Last Week in AI #220: Neeva shuts down AI search, EU's proposed laws would ban open source LLMs, generative AI and the writer's strike, and more!

Top News Next Steps for Neeva Neeva, a search engine startup focused on using the latest advances in language models to provide a private, ad-free search experience, has announced that it will be shutting down its consumer search product due to difficulties in acquiring users and creating a sustainable business. The company had built an independent search stack and integrated generative AI and LLMs to create an answer engine. However, convincing users to switch from their current search engines proved …

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