Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace
Zenzap raised $44 million for its AI-powered workplace chat app. Organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell already use it.
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OpenAI’s CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security
Sarah Friar told the International AI Summit in Dublin that businesses relying on low-cost Chinese models are taking a cybersecurity risk. The Next Web notes that Hugging Face, which OpenAI's models breached in July, used a Chinese open model to investigate that incident.
“EBRA group turns its back on its newspapers' mission by betting everything on AI automation”
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OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple
In a filing on Wednesday, OpenAI says a former employee sent more than 100 files about its product plans to a personal account before joining Apple. The unnamed employee then allegedly presented the information to Apple leadership, including the vice president of operations in Asia.
ChatGPT Ads: skewed reporting and no profitability, but some positive effects
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