Sunday, July 7, 2024

 Here's a list of major AI services and the companies that own them:


1. ChatGPT - OpenAI


2. GPT-4 - OpenAI


3. DALL-E - OpenAI


4. Bard - Google


5. Gemini - Google


6. Claude - Anthropic


7. Copilot - Microsoft


8. Bing AI - Microsoft


9. Alexa - Amazon


10. Siri - Apple


11. Watson - IBM


12. Midjourney - Independent company (Midjourney, Inc.)


13. Stable Diffusion - Stability AI


14. PaLM - Google


15. LaMDA - Google


16. Gato - DeepMind (owned by Google)


17. BERT - Google


18. GPT-J - EleutherAI (open-source)


19. Llama 2 - Meta (Facebook)


20. Whisper - OpenAI


21. DALL-E 2 - OpenAI


22. Codex - OpenAI


23. Ernie Bot - Baidu


24. Xiaoice - Microsoft (spun off as independent company in 2020)


25. Replika - Luka, Inc.


26. Jasper - Jasper AI (independent company)


27. GitHub Copilot - GitHub (owned by Microsoft)


28. Grammarly AI - Grammarly, Inc.


This list covers many of the major AI services and their parent companies. It's worth noting that the AI landscape is rapidly evolving, with new services and partnerships emerging frequently.


Citations:

[1] https://www.eweek.com/artificial-intelligence/aiaas-companies/

[2] https://www.stash.com/learn/top-ai-companies/

[3] https://www.datamation.com/featured/ai-companies/

[4] https://www.theforage.com/blog/companies/top-ai-companies

[5] https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/artificial-intelligence-stocks-the-10-best-ai-companies


Perplexity AI is an independent company and is not owned by another larger corporation. It was founded in 2022 by a group of co-founders:


1. Aravind Srinivas (CEO)

2. Johnny Ho (Co-Founder)

3. Denis Yarats (CTO)

4. Andy Konwinski (Co-Founder)


These founders previously worked at companies like Google AI, OpenAI, Meta, Quora, and Databricks before starting Perplexity[2][3]. 


Perplexity AI has raised significant funding from various investors, including Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, and Databricks, among others[3]. As of early 2024, the company was valued at over $1 billion after raising $165 million in total funding[3][5].


While Perplexity has prominent investors, it remains an independent startup and is not a subsidiary of any larger tech company. The company is positioning itself as an alternative to traditional search engines, with its own unique AI-powered search and answer capabilities[1][3].


Citations:

[1] https://www.fastcompany.com/91144894/perplexity-ai-ceo-aravind-srinivas-on-plagiarism-accusations

[2] https://www.upmarket.co/private-markets/pre-ipo/perplexity/

[3] https://technologymagazine.com/ai-and-machine-learning/perplexity-ai-a-startup-backed-by-billion-dollar-investors

[4] https://apnews.com/article/perplexity-ai-search-engine-forbes-f307cb607f0db871b05f843a3f744340

[5] https://www.fastcompany.com/91111542/perplexity-ai-unicorn-63-million-funding-round

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Relationships come and go

Be open

No relationship is permanent 

But it may endure 

When the seed of a new relationship is planted it must be cared for, nurtured and respected 

A new relationship can grow through different phases until maturity 

Through each phase the enduring component is trust

Trust is built through honesty in each exchange 

If the seed of a new relationship endures its first season of heat and cold and water and drought it may live to another season under the protection of your care

Be mindful of your care that if your grasp is too tight you will hinder growth and hasten its demise

Be mindful also that every relationship must be relinquished in the end

So be patient and caring for the other person’s wants and needs

Be sparing with your own