Generative AI

20 stories about Generative AI
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מגזין סטארטפים - חברת ai21- אמנון שעשוע יואב שוהם אורי גושן

AI21 takes Series C to $208 million with additional $53 million in funding

21.11.23|Sophie Shulman
The AI company’s additional funding, including from new investors Intel Capital and Comcast Ventures, was raised at a $1.4 billion valuation
Ziv Gafni

Fetcherr appoints former J.P. Morgan Chase executive as President and GM of New Markets

21.11.23|CTech
Prior to joining Fetcherr, Ziv Gafni spent nearly six years at J.P. Morgan Chase, most recently serving as EMEA Head of Tech Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships
מייסד OpenAI סם אלטמן בכנס המפתחים הראשון של החברה

OpenAI's board ousted CEO Sam Altman: we lost confidence in him

18.11.23|CTech and Reuters
Altman was removed from his position because "he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board", the statement said. The company's CTO Mira Moratti will serve as interim CEO until a permanent CEO is found
Shiran Mlamdovsky-Somech

Generative AI called up for duty

19.10.23|Shiran Mlamdovsky Somech
“The innovative technology enables the creation of content that evokes involvement, raises awareness, and even generates empathy and personal experience,” writes Shiran Mlamdovsky Somech
Israel GenAI map

Number of Israeli Gen AI startups more than doubles in six months

21.09.23|Kevin Baxpehler, Eze Vidra, and Amit Revivo
The total amount raised by Israeli generative AI startups so far has reached $2.3 billion, a 2.5x increase compared to the total figure from April of this year
Yossi Noam HEARAI

“The GenAI hype is real. It is not the metaverse”

11.09.23|James Spiro
Noam Fine and Yossi Marouani have just founded their fourth company - this time looking to tap into Generative AI
Danielle Avidor

VC in the Age of AI: Redefining due diligence

03.09.23|Danielle Avidor
“AI can improve efficiency, but human interaction remains irreplaceable,” writes Danielle Avidor of IBI Tech Fund
Yoav Shoham Ori Goshen Amnon Shashua A21

AI21 Labs riding GenAI wave with $155 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation

31.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup, founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua, Prof. Yoav Shoham, and Ori Goshen, earned unicorn status thanks to its text-based generative AI services for enterprises. Investors include Google, Nvidia, and co-founder Shashua
בובי גילברד

"Any cybersecurity company failing to leverage AI is obsolete"

13.08.23|Omer Kabir
"The bar has been raised for both attackers and defenders. No one will ultimately emerge victorious; it will remain a cat-and-mouse game. Education is valuable, but technology is the solution," says Team8 Chief Innovation Officer Bobi Gilburd
Nir Sabato

Why is it so hard to get VCs to invest in my Generative AI startup?

07.08.23|Nir Sabato
By focusing on market needs, technical excellence, and innovative approaches, generative AI startups can position themselves for success in this rapidly evolving field, writes Nir Sabato of Entrée Capital
עדי מירב גלעדי מנהלת מוצר בחטיבת המחקר של גוגל

Google executive: "Bard is not intended to provide factual answers, just a companion for creative tasks"

30.07.23|Omer Kabir
Adi Mayrav Gilady, a product manager in Google's research division, delves into the intricacies of the innovative AI chatbot, the challenges and triumphs in training Bard in Hebrew, and sheds light on the efforts to make it as bias-free and creative as possible
Roy Geva Glasberg and Lee Moser

Ethics of LLMs in investments: dos and don’ts

27.07.23|Roy Geva Glasberg, Lee Moser
Roy Geva Glasberg and Lee Moser, Managing Partners of AnD Ventures, discuss the rise of large language models (LLMs) in the investment world - the benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations
איור מדור הייטק חברות בינה מלאכותית

Can AI Public Benefit Corporations truly serve the public?

13.07.23|Viki Auslender
A “Public Benefit Corporation" is a nice branding idea, but the primary unanswered question remains: what benefit, and for whom?
Vendict Team

Vendict raises $9.5 million for its generative AI GRC tool

12.07.23|James Spiro
The company helps technology vendors fulfill their security requirements when responding to security questionnaires for each prospect
Judah Hetz

The clock is ticking for effective GPT data management

11.07.23|Judah Taub
"Attention and investment is going to startups attempting to build on top of GPT and less to those building solutions for data management and infrastructure," warns Judah Taub
דונלד טראמפ נושא הצהרה במאר-א-לאגו לאחר הגשת כתב האישום נגדו

The dark side of technology: Misinformation and AI in the US elections

05.07.23|Viki Auslender
The public already requires an unusually high level of digital literacy to successfully navigate the sea of interests and forgery, and now it will have to make a much greater effort
רונן בר ראש השב"כ

Israel Security Agency admits to using generative AI to thwart threats

27.06.23|Reuters
According to the head of the Shin Bet - the Israeli counterpart of the U.S. FBI or Britain's MI5 - the agency has created its own generative AI platform, akin to ChatGPT or Bard
עובדי LOORA

Loora lands $9.25 million in Seed to democratize English fluency

27.06.23|James Spiro
"While generative AI has immense potential to help people practice their language skills, not all AI is created equal,” said Roy Mor, CEO and Co-Founder