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Today we launched The Prompt, a @Forbes newsletter covering all things AI. The first edition of the weekly roundup covers scathing reviews of Humane's AI pin, a $400 "AI toothbrush" and a new AI billionaire. Sign up here:

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In April Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas told me "The web is free to crawl for anybody." Now through its latest feature, Perplexity Pages, it appears to be blatantly ripping off content from multiple news outlets including Forbes, CNBC and Bloomberg. By me and @SarahNEmerson .

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Meet @ix_shells the highest-selling female #NFT artist! I'm so grateful I got a chance to have a long and deep conversation with Itzel about her passion for Crypto art.

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Hume has raised $50 million in funding at a $219 million valuation to build “empathic” conversational AI that can detect over 24 emotions lacing a person's voice.

Feeling Sad, Excited Or Bored? This Startup Claims Its AI Can (Mostly) Tell

The company, which is building “empathic” conversational AI, is now valued at $219 million.

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Search startup Perplexity is increasingly citing AI-generated blogs that contain contain inaccurate, out of date and sometimes contradictory information.

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Perplexity Spreads Misinformation From Spammy AI Blog Posts

As Perplexity faces criticism for allegedly plagiarizing journalistic work and distributing it like a media company, it is increasingly citing AI-generated blogs and LinkedIn posts riddled with...

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Skild AI, valued at $1.5 billion, is building a "general purpose brain" for robots of all kinds. Robots using its foundational model, trained on 1000 times more data than others, are able to perform tasks they never learned.

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Thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Selena Gomez, Margot Robbie, Jenna Ortega and Taylor Swift are being sold on eBay.

AI Nudes Of Celebs Like Margot Robbie And Selena Gomez Are For Sale On eBay

“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.

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AI-powered search engine @perplexity_ai is backed by tech VIPs like Jeff Bezos and counts billionaires like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang among its 15 million users. I spoke to CEO @AravSrinivas about how the company became a Silicon Valley darling.

‘Like Wikipedia And ChatGPT Had A Kid’: Inside The Buzzy AI Startup Coming For Google’s Lunch

Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is backed by tech VIPs like Jeff Bezos, and counts billionaires like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang among its frequent users.

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With tech giants like Google, Meta, Nvidia and Microsoft racing to ship new generative AI tools, AI red teams, which hack models to ensure they are safe and secure, play a crucial role, often balancing safety while keeping AI tools useful and relevant.

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Working on a story for Forbes. I'm looking for posts on #nextdoor related to politics and upcoming #Midterms2022 to see how the app is shaping public discourse about the same @bestofnextdoor @jenntakahashi

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ChatGPT is creating frenzied freelancers and suspicious clients as freelancing platforms are being flooded with ChatGPT-written proposals. For my latest story for @Forbes I spoke to more than ten freelancers and clients on Upwork and Fiverr.

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Interviewing @hkanji for the @Forbes Midas List Europe 2023, was one of the most interesting conversations I've had. We dove into the three tech unicorns he's backed and the bet he took on Europe 10 years ago.

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Cloning a voice has never been easier, thanks to generative AI. As people turn to AI to manipulate voices, voice actors are uniquely vulnerable. “There’s no legal protection for voice like there is for your face or for your fingerprint,” one told @Forbes .

‘Keep Your Paws Off My Voice’: Voice Actors Worry Generative AI Will Steal Their Livelihoods

Production studios and fans alike are turning to generative AI tools to make voice actors say things they never said — and their jobs are on the line.

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Fiction app Wattpad touts itself as a place “where stories live.” But interviews with four minors who were groomed on the app, parents, experts, writers on Wattpad, and three court cases suggest that it is also a place where sexual predators thrive.

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AI generated porn is rapidly spiking on Reddit, a platform that has long allowed sexually explicit content. While these images may be fake, the systems used to create them are trained on billions of images of real people without their consent or knowledge.

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I tested ChatGPT, Pi, Claude, Bard and Bing and found that these AI chatbots won’t tell you who to vote for, but will create a range of targeted political ads from text messages to TikTok videos.

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A flaw in Twitter's system lets a single user like an edited tweet multiple times, leading to deceptive total like counts.

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Employers across industries are using chatbots to interview and screen job candidates, largely for blue collar jobs. One chatbot interviewee called it a “dehumanising” experience while experts warn that these tools can be biased against certain candidates.

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“There's an underlying current of people just being fed up with Google. But it feels impossible. The monopoly is very entrenched,” @RichardSocher spoke to me about Google's stronghold as a search giant even after its AI suggested adding glue to pizza.

The Prompt: Google’s AI Suggested Adding Glue To Pizza

Plus: OpenAI is already training its next model.

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Microsoft plans to roll out OpenAI's generative technology such as ChatGPT across all its products including Microsoft Office. Experts say it could be the "silver bullet that could change the paradigm between Google Docs and Microsoft Word." @Forbes

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The toy market is being flooded with pricey playthings that are programmed with generative AI like OpenAI’s large language models GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, allowing them to hold full-fledged conversations, play learning games and tell jokes to children.

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New: Content Credentials That Label AI-Generated Images Are Coming To Mobile Phones And Cameras Chip giant Qualcomm and Leica have announced new technology programmed into their latest hardware that can classify images as real or synthetic.

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As we observe #JuneTeenth2021 , I hope this article provides a good read about an Afro-Caribbean artist making waves of change in the digital art community.

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With 70 million users on Meta’s “Twitter Killer” app Threads, content creators say they are waiting to see whether the app will stick around. Some creators are already seeing a dip in engagement on Instagram. My latest daily cover story for @Forbes

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More than 100 KFC, Taco Bell And Dairy Queen Franchises have been fitted with AI systems that monitor and analyze workers’ interactions and assign bonuses to those who are able to sell more.

Dozens Of KFC, Taco Bell And Dairy Queen Franchises Are Using AI To Track Workers

More than 100 restaurant franchisees including KFC, Taco Bell and Dairy Queen have fitted their stores with AI-based video surveillance that analyze workers’ performance.

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I spent the past week talking to several entrepreneurs in #Ukriane about how their businesses have been hit by the #Russian invasion. Many of them have fought to keep their employees safe and alive.

Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Struggle To Save Their Employees As War Threatens To Crush Their Businesses

With factories at the epicenter of battles and employees living in bomb shelters, Ukrainian entrepreneurs are contributing to the war effort while trying to save their businesses and employees.

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@OpenAI is partnering with customer service automation company @ada_cx to apply ChatGPT's technology to customer service chatbots being used by companies including Meta, Shopify, and Canva. My latest for @Forbes

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End-to-end encrypted email platform @skiffprivacy has added Calendar and Drive products to its collaborative suite. I spoke with the 25-year-old Skiff cofounders, who are also Forbes Under 30 alumni, about their privacy-first company.

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Just published my first Daily Cover Story and scoop for @Forbes with the help of excellent reporting from @MichaellaHuck . The world's richest man, Elon Musk may have violated Tesla's code of business ethics by having a relationship with an employee, experts say.

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Elon Musk’s Relationship With Employee May Have Violated Tesla’s Ethics Code, Experts Say by @RashiShrivast18 and @MichaellaHuck

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A new report by the @hrw @AmosToh found that an algorithm used to distribute about a billion dollars in World Bank financial aid to low income families in Jordan was found to be biased and excluded some in need.

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Students are hiring freelancers to make their AI-written admissions essays sound more human. Specific phrases and words like "tapestry" are instant giveaways and can tip off admission officers, several essay consultants told Forbes. From @Ali_Lev and me.

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Companies are using AI to generate employee handbooks and policies its backfiring: from missing anti-harassment clauses to bungled PTO guidelines and botched bereavement leave terms.

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This week The Prompt covers: the fascinating feud over AGI House, the first music video made with OpenAI's text to image Sora tool and a new AI image generator that lets artists get paid.

The Prompt: The Battle Of AI Hacker Houses

Plus Ukraine plans to use an AI-generated spokesperson, a new AI image generator that compensates artists and the first music video made with AI.

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Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI, users' frustration with Google's AI search overviews and AI-generated graduation speeches. Latest in The Prompt:

The Prompt: Scarlett Johansson Vs OpenAI

Plus AI-generated kids draw predators on TikTok and Instagram.

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Photoroom, a Paris-based AI photo editing startup has raised $43 million at a $500 million valuation. It also launched a new model that can generate photos faster than Midjourney and Dall E.

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“If OpenAI is building the brain, LiveKit is building the nervous system to carry signals to and from that brain,” @dsa said. His network infrastructure startup has raised $22.7 million at a $110 million valuation. Among its angel backers Perplexity CEO @AravSrinivas , Pika CEO

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Apple just unveiled the iPhone 15 and carbon neutral Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 #AppleEvent

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Teachers are concerned that students will use @OpenAI 's chatbot ChatGPT for plagiarism. But, given a national shortage of teachers, the tool could also be used as a co-teacher. I spoke to five teachers across the U.S. on how ChatGPT could impact education.

Teachers Fear ChatGPT Will Make Cheating Easier Than Ever

“There’s a lot of cheap knowledge out there. I think this could be a danger in education, and it’s not good for kids,” said one educator of OpenAI’s viral chatbot.

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This company cleans up the “ugly underside” of AI (data for training LLMs) and has raised $40 million to do it.

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My first article for @Forbes went live this morning! Still can’t believe that the first story I got to write was about @Tesla .

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In the latest edition of The Prompt: wild speculation on the mysterious gpt2-chatbot, the future of expressive and realistic avatars and the challenge of developing AI coding assistants.

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I would also like to thank @PleasrDAO and @Lindsay_Howard with @withFND for taking out time to talk to me about the power of NFT art in spotlighting minority and underrepresented artists.

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Fresh on the #TwitterTakeover and the potential $8 charge for verified Twitter accounts, @DurotMatthew and I unpack why it won't be enough for Twitter to pay its bills.

Elon Musk Has Twitter Bills To Pay, But Charging For A Blue Checkmark Won’t Be Enough

Charging users $8 a month to verify their accounts is unlikely to cover much of the debt service costs resulting from Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. It also risks...

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It's that time of the year again: @Forbes 30 Under 30 Nomination season! If you know any consumer tech entrepreneurs, under the age of 30, making waves in their field, nominate them (or yourself) now.

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The 2nd edition of The Prompt includes Tome's pivot to enterprise, Meta's and Microsoft's new AI models (and Mark Zuckerberg's viral fake beard) and Pearson's AI study tool that's already in 30 e-textbooks. Sign up for The Prompt:

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THE inside story on the descent and unravelling of Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque. By @kenrickcai and @_IainMartin for @Forbes .

How Stability AI’s Founder Tanked His Billion-Dollar Startup

Unpaid bills, bungled contracts and a disastrous meeting with Nvidia's kingmaker CEO. Inside the stunning downfall of Emad Mostaque.

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AI detection tool @TheGPTZero raises $3.5 million in seed funding and launches new browser plug-in to fact check AI written text

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Startups built on OpenAI’s technology are looking for ChatGPT alternatives after the boardroom coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman. “OpenAI is dead to all businesses building with it,” one founder says. From @kenrickcai , @_IainMartin , @alexrkonrad and me.

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Replicate, a startup that provides open source AI models, is raising $40 million at a $350 million valuation. “Open source models are going to exist, and they need to be running somewhere. And they’re going to be run on Replicate," @bfirsh says.

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Global brands like @tiktok_us and @AnheuserBusch are approaching the metaverse and the realm of NFTs. Leaders spoke at @ChristiesInc 's Art+Tech summit. Click below to read my latest for @Forbes . @ForbesCrypto @LifestyleForbes

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One of the most diverse VC firms in the US @reachfund announced that it raised $215 million for it’s largest fund yet. I spoke to cofounder and partner @SLP_EDU about what she looks for when she invests in edtech startups.

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Inside the latest version of The Prompt, which just crossed its first 10K subscribers: AI-generated underwear and panty sets with hate speech symbols and how ChatGPT-written handbooks are causing mayhem at the companies that use them.

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For this year's @Forbes Midas list, I spoke to the First Lady of Connecticut @annielamont about her four decade-long career in venture capital, from working with Steve Jobs during Apple's IPO to backing several health tech and fintech unicorns.

How Midas Lister Annie Lamont Became A Health Tech Heavy Hitter

Before she was Connecticut’s First Lady, Midas lister Annie Lamont was making early bets on healthtech — and reaping big returns. Four decades into investing, she’s reinventing herself again for the...

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For the latest edition of The Prompt, I spoke to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about Claude 3.5 Sonnet, its latest AI model, which the company claims is faster, cheaper and more nuanced than comparable AI systems.

The Prompt: Dario Amodei On Anthropic’s Most Intelligent AI Model Yet

Plus: Amazon’s ChatGPT challenger and “Where’s Ilya” Answered.

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Sneak peak into the latest edition of The Prompt: Perplexity's plagiarism of Forbes content is "the perfect case study for this critical moment” in AI, which has far-reaching implications across the publishing industry and beyond, Forbes Chief Content Officer @RandallLane wrote.

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Hundreds of videos with roughly 12 billion views on social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube show wild animals being abused and kept as pets, a new report by SMACC, a coalition of 13 nonprofits, finds. Latest for @forbes

Hundreds Of Social Media Videos With Billions Of Views Show Wild Animals Being Tortured, Report...

Animal cruelty on social media platforms isn’t new, but hundreds of videos on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube of wild animals being kept as pets in hostile environments have been...

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Last week I got to work with the @Forbes AI 50 team on the most innovative companies using #ArtificialIntelligence . Interviewed @abhinai about touchless self-checkout company @Mashgin that is helping retailers reduce lines and increase revenue.

Mashgin Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation With AI-Powered Self-Checkout System

Launched in 2013, Mashgin was perfecting its AI technology seven years before the pandemic accelerated retailer adoption of cashier-less checkout. Mashgin, in tandem with its first appearance on the...

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For the #ForbesAI50 list I profiled one of the generative AI startups on the list @Get_Writer . I spoke to @may_habib and @waseem_s about their fascinating backstory and how they got around to starting their enterprise- focused AI startup.

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AI evaluation company @PatronusAI has launched a new AI model called Lynx, which it claims is better than GPT-4 and others in catching hallucinations.

This AI-Powered ‘Coach’ Catches Hallucinations In Other AI Models

AI evaluation company Patronus AI claims that its new model, Lynx can not only catch hallucinations produced by large language models but also explain why they’re wrong.

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VC funding in the visual collab software category continues. The latest company to be invested in is @MURAL which raised $50 million Tuesday and reached a $2 billion valuation.

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Inside this week's edition of The Prompt: a college in Georgia is going to use AI teaching assistants, Sam Altman wants people to use have an AI health coach and robotics AI company Skild AI comes out of stealth.

The Prompt: Sam Altman Wants You To Have An AI-Powered Health Coach

Plus: Skild AI raises $300 million to build robot brains.

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@MoonhubAI ’s AI chatbot, trained on 1 billion candidate profiles, helps hiring managers at AI unicorns like Anthropic and Inflection find and recruit employees. The company has raised $10 million in seed funding.

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@LaunchDarkly featured on the Forbes Cloud 100 list, raises $200 million and reaches a $3 billion valuation to help reduce risks for developers while deploying code and launching features.

LaunchDarkly Raises $200 Million, Hits $3 Billion Valuation To Prevent Technical Catastrophes

Led by CEO Edith Harbaugh, Cloud 100 standout LaunchDarkly has raised $200 million in Series D financing led by Lead Edge Capital.

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@perplexity_ai @AravSrinivas Investors @eladgil and @natfriedman said quick iterations and rapidly shipping new features has helped the company gain traction. "You'll mention an idea to them and then a day later, they'll have something built,” Gil said.

‘Like Wikipedia And ChatGPT Had A Kid’: Inside The Buzzy AI Startup Coming For Google’s Lunch

Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is backed by tech VIPs like Jeff Bezos, and counts billionaires like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang among its frequent users.

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. @joinmastodon saw hundreds of thousands of users sign up this week after the #TwitterTakeover . In my latest for @Forbes , I dive into the decentralized platform, how it works and the challenges that lie ahead.

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One of the most important pieces of journalism I've produced yet. ICYMI: My story yesterday on how sexual predators are using a storytelling platform, Wattpad, to groom young teens. Link tip: @Techmeme @Longreads

Sexual Predators Are Grooming Young Teens On Wattpad, A Storytelling App Beloved By Gen Z

For many teenagers, the reading and writing platform is a creative and educational outlet. But for others, it’s where they encounter adults who want to exploit them, in some cases leading to sex...

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Enterprise- focused generative AI startup Writer, the maker of 14 large language models dubbed Palmyra, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Iconiq Growth.

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The photos are often sold by eBay's top-rated sellers who get additional benefits from eBay like ranking higher in search results and getting financial perks. After Forbes reached out to eBay, the company took down images and banned seller accounts.

AI Nudes Of Celebs Like Margot Robbie And Selena Gomez Are For Sale On eBay

“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.

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This just in: NFT of the World Wide Web's source code has been auctioned through @Sothebys for $5.4 million. Here's my latest piece about what the NFT entails and what this means for the digital community.

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@Forbes Have any tips about wild and fascinating ways that AI is being used that we could include in the newsletter? Ping me @ rshrivastava @forbes .com.

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All-In-One Doc Startup @coda_hq Reaches $1.4 Billion Valuation In $100 Million Raise From A Major Pension Fund

All-In-One Doc Startup Coda Reaches $1.4 Billion Valuation In $100 Million Raise From A Major...

A year after Kleiner Perkins led an investment in Coda, this newest funding comes from an unusual source: the Ontario Teachers Pension Plans (OTPP), one of the world’s largest institutional investors...

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The 2021 @cloud100 Rising Stars list features the new vanguard of cloud computing. These companies are taking a fresh, cloud-enabled approach to contemporary challenges such as the U.S. debt crisis and crypto fraud.

The Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2021: Meet Cloud Computing’s New Vanguard, From GlossGenius To TRM Labs

These up-and-comer startups of the Cloud 100 Rising Stars are thinking outside the box, from blockchain intelligence to helping salons stay in business.

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@nytimes Expectation: @bridgerton - a show with a diverse, mostly non-white cast including the Duke of Hastings, played by @regejean . Reality: the Royal family is riddled with issues of racism, and the Crown financially cuts off the Duke of Sussex.

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The next frontier of AI? Biotech. Nvidia, Google and Microsoft have already bet billions on it. Latest by @richardjnieva and @TheAlexKnapp details it all:

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Democratic congressional candidate @ShamaineDaniels is using AI to have conversations with thousands of voters in Pennsylvania. I spoke to her about why she’s using AI to reach potential voters and how she plans to address risks. My latest for @Forbes .

This Congressional Candidate Is Using AI To Have Conversations With Thousands Of Voters

Democratic candidate Shamaine Daniels is using AI to talk to thousands of voters in Pennsylvania, but will people pick up?

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Today, I'm walking out with my @forbesunion colleagues through Monday to send a message to management to make a serious effort to negotiate and deliver the contract we deserve. Sign our petition to support us here! …

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Also announcing this year's @Forbes @cloud100 Rising Stars, a list of 20 up-and-coming companies using cutting-edge technology to solve problems of the modern era.

Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2022: Meet The Newest Cohort Of Cloud Innovators

Cloud startups are increasingly helping employers manage and maintain their workforce.

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“It’s a good day for Mustafa and a bad day for Inflection’s investors and early employees,” said Nathan Benaich, founder and general partner at Air Street Capital. AI Unicorn Inflection CEO Mustafa Suleyman Joins Microsoft. By @alexrkonrad and me.

AI Unicorn Inflection Abandons Its ChatGPT Challenger As CEO Mustafa Suleyman Joins Microsoft

After raising $1.3 billion last year, Inflection is pivoting to focus on business-to-business APIs, as Suleyman jumps to lead consumer AI at Microsoft.

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🚨 The Midas List, @Forbes ’ annual ranking of the world’s top venture capitalists is now live. This year’s list saw 7 new faces. I interviewed @LaurenKolodny and other newcomers about their best bets.

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The #ForbesAI50 2024, a list of the 50 most promising privately-held AI companies in the world, is live. Read full list here:

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Crypto miners are benefiting from the AI boom, Toy R Us' AI-generated advertisement looks like a "weird dream" and search startup Perplexity is increasingly citing AI-generated blogs as sources. Latest in The Prompt:

The Prompt: The Crypto Miners Winning The AI Gold Rush

Plus: Google News is aggregating AI content farms.

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“There’s a broader context that plays into this idea that if you're a famous woman, you can be stripped without your consent and somebody else can profit off your image without your consent. And that trickles down to everybody,” said @Sophie_J_J .

AI Nudes Of Celebs Like Margot Robbie And Selena Gomez Are For Sale On eBay

“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.

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I’m so honored! Thank you! I hope to make Carol Loomis and other Missouri Journalism School members proud through my future work.

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Congrats to graduate student @RashiShrivast18 , BJ ‘19, of Pune, India, recipient of a $6,500 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. She plans to intern this summer at Forbes. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade @MoBusinessAlert @Mizzou

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@edith_h 's journey as an entrepreneur is both intriguing and inspiring. I learned about the struggles that coders like @BenNadel (also the cofounder of @InVisionApp ) face on a day-to-day basis and how feature flagging has revolutionized the software production process.

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In the latest issue of The Prompt: the billionaires exerting their influence on the future of AI safety, OpenAI’s robotics team comes back from its grave and Adobe gets chastised over AI imagery.

The Prompt: The Billionaire War Over AI’s Future

Plus: OpenAI revives its robotics team.

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@Forbes Read the first edition of The Prompt here:

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OpenAI and Microsoft are being sued by nonfiction writers for alleged ‘rampant theft’ of authors’ works. Latest for @Forbes

OpenAI And Microsoft Sued By Nonfiction Writers For Alleged ‘Rampant Theft’ Of Authors’ Works

As OpenAI deals with drastic internal turbulence, it is served with another copyright lawsuit.

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For the @Forbes Future Of Work 2023 list, I spoke to @clarashih , CEO of Salesforce AI, on how AI is "redefining" the jobs of thousands of customer service and sales representatives.

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Fascinating read by @jemimacmcevoy !

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New from me for @Forbes : How Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger became a billionaire -- and it's not from acting. Read my latest, which is the result of months of reporting.

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Last week I spoke to @alinutzav , CEO of @chilipiper about her technological and philanthropic efforts to help refugees in #Ukraine

How One Google Doc Is Helping Thousands Of Ukrainian Refugees Navigate Borders

Currently 89 pages in length and updated in real time, the Doc, “Resources for People Fleeing Ukraine,” includes updates on border crossings and transportation, as well links for housing, employment,...

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@Forbes Animal abuse isn't always blatant physical abuse says Nicola O'Brien, lead coordinator for @AsiaforAnimals . It can also include "cute" videos of wild animals as pets circulating social media.

Hundreds Of Social Media Videos With Billions Of Views Show Wild Animals Being Tortured, Report...

Animal cruelty on social media platforms isn’t new, but hundreds of videos on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube of wild animals being kept as pets in hostile environments have been...

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ICYMI: Perplexity is citing AI-generates blogs as sources on its search engine. GPTZero CEO @edward_the6 said “Perplexity is only as good as its sources. If the sources are AI hallucinations, then the output is too.” Read the full story on @Forbes .

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Perplexity Spreads Misinformation From Spammy AI Blog Posts

As Perplexity faces criticism for allegedly plagiarizing journalistic work and distributing it like a media company, it is increasingly citing AI-generated blogs and LinkedIn posts riddled with...

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YouTube hosted more than 100 ads and tutorials for AI "nudifier" apps, some reportedly used by high school students. After Forbes reached out, the video streaming giant took them down. Brilliant story by @iblametom

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🚨 SCOOP 🚨 Google takes down over 120 YouTube videos and nearly 30 ads that were promoting AI deepfake porn tools, after @forbes alerted the tech giant. One YouTube channel w/ 900k views was hosted by an AI deepfake, promoting 'nudifier' Telegram bots.

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@DurotMatthew Forbes estimates that 10.4 million users would have to pay that fee each year to service Twitter’s debt—approximately 25 times more than the roughly 400,000 users currently boasting blue check marks free of charge.

Elon Musk Has Twitter Bills To Pay, But Charging For A Blue Checkmark Won’t Be Enough

Charging users $8 a month to verify their accounts is unlikely to cover much of the debt service costs resulting from Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. It also risks...

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Former Adobe CTO, Abhay Parasnis, has raised $65 million in venture funding for his enterprise generative AI startup @typefaceai which is built on computer vision, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Stable Diffusion models to generate marketing content.

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Looking for a wholesome read on the White House's executive order on AI? Read @DavidJeans2 's brilliant story, which contextualizes what this order means for AI startups.

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Biden on AI: “Companies must tell the government about the large scale AI systems they’re developing...to prove they pose no national security or safety risk to the American people." My dispatch from the White House today:

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“Clients are much more wary than before. It creates an advantage for people with big accounts on Upwork as opposed to the newbies because they (newbies) will be suspected of using AI for their work,” says @Thecreativemena .

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Covering @ChristiesInc Art and Tech Summit on NFTs and beyond. Super interesting and enlightening conversations by leaders in the space!

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Insightful read on the $4 billion AI surveillance company Flock and its embellished marketing claims by @cfarivar and @iblametom .

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