In Brief: Gretel AI raises $50M in Series B
The SaaS system, currently in beta, enables engineers to create anonymized, synthetic data sets.
The SaaS system, currently in beta, enables engineers to create anonymized, synthetic data sets.
The shocking reveal of tens of thousands of Facebook documents, including research that they knew their products could harm young people, has prompted Facebook to announce plans for “features” for teens and for parents to control privacy. This includes, 1) encouraging teens to take breaks from using Instagram, 2) “nudging” teens not to look at content not conducive to their well-being, and 3) instituting (optional) controls for adults to use to supervise teens online. Umm…thinking here that a teen advisory panel might be in order to effect real change.
The funds will be used for privacy machine learning at Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).
Meta has begun rolling out its AI assistant across more than 40 European countries. It blames delays in the rollout on Europe’s “complex regulatory system.” The assistant will be available in six languages, initially on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger.