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Aquarium scores $2.6M seed to refine machine learning model data

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Aquarium , a startup from two former Cruise employees, wants to help companies refine their machine learning model data more easily and move the models into production faster. Using Aquarium, they refined their model and improved accuracy by 13%, while cutting the cost of human reviews in half, Gao said. The Aquarium team.

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Mozilla buys Fakespot, a startup that identifies fake reviews, to bring shopping tools to Firefox

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Mozilla announced today that it has acquired Fakespot , a startup that offers a website and browser extension that helps users identify fake or unreliable reviews. Fakespot’s offerings can be used to spot fake reviews listed on various online marketplaces including Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and more.

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Four investors explain why AI ethics can’t be an afterthought

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A founder recently told TechCrunch+ that it’s hard to think about ethics when innovation is so rapid: People build systems, then break them, and then edit. Some investors said they tackle this by doing due diligence on a founder’s ethics to help determine whether they’ll continue to make decisions the firm can support.

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This week in AI: Amazon ‘enhances’ reviews with AI while Snap’s goes rogue

TechCrunch

So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, Amazon announced that it’ll begin tapping generative AI to “enhance” product reviews.

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List of Top 10 Machine Learning Examples in Real Life

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But with technological progress, machines also evolved their competency to learn from experiences. This buzz about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning must have amused an average person. But knowingly or unknowingly, directly or indirectly, we are using Machine Learning in our real lives.

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Colorado AI legislation further complicates compliance equation

CIO

The bill does not limit AI’s definition to any specific area, such as generative AI, large language models (LLMs), or machine learning. Robert] Rodriguez on this important issue and will review the final language of the bill when it reaches his desk,” said Eric Maruyama, the governor’s deputy press secretary.

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Butter raises $7M to end ‘accidental’ customer churn due to payment failure

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It was there that he realized there was an astounding number of subscriptions that failed to renew or even go through to begin with due to payment-related issues. The accidental churn is often not just due to problems with renewals, where people get frustrated by failed attempts to charge their credit card, for example. to $5 million.