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Generative AI | Oct 17 - Oct 24, 2024

D-ID's AI video generator now allows users to create personalized avatars, lip-sync videos, and dynamic presentations from text prompts, enhancing its utility for content creators, marketing, and educational purposes...

Using RivalSense, we have discovered last week's most important developments and news on companies like Leena AI, Kraftful, Rosebud AI, Taskade, Tavus, Moonvalley AI, Infer, GovDash, Monterey AI, Findly AI, Diffuse Bio, Reworkd, Vectorshift AI, and other YC Generative AI tools. 

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🚀 New Product Offerings

  • D-ID's AI video generator now allows users to create personalized avatars, lip-sync videos, and dynamic presentations from text prompts, enhancing its utility for content creators, marketing, and educational purposes.
  • Rosebud AI now offers a Game Creator that supports both 2D and 3D game development, with features like AI-generated assets and sprite sheets, enhancing its platform compared to other AI game generators.
  • Rosebud AI has introduced new games like 'Dodger Rodger!' and 'Star Shooter - With Achievements', and updated remix counts for existing games such as 'Evening's Embrace' and 'Lanista's Legacy'.
  • Hypotenuse AI has updated its AI Batch Editor to enhance product images by using AI to fix photos, improve resolution, and automate batch editing tasks.
  • Shasta Health added 'Mobility for Seniors' and 'Multiple Sclerosis' to the list of conditions they treat, while removing 'Sciatica' and 'Posture Issues'.
  • Inari announced a new direct integration with HubSpot to connect feedback, insights, and backlog issues with GTM data.
  • RenderNet AI has introduced Preset Flux Styles as a new feature.
  • Flint has opened platform access for all educators to sign up and use with their students.
  • Khoj AI has updated its search agent infrastructure to allow more control over information processing and retrieval, integrating Anthropic's Sonnet 3.5 model for improved task-specific performance.
  • Playground has changed its AI art platform format, limiting user creativity and resembling Canva.
  • PlayAI announced AI-powered speech-to-speech voice agents that can be deployed on any website.
  • MixerBox has introduced a new AI feature called GenPod on their platform.
  • Moonvalley launched Maker.AI two weeks ago to transform product imagery for brands and retailers.
  • Rosebud AI launched a tool for creating mobile-friendly cyberpunk RPGs on October 19.
  • On October 8, 2024, Unify launched a new agents feature for account qualification using LangGraph and LangSmith.
  • Unsloth AI uploaded pre-quantized 4bit bitsandbytes for Nemotron 70B to Hugging Face, reducing VRAM fragmentation by over 1GB and enabling finetuning in under 48GB of VRAM with 6x longer context lengths.
  • PlayAI announced integrations with Zapier and Make, enabling their agents to trigger actions in over 7000 apps.
  • Pulse AI launched a new API that transforms complex PDF data into structured schemas.
  • Zuni has launched an AI-native email app for founders that features a Tray for managing important emails and suggests actions to save over 60% of time on drafting responses.
  • Playground released a technical report for PGv3, showcasing state-of-the-art prompt adherence, text rendering, new benchmarks, RGB color control, and multilingual understanding.
  • Playground has launched Playground V3, an AI model for graphic design that excels in prompt understanding and outperforms other popular image models.
  • RenderNet AI has introduced a new feature called 'Video Anyone' that creates realistic high-quality videos with consistent characters in seconds.
  • Senso launched a limited-time AI assessment program to help credit unions strategize AI adoption, offering insights into member behavior and a free 30-minute consultation.
  • Orangewood Labs is developing a GPT that integrates their robotic arms with AI for enhanced user-friendliness, according to investor Jasmeet Singh.
  • Christian Safka and Keyu Chen from Tavus developed a new tool to generate talking videos from location and person prompts during an internal hackathon.
  • Tavus developed an internal hackathon project called 'Scratchpad' that uses conversational video to provide interactive tutoring with a model combining fast conversational agents and methodical thinkers.
  • Tavus showcased a new AI conversational agent called 'Scratchboard' from an internal hackathon, designed to assist with complex questions by combining fast conversational responses with methodical problem-solving.
  • Jasper, led by CTO Melody Meckfessel, has developed an LLM-agnostic architecture to enhance marketing workflows by selecting the best AI models.
  • DraftWise is developing a knowledge platform that uses data management and machine learning to access historic legal contracts.
  • Eli Finer mentioned that Mem0 is working on fixing their graph database integration to improve memory extraction from chat.
  • Humanloop focuses on improving model performance through user feedback, allowing businesses to easily fine-tune AI models and enhance decision-making processes.
  • Simplify offers a Chrome extension that auto-fills job applications and tracks applied jobs, significantly reducing application time.
  • Vocode supports various Text-to-Speech models and offers curated voices for VRChat, allowing users to choose from providers like Play.ht, ElevenLabs, Rime, and Azure.
  • MediSearch offers a platform providing reliable information on physical and psychological conditions, accessible via web and mobile apps for Android and iOS.
  • Traceloop offers open-source observability tools for LLM applications, including projects in Python, TypeScript, Ruby, and Go, all based on OpenTelemetry.
  • VideoGen API allows users to generate AI text-to-speech and background footage, returning an apiFileId to check export status via GET /get-file endpoint or webhook URL.
  • Syncly uses AI technology to help companies quickly analyze customer feedback and identify key areas for improvement with their B2B SaaS solution.

🤝🏻 New Partnerships and Vendors

  • Wesleyan School partnered with Flint in September 2023 to develop an AI policy and expand AI use in education, with K-12 Technology Coach Allison Berry highlighting Flint as a 'game changer' for transforming lessons.
  • PlayAI has formed an interesting partnership with IoTeX for gaming-related DePIN projects.
  • Tavus has partnered with Cartesia to use their Sonic model, achieving the lowest market latency and high realism for real-time conversational video APIs with digital avatars.
  • Tavus improved their AI performance by partnering with Cartesia to overcome auto-scaling and network delay challenges.
  • Rutgers Prep has partnered with Flint to implement their AI platform school-wide after a successful pilot.
  • Tavus has partnered with Cartesia to use their Sonic model, achieving sub-90ms latency and simplifying infrastructure to enhance AI performance and scalability.
  • Tesla is collaborating with Activeloop.
  • D-ID partners with Lenovo and The Scott-Morgan Foundation to make a positive impact using AI.
  • Educators at Marist have used Flint to personalize learning and access AI tools, joining top Atlanta schools like Wesleyan and Westminster.
  • Sameday has managed over 4,000 calls in four months for Way Cool Heating & Air, significantly enhancing customer retention and minimizing service issues.
  • Tavus announced the use of Cartesia AI's Sonic model to deliver low-latency, high-realism Conversational Video APIs.
  • Mem0 is used alongside Qdrant to manage user-specific memory in an AI agent that processes arXiv search results.
  • Mem0 uses its platform as a personalized memory layer in a system that includes OpenAI GPT-4o-mini for processing and Qdrant for vector similarity search.
  • VectorShift is seeking a developer to integrate five of its pipelines with a Bubble.io UI.
  • Playground collaborated with the screenshot first company to revamp their app's store presence for a major update last summer.
  • Orangewood Labs announced they have completed over 579,000 tasks with their robots, expanding their fleet and partnerships to transform operations in cities nationwide.

💡 Other Notable News

  • Rosebud AI updated its Terms of Service on October 18, 2024, introducing a distinction between free and paid versions, where the paid version allows users to commercialize user-generated content.
  • Reforged Labs has updated its solutions to include small and medium teams and added government as a new industry focus.
  • Samara Mejia Hernandez has joined Optimal AI as a Board Member in the Greater Chicago Area, previously serving in a similar role at another company.
  • Tony Nigro has joined Leena AI as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) in the United States, previously serving as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Apprentice.io.
  • The Corteva v. Inari case on intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is moving through discovery and may go to trial, impacting the agriculture technology industry.
  • Syncly Pty Ltd is involved in a legal case with Consilio Midco Limited, with an extension of time to oppose filed.
  • VideoGen has implemented a paywall for downloading and sharing videos, potentially impacting content virality.
  • OfOne deployed to a new store with almost $7M AUV, comparable to Chick-fil-A's 2023 average, located 1000 miles from their SF headquarters.
  • D-ID has added a fourth ISO certification, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, and obtained SOC 2 Certification to enhance its data security and compliance standards.
  • inFeedo now serves over 37 organizations and 105,000 employees, a decrease from previous figures.
  • Chad Birdsall has joined Moonvalley as Operations in the United States, previously serving as Director, Go To Market at Upwards.
  • Richard Wei has joined Truewind as Founding Product Manager, previously serving as Co-Founder at Stealth Startup.
  • Leena AI is currently hiring for the position of Director of Information Security and Privacy in India.
  • Akash Bansal, founder of Orangewood Labs, praised Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as a hero in the AI ecosystem.
  • Flint announced their AI for personalized learning is now free for up to 80 users.
  • Dr. Raza Habib, CEO of Humanloop, is featured in the new season of the Data Radicals podcast discussing AI's impact on business and society.
  • Jasper achieved $0-$50m ARR in less than 12 months, the fastest of any startup, as shared by Adam Robinson, CEO of Retention.com.
  • Zoko's customers recovered over $6 million from abandoned checkouts in the last 30 days using WhatsApp.
  • Benjamin Powell, CEO of Hypotenuse AI, claims that AI cannot replace the creativity and emotional intelligence of human writers but serves as a tool to speed up content generation.
  • Kumar Abhirup, founder of Merse, is focused on revolutionizing content consumption.
  • Protected Space' by D-ID won the Audience Choice Award in the 'Indie Episodics' category at the Chelsea Festival in New York.
  • Frank Lee, Co-founder of Inari, shared insights on finding great startup ideas, emphasizing solving personal problems, passion for the product, and identifying market shifts.
  • Earlier this month, Kobalt Labs won the demo competition at the AI Native Banking and Fintech conference in Salt Lake City.
  • Flint launched a free version for individual teachers last week.
  • Zoko's design success is attributed to Sooraj Premkumar, who, under the leadership of Co-Founder & CEO Arjun V Paul, has implemented a unique design process that keeps the company ahead of development sprints and has earned prestigious awards like the Red Dot Design Award and German Design Award.
  • Saturn AI offers a free trial and discounted offer for their OS, designed to help financial advisors and wealth managers improve efficiency with AI.
  • Carlos Diaz has joined Jasper as Director of People Operations from GlossGenius, where he held the position of Director, People Operations.
  • Pibit is currently hiring for the position of US Enterprise Sales in India.
  • K-12 tech coach Allison Berry shares how their faculty uses Flint for AI assistance in lesson transformation.
  • Yasser Ahmed announced his departure from Unify after nearly two years to focus on personal projects.
  • Sahaj Kakullavarapu has joined VideoGen as a Digital Marketer in the United States, previously serving as a Marketing Student at Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst.
  • Tiago Alvarez Schiaffino has left Unify as a Machine Learning Engineer in Argentina to join Astro Games Studio as a Game Developer.
  • Glade is currently seeking a Founding Engineer / Game Developer in the United States.
  • Monterey AI is currently seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer in the United States.
  • Reworkd is currently seeking a Customer Success Manager in the United States.
  • Evan Sinclair has joined Shasta Health as a Physical Therapist in the United States, previously working as an Associate at Giorgio Associates Inc.
  • Hanyuan Liu has joined Spellbrush as a Researcher in New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, after serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at City University of Hong Kong.
  • Unify is currently seeking a Project Supervisor in the United Kingdom.
  • Niklas Marxer has joined askLio as a Product Management in Germany, previously serving as a Founder’s Associate at Enpal.
  • Michael-J. Vogeser is leaving askLio as a Working Student in Germany to join the University of Cambridge as a Student Collaborator.
  • OfOne is currently seeking a Founding Software Engineer in the United States.
  • Ranjeet Shakya has joined Orangewood Labs as a Control System Engineer in India, previously working as a Control System Engineer at AADYAH Space.
  • Heman Saini has left Orangewood Labs as a Robotics Software Engineer to join the University of California, Riverside as a Teaching Assistant in the United States.
  • Vishnu Sai Teja Nagabandi has joined Pibit as an AI Intern in India, previously working as a Data Science Intern at AiDash.
  • Brianna P. has joined Simplify as a Growth Intern in the United States, previously working as a Personal Banking Summer Analyst, Risk & Controls at Citi.
  • Tavus is hiring for engineering and GTM roles, as mentioned by NBC News.
  • PlayAI is hiring multiple software engineers to develop AI voice experiences in Palo Alto, as announced by Product Designer Stuart Griffiths on October 23, 2024.
  • Conor Kelly, head of growth at Humanloop, discussed AI innovation and his move to San Francisco on the Big Tech Show.
  • Hayden Schoenherr has joined Jasper as a Mid Market Account Executive.
  • Senso helps credit unions improve member experience by optimizing self-service channels and refining communication strategies, as highlighted by Kelsey Coonce, Senior Member Experience Manager at Credit Union 1.
  • Reforged Labs is one of the top 10 GenAI startups in Southeast Asia that has secured significant investment.
  • Daniel Han from Unsloth AI replicated a problem with gradient accumulation affecting performance in multi-GPU setups.
  • Nir Ga, a Y-Combinator backed founder from Traceloop, will join Skim on October 21.
  • VideoGen has welcomed Sahaj Kakullavarapu, a recent UMass Amherst graduate with expertise in storytelling and social media growth, to their team.
  • Mem0 has reached 20.6k stars on GitHub, indicating its growing popularity as a tool that provides an intelligent memory layer for large model applications to enhance personalized user experiences.
  • Arjun Paul is the Founder and CEO of Zoko.
  • Tushar Gaurav is a software developer at Orangewood Labs specializing in web technologies.
  • Spellbrush is hiring an AI Infrastructure Engineer to develop ML infrastructure for their generative AI studio.
  • Zinhle M. has left Anarchy Labs, where she was a Senior Content Producer in South Africa, to join The KPS Pty Ltd. as a Marketing & Sales Coordinator.
  • Rosebud AI is mentioned in a Twitter post by arts4refugees promoting an AI-based gaming studio.
  • Truewind has appointed Vivian Xie as their Founding Product Marketing Manager.
  • Pathik Ghugare has left Pibit as a Machine Learning Engineer in India to join Parspec as a Machine Learning Engineer.
  • Ankr Health is hiring a Manager for Clinical Research in Oncology in Houston, USA, with immediate joiners preferred.

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