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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2022 stock options report, pivot to SaaS, crypto investor survey

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“For people working at those startups, that means some (in some cases, all) of their employee stock options spent 2022 underwater,” writes Secfi CEO Frederik Mijnhardt. Inside Secfi’s 2022 state of stock options equity report. “So what happened in Africa in 2022 that made it so … weird?” yourprotagonist.

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These Y Combinator-backed startups are trying to build ‘ChatGPT for X’

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The hype around ChatGPT , OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, hasn’t reached a peak yet. That’s the vibe one gets from Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 batch, which features no fewer than four startups that claim to be building a “ChatGPT for X.” Only time will tell.

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4 industries where chatbots will have the biggest impact

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More than 80% of business leaders believe that the best bang for their gen AI buck is in chatbots for automating customer service and improving knowledge management, according to a Capgemini survey of 1,000 companies in 13 countries. billion in 2022 to $6.9 billion in 2022 to $6.9 From 2021 to 2022 alone, the number of U.S.

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Zendesk report: IT leaders to prioritize these 3 areas in 2024 and beyond

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Remote work, the introduction of ChatGPT, ever-increasing security threats — it’s all had a profound impact on IT. To understand exactly how IT priorities have changed, Zendesk conducted a global survey of 1,200 IT leaders and found that half of those surveyed said their teams are under pressure to deliver more with fewer resources.

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10 most in-demand generative AI skills

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Analyzing the hiring behaviors of companies on its platform, freelance work marketplace Upwork has AI to be the fastest growing category for 2023, noting that posts for generative AI jobs increased more than 1000% in Q2 2023 compared to the end of 2022, and that related searches for AI saw a more than 1500% increase during the same time.

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Whoops! Is generative AI already becoming a bubble?

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While everyone piled onto crypto in 2021 — and many remain bullish about its future despite multiple failures this year — 2022 saw the rise of generative AI. TechCrunch recently surveyed more than 35 investors working in different geographies, investment stages and sectors about how they were feeling about next year.

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3 areas where gen AI improves productivity — until its limits are exceeded

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According to a research report IDC released in November, based on a survey of over 2,100 business leaders and decision makers with responsibility for AI transformation, 71% of companies already using AI are seeing returns on their AI investments within 14 months, averaging $3.50 for every $1 spent.