natural language understanding
Aisera lands $90M to automate customer service requests with AI
Aisera, a startup developing what it describes as an “AI-driven” support ticketing system, today announced that it raised $90 million in Series D funding led by Goldman Sachs with particip
Twelve Labs makes searching inside videos simple and powerful, propelled by $5M seed round
With video making up more and more of the media we interact with and create daily, there’s also a growing need to track and index that content. What meeting or seminar was it where I asked that
Google’s LaMDA makes conversations with AIs more conversational
As far as AI systems have come in their ability to recognize what you’re saying and respond, they’re still very easily confused unless you speak carefully and literally. Google has been wo
Microsoft’s Reading Progress makes assessing reading levels easier for kids and teachers
Among the many, many tasks required of grade school teachers is that of gauging each student’s reading level, usually by a time-consuming and high-pressure one-on-one examination. Microsoft̵
Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives
You hear so much about data these days that you might forget that a huge amount of the world runs on documents: a veritable menagerie of heterogeneous files and formats holding enormous value yet inco
Krisp nearly triples fundraise with $9M expansion after blockbuster 2020
Krisp, a startup that uses machine learning to remove background noise from audio in real time, has raised $9M as an extension of its $5M A round announced last summer. The extra money followed big tr
With AI translation service that rivals professionals, Lengoo attracts new $20M round
Most people who use AI-powered translation tools do so for commonplace, relatively unimportant tasks like understanding a single phrase or quote. Those basic services won’t do for an enterprise
Conversational analytics are about to change customer experiences forever
Today, companies can capture intent data through conversational interfaces for proactive customer interactions and hyper-personalized experiences.