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Generative AI | Oct 10 - Oct 17, 2024

Taskade launched Custom Field Triggers for automating project management workflows with Slack integration...

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🚀 New Product Offerings

  • Taskade launched Custom Field Triggers for automating project management workflows with Slack integration.
  • Rosebud AI launched a customizable grouping game on October 16.
  • Rosebud AI released new AI templates for educators to create interactive lessons on October 16.
  • Writesonic has repositioned Chatsonic as an AI chat platform specialized for marketing, integrating features from ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and offering tools like web search and image processing without requiring credit for trial.
  • Writesonic has added new LinkedIn tools including a Carousel Generator, Headline Generator, Hook Generator, and Summary Generator, while replacing the AI Content Detector with AI Text Humanizer and other content generation tools.
  • PlayAI released the Play 3.0 mini Text-To-Speech model, which is faster, more accurate, supports multiple languages and streaming from LLMs, and is more cost-efficient.
  • Taskade introduced a feature to train AI Agents on website copy to create brand guides quickly.
  • Taskade has introduced an AI duo that boosts productivity by 10 times and now supports code block sharing in AI Chats to streamline coding workflows.
  • Langfuse now supports Amazon Bedrock models for LLM Playground and Evaluations, allowing users to experiment and perform evaluations with these models by adding their Bedrock API key in the project settings.
  • Rosebud AI launched a new game called ESCAPE ‘N BAKE where players escape a crow, collect resources, and upgrade their burrow.
  • Kraftful announced new call analysis features to help users gain insights from customer calls more easily.
  • Writesonic launched Chatsonic 3.0 with new features like Artifacts and AI-powered Workflows.
  • inFeedo launched inFeedo 4.0 and is working on inFeedo 5.0, emphasizing its role as a People Science company partnering with academia.
  • Playground has shifted focus from their AI workspace to a sticker project.
  • Clueso is preparing to launch a new workflow using exclusive access to OpenAI's O1 model to transform team training videos and documentation.
  • Tavus is actively developing technology in the virtual persona space, competing with companies like Microsoft and Apple.
  • Roe AI is inviting ALPHA users to try their Snowflake Native App early preview as of October 15.
  • Strac offers a free tool for securely sharing sensitive documents with end-to-end encryption, allowing users to set expiration times or view limits.
  • D-ID offers a video translation service that uses AI to dub videos into multiple languages with voice cloning and natural lip sync.
  • Sapling offers an AI detection tool with grammar and spelling checks, real-time writing suggestions, and APIs compatible with major LLMs like OpenAI's GPT and Google's Gemini.
  • Leya has increased its security controls from 53 to 87 and updated its infrastructure and organizational security measures.

🤝🏻 New Partnerships and Vendors

  • Chima has partnered with OpenAI to enhance AI infrastructure for enterprises, focusing on customization, scalability, and security, resulting in improved efficiency and automation for businesses.
  • D-ID is collaborating with Lenovo, The Scott-Morgan Foundation, ElevenLabs, and IRISBOND on a project to help an ALS patient communicate.
  • D-ID is collaborating with Lenovo, The Scott-Morgan Foundation, and others to create hyper-realistic avatars for a new AI-powered communication solution for people with ALS.
  • D-ID provides hyper-realistic avatars for a new AI-powered communication solution for people with ALS, developed in collaboration with Lenovo and the Scott-Morgan Foundation.
  • Floworks is collaborating with AYNA to integrate AI-powered outreach tools into AYNA's sales process to help them expand their reach in the D2C market.
  • Tavus, a generative AI startup focused on personalized video deepfakes, has partnered with Lloyd & Mousilli to protect its innovations and prepare for global expansion.
  • DraftWise partners with Cohere to improve AI-driven legal workflows for better contract drafting and negotiation accuracy.
  • DraftWise announced a collaboration with Cohere to enhance lawyers' access to relevant deal history.
  • Leena AI has joined the Box family, as announced by Jatin Srivastava, Partnerships Development Manager at Leena AI, on October 11.
  • Floworks announced that myHQ by ANAROCK will use their AI-powered solution to automate outbound sales prospecting.
  • Leya partnered with MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte, a German law firm specializing in gaming law.
  • Leya, a legal tech startup, uses Reducto's technology to upload legal documents.
  • Castrén & Snellman is expanding the use of the Leya platform across various services to enhance legal work with AI.
  • Leya uses Wolfia to accelerate their sales cycles and unblock deals.
  • Rosebud AI collaborated with Phaser HTML5 Game Framework to create 'Setris,' a new AI-generated game that combines Tetris with a sand-crumbling twist.
  • Activeloop is collaborating with Bayer Radilogy and Pioneering Intelligence to address healthcare AI challenges, with presentations at RetrieveX on October 17.

💡 Other Notable News

  • Writesonic has updated its pricing plans to include 100 credits per month and new features like AI Topic Clusters, Answer the People for topic research, and Bulk AI Article Generator.
  • PlayAI announced a new 'Pro' tier at $49 a month and reduced costs for higher volume tiers.
  • Hypotenuse AI, based in Singapore, experienced rapid growth after the launch of ChatGPT, making AI crucial for automation and personalization in the lifestyle sector.
  • Writesonic has reduced its affiliate commission from 30% to 20% and added new LinkedIn tools to its offerings.
  • Shyamantak (Sam) Das has left inFeedo as VP Customer Success in India to become a Consultant/Startup Advisor & Mentor at Various Companies.
  • Effie G. has joined Tavus as Head of Product, previously serving as Principal Product Manager at Roblox.
  • Ritesh Kumar has left inFeedo as Account Director in India to join Exotel as National CX Head - Retail and Distribution.
  • Matt Hoenecke has joined Salient as a Founding Engineer in the United States, previously serving as Director of Engineering at Action Network - A part of Better Collective.
  • Kyber, an AI startup for the insurance sector, achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification, enhancing its data security commitment.
  • D-ID has achieved SOC 2 Type II certification, enhancing its data security and processing availability as of October 10, 2024.
  • Salient is expanding its sales team by hiring an Enterprise Account Executive in Sydney, Australia.
  • Victor Tran, CEO of Kyber, thanked Vitalik Buterin for using KyberSwap to sell a Meme coin and highlighted Kyber's loyalty to the Ethereum ecosystem since 2016.
  • Kraftful is ahead of its Q4 goals by adopting the latest AI models quickly, according to CEO Yana Welinder.
  • D-ID CEO Gil Perry discussed with Digital CxO how AI-driven digital twins will transform enterprises by enhancing efficiency and customer experience.
  • Leya has updated its Trust Center to include SOC 2 Type II compliance and increased the number of security controls from 87 to 91.
  • Emma Kadri Bergström has joined Leya as Head of Legal in Sweden, previously serving as General Counsel at Keystone Education Group.
  • Leya's CEO Max Junestrand emphasized the company's focus on simplifying legal workflows and creating user-friendly solutions in a recent interview on The Law of Tech podcast.
  • Max Abram, Vice President at Scale Venture Partners, shared a system prompt for his Tavus Mini-Me on October 16.
  • Sashank Pisupati has joined Atla as a Research Engineer in the United Kingdom, previously holding a position as a Research Engineer.
  • inFeedo is currently hiring for the position of Sr. Software Engineer- Backend in India.
  • Levon Ohanyan has joined Activeloop as a Senior C++ Software Engineer in Armenia, previously working as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at AMD.
  • Leena AI is currently seeking an Email Deliverability Manager in India.
  • Clueso is currently seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer in India.
  • Patrick Crowe has joined GovDash as an Account Executive in the United States, previously working as an Account Executive at Pacer.
  • Miles Kenny has left GovDash as a Solutions Consultant in the United States to join Fundraise Up as a Senior Business Development Representative.
  • Bhavya Shah has joined Writesonic as a Software Engineer in India, previously working as a Software Engineer at Trilogy Innovations.
  • Mukund Singh Bisht has joined Fiber AI as a Software Engineer in India, previously working as a Software Engineer at Suggaa.
  • GovDash is hiring Account Executives, Account Managers, and Software Engineers to support its rapid growth and expansion after achieving seven-figure ARR in 12 months, backed by $10M in Series A funding from Northzone and Y Combinator.
  • Tavus featured in an interview with Prateek Joshi discussing digital replicas and their conversational capabilities using Tavus APIs.
  • Kyra Sage praised Rosebud AI for enabling her to create a mobile-friendly game called Jupiter Cherry Pie, highlighting its effectiveness in game development.
  • Ashima Jain joined inFeedo as the Senior Product Marketing Manager on October 15.
  • Leena AI is hiring a Senior Marketing Manager in Bangalore for candidates with 3-5 years of experience.
  • Kraftful plans to hire 15 people to boost morale despite having $0 revenue, according to CEO Yana Welinder.
  • Chris Williams will move to Sweden in November to be closer to his team at Leya.
  • Adi Orenshtein is hiring at D-ID.
  • inFeedo's Sneha was recognized for her work on IIFL Securities' employee engagement strategy, contributing to their award for Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy at the Great Indian Woman Leaders Summit & Awards 2024 on September 27.
  • Max Junestrand, CEO of Leya, is focused on building the world's best AI assistants for legal work.

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