Humane, a startup based by former Apple staff, mentioned on Wednesday it has raised $100 million (roughly Rs. 800 crore) and can launch its first merchandise this spring.
The firm, based in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has now raised $241 million (roughly Rs. 2,000 crore) however has but to reveal what it’s constructing, saying solely that it’s a “software platform and consumer device built from the ground up for artificial intelligence.”
A video posted by the corporate and patent filings recommend {that a} wearable system will venture data onto the true world and permit customers to control that data with their fingers.
Humane additionally mentioned that it’s collaborating with OpenAI, the creator of AI merchandise corresponding to ChatGPT that may generate human-like conversational textual content and Dall-E that may generate photos, to combine OpenAI’s expertise into Humane’s system.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s founder and a earlier Humane investor, participated in funding spherical on Wednesday, the corporate mentioned.
Humane additionally mentioned that Microsoft, which has constructed a large cloud computing infrastructure particularly for AI, took half within the funding spherical.
Humane mentioned it is going to companion with Microsoft’s cloud to carry Humane’s software program companies platform to market.
“Our products are built on an integrated device and cloud platform that will allow us, and others, to create AI-driven experiences that feel natural, fun and needed,” Patrick Gates, one other Apple veteran who’s Humane’s chief expertise officer, mentioned in a press release.
Humane additionally mentioned that it’s working with Korean electronics large LG Electronics “on potential (research and development) projects for the next phase of Humane products” and with Volvo Car’s Tech Fund on “a potential future collaboration which would be the first example of Humane’s offering being applied to the automotive industry.”
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