crack
ChatGpt בינה מלאכותית

OpenAI's ChatGPT turns one: A deeper look at the AI that changed the world

03.12.23|Reuters
Despite rising competitors and a boardroom battle at OpenAI, ChatGPT has emerged as the market leader
Shopping Muse

Mastercard unveils generative AI shopping tool built on Dynamic Yield’s personalization capabilities

30.11.23|CTech
Shopping Muse is meant to recreate the in-store, human experience by translating consumers’ colloquial language into tailored product recommendations
מילת השנה AI

Global effort to keep AI safe from rogue actors gains momentum

28.11.23|Reuters
Israel joins the likes of the US and Britain in push for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design"
סם אלטמן

8 insights on the OpenAI saga: Winners, losers, and the road ahead

23.11.23|Omer Kabir
Altman reinstated as CEO, new board members announced, but questions linger
סם אלטמן המנכ"ל המפוטר של OpenAI

OpenAI scientists raised alarm on AI innovation before CEO was ousted

23.11.23|Reuters
Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity
סם אלטמן המנכ"ל המפוטר של OpenAI

Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO following whirlwind weekend

22.11.23|James Spiro
The company’s board sent the tech space into a headspin last week when it ousted Altman. Now it has been confirmed that he will be returning following a mass backlash
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מגזין סטארטפים - חברת ai21- אמנון שעשוע יואב שוהם אורי גושן

AI21 takes Series C to $208 million with additional $53 million in funding

21.11.23|Sophie Shulman
The AI company’s additional funding, including from new investors Intel Capital and Comcast Ventures, was raised at a $1.4 billion valuation
Lasso founders Elad Schulman Lior Ziv Ophir Dror Yuval Abadi

Lasso Security nets $6 million Seed funding for Gen AI and LLM cybersecurity

20.11.23|CTech
The Israeli startup provides cybersecurity for Large Language Models (LLMs), safeguarding against threats across all LLM touchpoints
סם אלטמן מנכ"ל OPEN AI

Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hired by Microsoft to lead new AI research team

20.11.23|Viki Auslender
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman will be joining the company and confirmed that ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear has been named as OpenAI’s new CEO
מטה גוגל

Google in talks to invest ‘hundreds of millions’ into AI startup Character.AI

12.11.23|Reuters
Character.AI's chatbots, with various roles and tones to choose from, have appealed to users ages 18 to 24, who contributed about 60% of its website traffic.
רייזור לאבס  Razor Labs מימין רז רודיטי מנכ״ל מיכאל זולוטובCTO עידו רוזנברג CSO

Razor Labs cuts deal with global mining giant for up to $31 million

08.11.23|Meir Orbach
The company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange will receive a guaranteed return of $19 million in a five-year contract; Razor Labs shares responded by soaring 304% to a value of NIS 73 million ($19 million).
רחפן רחפנים DRONE

AI proving pivotal for online warfare against Hamas

15.10.23|James Spiro
Technology that helps spot misinformation and identify missing loved ones has proven more useful against Hamas than as a tool for weaponry
מלבורו קוקה קולה H_altM מקדונלד'ס פפסי

AI washing: From Coca-Cola to H&M, giant corporations are exploiting the AI wave

05.10.23|Omer Kabir
Large corporations are increasingly incorporating AI into campaigns designed to present them as "innovative" and divert public attention from the health and environmental harms of their products
שביתה תסריטאים הוליווד

AI in the entertainment industry: Writers Guild victory sets a new standard

03.10.23|Ruta Kupfer
How the Writers Guild's strike led to a landmark agreement addressing AI's role in content creation