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Three former Google DeepMind researchers recently left the company to form their own AI startup called Uncharted Labs. The team consists of David Ding, Charlie Nash, and Yaroslav Ganin, who previously worked on Google's generative AI systems for images and music, such as Imagen and Lyria, reports The Information. Ding led a 30-person research team at Deepmind. The New York-based Uncharted Labs has already raised $8.5 million of its $10 million goal. According to The Information, the departure is related to Google's slow translation of AI research into products and bureaucratic hurdles within the tech company, which would have been exacerbated by the Deepmind merger. Other startups with Google alumni include Character AI, French LLM phenomenon Mistral, Sakana AI, and Reka AI.

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ElevenLabs, a generative AI voice startup, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $101 million. According to ElevenLabs, its voice AI is used by 41 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development and expansion of the company, which already has partnerships with the likes of D-ID, Storytel, and Paradox Interactive. Along with the funding news, the company announced new products, including enhanced controls for its Dubbing Studio, which now offers more options for creating and editing transcripts, as well as translations and timecodes for audio. The Mobile Reader application, currently in testing, converts text or website links into audio. People can offer their voices through the Voice Library marketplace and get paid for their use.

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Goodbye ChatGPT, hello 1000 random AI tools you never knew you needed. As you already know from your favorite generative AI influencer on LinkedIn, ChatGPT is a thing of the past. But 1000 other AI tools will take your productivity and creativity to the next level. Now you can visit Random AI Product to find the AI tool that works best for you. Just click on the button in the middle, and you will be taken to the website of a randomly selected AI tool. Of my 20 or so clicks, almost all were niche image or graphics tools. How long can you click before you've seen a tool twice?

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