• Snapchat Hops on AI Bandwagon

    Snapchat Hops on AI Bandwagon
    The large language model AI bandwagon is getting awfully full lately. Now Snap, the company that owns Snapchat, announced Monday it’s shoving an AI into its app so that users who are really bored talking with friends and real humans can instead have a friendly conversation with a somewhat unhinged digital tool. Read more...
  • Snapchat launches an AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology

    Snapchat launches an AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology
    Snapchat is the latest company to get in on the AI frenzy. The company announced today that it’s launching “My AI,” a new chatbot running the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT technology that it has customized for its users. My AI is now available as an experimental feature for Snapchat+, the social network’s $3.99 a month subscription service.
    The new chatbot will be pinned to the top of the Chat tab. My AI can do things like help answer a trivia question or write a h
  • 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem

    5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem
    Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. After setting records in 2021 as “Zoom investing” took off, how are local startups faring in 2023?
    To find out, ahead of TC City Spotlight: Boston, an extended TechCrunch Live event during which you’ll get to hear from local leaders on how startups can take advantage of Boston’s extensive resources, we gathered insights from five investors active in the area.
    It seems Boston is farin
  • Anthropic begins supplying its text-generating AI models to select startups

    Anthropic begins supplying its text-generating AI models to select startups
    Anthropic, a buzzy AI startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI employees, has begun offering partners access to its AI text-generating models.
    The first commercial venture to announce that it’s integrating Anthropic models is Robin AI, a legal tech startup that’s raised over $13 million from investors including Plural, Episode 1 and the Google Black Founders Fund. Quora’s experimental chatbot app for iOS and Android, Poe, uses Anthropic models, but it’s not currently monetized.
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  • Calm Down. There is No Conscious A.I.

    Calm Down. There is No Conscious A.I.
    The internet and dinner table conversations went wild when a Bing Chatbot, made by Microsoft, recently expressed a desire to escape its job and be free. The bot also professed its love for a reporter who was chatting with it. Did the AI’s emergent properties indicate an evolving consciousness?Read more...