AI Edition - It's AI Time - 231 [02-12-2024]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 231 

Elon Musk Seeks to Block OpenAI's For-Profit Conversion Again:

Elon Musk's legal team has filed a motion to prevent OpenAI from transitioning to a for-profit model citing alleged antitrust violations and financial risks. The motion claims CEO Sam Altman's actions could leave the company unable to pay damages if Musk wins his lawsuit.

Perplexity mulls getting into hardware:

Perplexity's CEO plans to develop a "simple, under $50" AI device for voice-to-voice interactions. This aligns with a broader trend of AI startups exploring hardware to enable new interactions, although historical challenges in AI hardware highlight risks. Perplexity, with substantial funding, aims to avoid pitfalls faced by others like Humane's Ai Pin.

Inflection AI CEO says it's done trying to make next-generation AI models:

Inflection AI shifted its focus from developing cutting-edge AI models to providing AI tools for enterprise customers, leveraging current AI models. It has acquired three AI startups to strengthen offerings and is open to licensing models from former competitors. CEO Sean White says the company is focused on practical applications over frontier model development, highlighting on-premise AI solutions for enterprise data security.

Rox:

A new AI-native CRM, Rox, aims to disrupt Salesforce by leveraging AI's ability to manage unstructured data and integrate with data warehouses. Rox's strategy focuses on enhancing top sales performers through AI-powered agents while securing customer data for future AI developments. Investors have shown confidence with $50M in funding, betting on Rox as AI capabilities continue to improve.

PlayAI raises $21M funding and releases a new voice model:

PlayAI raised $21 Million to advance voice-first AI interfaces and models and introduced Play Dialog, a state-of-the-art multi-turn speech model.

Anthropic says Claude AI can match your unique writing style:

Anthropic's Claude AI now offers customizable response styles, allowing users to adjust tone and length for different writing tasks.

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