Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background
Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture
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Key points
- Ambient intelligence startup Mistlabs Ltd. today brought its Ambi artificial intelligence system out of beta test on Apple Inc. devices, backed by $26 million in new funding.
- Ambi is designed to act without being asked.
- Chief Executive Peter Mo said most AI platforms are built to complete tasks, and Mistlabs wants to see what becomes [...]
Sources (2)
- [1]Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the backgroundTechCrunch: AI · Oct 12, 12:47 PM
Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture
- [2]Mistlabs takes its Ambi AI system out of beta on Apple devices with $26M in fundingSiliconANGLE: AI · Oct 12, 01:00 PM
Ambient intelligence startup Mistlabs Ltd. today brought its Ambi artificial intelligence system out of beta test on Apple Inc. devices, backed by $26 million in new funding.
Ambi is designed to act without being asked.
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