AI Audiobooks And Google Cybersecurity
07 May 2024: 40K AI audiobooks on Audible, Google's AI cybersecurity, Twitter's AI news summaries, IndexGPT for thematic investing, data centers as AI's hottest asset class, and Japan's AI regulation.
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2. Headlines
3. AI Investment Deals
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Headlines:
Amazon's free AI tool results in 40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks on Audible, sparking debate.
Google unveils AI-powered cybersecurity with Threat Intelligence, providing actionable insights at scale.
AI Investment Deals:
Sagetap secures $6.8M for an AI-driven enterprise software marketplace.
Opmed.ai raises $15M for AI-driven operating room scheduling optimisation.
Brainfish secures AUD 3.85M for AI-driven customer support solutions.
DocuSign acquires Lexion, an AI-based contract workflow automation firm, for $165M.
Allozymes raises $15M to expand its enzyme optimisation AI technology.
Stella Automotive AI raises $19.7M to enhance its automotive AI tech.
Others:
Twitter/X introduces AI-generated news summaries using the Grok chatbot for premium subscribers.
JPMorgan launches IndexGPT for AI-powered thematic investment baskets.
JLL CEO: Data centres emerge as "hottest asset class" amid AI boom.
Japan is leading a global effort to regulate generative AI through the Hiroshima AI Process.
OpenAI and Stack Overflow partner to enhance AI models for developers.
Headlines
40,000 AI-narrated Audiobooks Flood Audible, Dividing Authors and Listeners
Amazon's free AI-generated voice tool for self-published authors has resulted in over 40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks on Audible, sparking debate among authors, listeners, and professional narrators.
Why it Matters: The rapid adoption of AI-generated voices in audiobooks highlights the tension between accessibility for authors, listener preferences, and the potential impact on human narrators' careers.
Zoom In:
Self-published authors can now easily convert their ebooks into audiobooks using Amazon's free AI-generated voice tool.
The tool has saved authors significant time and money on narration costs.
Some listeners have complained about the influx of AI-narrated content and the inability to filter it out.
Context: Major publishers like HarperCollins have partnered with AI voice companies to produce audiobooks across languages, and even Apple has started selling AI-narrated audiobooks.
What to Watch: As the number of AI-narrated audiobooks grows, Audible and other platforms must address listener concerns and improve filtering and labelling systems to provide a better user experience while considering the impact on professional narrators' careers.
Google Unveils AI-Powered Cybersecurity with Threat Intelligence
Google has announced Google Threat Intelligence, a new offering that combines Mandiant's expertise, VirusTotal's reach, and Google's AI to provide actionable threat intelligence at scale.
Why it Matters: Traditional threat intelligence solutions often need more comprehensive visibility and require significant operational time and resources. Google Threat Intelligence addresses these challenges by providing unmatched visibility and AI-driven operationalisation, empowering organisations to respond to evolving threats more efficiently and effectively.
Zoom In:
Gemini 1.5 Pro, part of Google Threat Intelligence, can dramatically simplify the process of reverse engineering malware. It took only 34 seconds to analyse the WannaCry malware and identify the killswitch.
Gemini can also automate data fusion and enrichment by crawling the web for relevant open-source intelligence (OSINT) and classifying online industry threat reporting.
Numbers: Google protects 4 billion devices and 1.5 billion email accounts and blocks 100 million phishing attempts daily, providing a vast sensor array for identifying threats.
What's Next: As AI evolves, Google plans to use Mandiant's expertise to assess security vulnerabilities around AI projects and help organisations secure their AI pipelines through the Secure AI Framework (SAIF).
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AI Investment Deals
Sagetap secured $6.8M in seed funding to create the first AI-driven marketplace for enterprise software. It will vet 14,000 vendors and engage over 5,000 verified tech executives.
Opmed.ai, a specialist in AI-driven operating room scheduling optimisation, raised $15M in Series A funding led by NFX and Grove Ventures.
Brainfish, an AI-driven customer support solution provider, secured AUD 3.85M (USD 2.5M) in funding, led by Peak XV Partners’ Surge, to expand globally and enhance its offerings.
DocuSign acquires Lexion, an AI-based contract workflow automation firm, for $165M to enhance its contract management offerings amid reported private equity sale discussions.
Allozymes raised $15M in Series A funding, led by Seventure Partners and others, to expand its enzyme optimisation AI technology, build the world's most extensive enzyme data library, and explore new markets.
Stella Automotive AI, a Tampa-based automotive AI tech provider, raised $19.7M in Series A funding to enhance its product and expand the market. Backers include major automotive groups and Reynolds and Reynolds.
Others
Twitter/X Introduces AI-Generated News Summaries Using Grok Chatbot
Premium subscribers can access "Stories," which summarises news events based on user tweets.
Grok, an AI chatbot from Musk's xAI startup, will generate summaries without citing news outlets.
JPMorgan Launches IndexGPT for AI-Powered Thematic Investment Baskets
IndexGPT uses OpenAI's GPT-4 model to generate keywords and identify companies for thematic indexes.
The tool aims to improve stock selection and capture emerging trends for institutional clients.
JLL CEO: Data Centers Emerge as "Hottest Asset Class" Amid AI Boom
Christian Ulbrich sees strong demand for data centres, driven by the rise of AI, lasting 5-10 years.
High-end office buildings perform well despite rising vacancies, while older "commodity" buildings struggle.
Japan Leads Global Effort to Regulate Generative AI with Hiroshima AI Process
PM Kishida announces an international AI regulation and use framework signed by 49 countries and regions.
Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group aims to address risks to ensure safe and trustworthy AI for global benefit.
OpenAI and Stack Overflow Partner to Enhance AI Models for Developers
OpenAI will integrate Stack Overflow's API, improving model performance using vetted technical content.
The first set of integrations and capabilities is expected in H12024.
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