Financial Times Launches Generative AI Chatbot for Subscribers Powered by Anthropic’s Claude 3 LLM The Financial Times (FT) has introduced a new generative AI chatbot called “Ask FT” for FT Professional subscribers with responses.. AI 25 Mar 4
OpenAI Hints at Alexa and Siri Rival With New ‘Voice Engine’ Trademark Filing OpenAI has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for products related to “digital voice assistants”.. AI 25 Mar 3
Tennessee Enacts ELVIS Act to Protect Artists from Generative AI Deepfakes Tennessee has passed a new law aimed at protecting the state’s artists from unauthorized deepfakes of their images and voices... AI 22 Mar 4
Character AI’s Generative AI Chatbots Learn to Speak Aloud Character AI has augmented its generative AI chatbots with vocal abilities. The new Character Voice feature enables users to actually.. AI 21 Mar 4
OpenAI Gears Up for Mid-Year Launch of GPT-5: Report OpenAI is preparing to unveil GPT-5, the next generation of its large language model, in the next few months, according.. AI 21 Mar 7
France Fines Google for $272 Million Over Generative AI Training Practices France’s competition authority has imposed a fine of $272 million on Google for allegedly failing to comply with commitments made.. AI 20 Mar 4
Zoom Buys Conversational AI Startup Solvvy to Fuel New Customer Contact Center Zoom has acquired conversational AI startup Solvvy for an undisclosed amount. The purchase will enable Zoom to augment its new.. AI 17 May 3
How ReadSpeaker Synthesized Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito’s Voice for Sonos’ New Voice Assistant The new Sonos voice assistant speaks in the voice of actor Giancarlo Esposito, known for his roles on Breaking Bad.. AI 17 May 2
SoundHound and Hyundai Ink Long-Term Voice AI Deal With New Offline Processing Feature SoundHound and Hyundai have signed a seven-year agreement to embed SoundHound’s voice AI into many of Hyundai’s vehicles around the.. AI 17 May 2
Proactive Phone Voice AI Startup Curious Thing Raises $4.8M Australian voice AI startup Curious Thing has raised about $4.8 million (AUD 7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round.. AI 17 May 2
RAIN Raises $11M for Custom Industrial Voice Assistants Voice AI startup RAIN Technology has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by Valor Capital. The.. AI 16 May 3
Alexa Adds Cashback Coupons to App Shopping List Amazon has rolled out a new feature offering rebates to those using the Alexa app. The Alexa Shopping List Saving.. AI 16 May 3