Joyce’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, August 19, 2024

📌 Musings and Readings

“How A.I. Can Help Start Small Businesses” (NY Times)

“People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices” (Vox)

“AI Risk Categorization Decoded (AIR 2024): From Government Regulations to Corporate Policies” (Paper)

“APE: Active Prompt Engineering - Identifying Informative Few-Shot Examples for LLMs” (Apple)

“Are We Ready for Multi-Image Reasoning? Launching VHs: The Visual Haystacks Benchmark!” (UC Berkeley)

👏 Deals

Ragie, a CA-based startup designing the platform for developers to connect data sources directly to build their AI applications, has raised $5.5m in financing.

Kano Therapeutics, an MA-based biotech startup specializing in using single-stranded DNA payloads for genetic medicine discovery, has raised $7m in seed financing.

Cosine, a London and San Francisco-based company developing autonomous AI software for performing tasks like humans, has raised $2.5m in financing.

Clearly, a UK-based startup building an AI-powered climate intelligence platform to offer emission and energy insights for fleet operators, has raised $4m in seed financing. 

definity, a Chicago-based startup developing a data application platform to enable companies to monitor and control their data pipelines, has raised $4.5m in seed financing. 

Plaio, an Iceland-based company building an AI-driven visual planning platform to provide decision-making support for the pharmaceutical industry, has raised €4.3m in financing.

Consensus, a Boston-based company developing an AI-powered academic search engine to help researchers conduct scientific research faster, has raised $11.5m in series A financing.

Voiceline, a Germany-based startup building AI-driven speech recognition platform to enable field teams to efficiently conduct administrative tasks using voice input, has raised €2.4m in seed financing.