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Issue 148: Applied Artificial Intelligence Digest

Don’t miss the opportunity to network with the world’s leading AI experts at our Applied AI Conference on April 18, 2019!

Our line up of SPEAKERS is continuing to grow: 
  • Oliver Brdiczka, AI Architect, Adobe
  • Erin Kenneally, Portfolio Manager, Cyber Security Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Sabrina Atienza, Founder & CEO, Valued
  • Tom Campbell, Founder & President, FutureGrasp LLC
  • Margaretta Colangelo, Managing Partner, Deep Knowledge Ventures
  • Herb Kelsey, Founder & CEO, Quantum Vault Inc.
  • Irakli Beridze, Head of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations
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Good morning, digest readers!
Here's what's been happening in the field of AI this week.
 

Venture Capital Funding For Artificial Intelligence Startups Hit Record High In 2018


As venture capital (VC) funding nears record since the dot-com era, with U.S. companies raising $99.5 billion versus $119.6 billion in 2000 according to the latest PwC MoneyTree Report, AI startups also experienced their best year ever, raising a record $9.33 billion, or nearly 10% of last year's total VC investments. Read more.

Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Artificial Intelligence


President Trump signed an executive order Monday meant to spur the development and regulation of artificial intelligence, technology that many experts believe will define the future of everything from consumer products to health care to warfare. Read more.
 

We analyzed 16,625 papers to figure out where AI is headed next


Almost everything you hear about artificial intelligence today is thanks to deep learning. This category of algorithms works by using statistics to find patterns in data, and it has proved immensely powerful in mimicking human skills such as our ability to see and hear. Read more.

Valued raises $1.7 million for Slack chatbot to combat workplace harassmen


Workplace harassment is depressingly common. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 90,000 complaints in 2015, and it estimates that three-fourths of all incidents go unreported. Read more.

BootstrapLabs Sees Massive Opening in AI for Energy: Q&A

BootstrapLabs, a California-based venture-capital investor focused on finding startups that apply artificial intelligence to industrial problems, is turning its attention to the energy sector. Read more.
 

Check out highlights from last year's BootstrapLabs Applied AI Conference:

AI Policymakers: The Need for Public/Private Partnerships

PORTFOLIO UPDATES

Our Portfolio Companies are Hiring!


Interested in working in the field of Applied AI? We've compiled a list of open opportunities within our community. Feel free to share with friends below.
AEye: Business Development
Cargo Chief: Full-Stack Engineer
Cargo Chief: Senior Software Engineer
GetAccept: VP of Engineering
GetAccept:  Customer Success Manager
GetAccept: Sales Development Representative 
GetAccept: Account Executive
Nodle: Software and System Architect
Nodle: Android Mobile App Developer
Nodle: Lead Engineer
Pinn: Backend Engineer
Sibly: Head of Product
UnitQ: DevOps Engineer
Vidora: Senior Customer Success Manager
Vidora: Account Executive


 
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