Apple’s Subtle Pitch to AI Researchers; Index Backs Former YouTube AI Manager in Latest ‘Vector Embedding’ Deal

Before we get into this morning’s main funding news, here’s an interesting look into the strategy of Apple, which has caught flack from developers and industry pundits for falling behind Microsoft, Google and Amazon in releasing conversational AI. (That’s likely why it’s in talks with Google to license its generative AI tech for the iPhone, according to a Bloomberg report this morning.) In trying to catch up, the iPhone maker is doing something unusual: showing the public what its researchers …

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