Monthly Archives: May, 2023

This article examines the controversy surrounding a Princeton sociologist who enlisted the help of an AI chatbot to create an absurd yet creepy story about school-reformers Corey DeAngelis and Betsy DeVos. We reflect on the determination of school choice reformers to push their agenda, with one Middle School student responding to the incident by destroying the school board with a pro-choice t-shirt. A must-read for the curious!

. Chegg Inc. is an American education services provider offering digital textbooks, homework help, and course-related materials to college and high school students. Dan Rosensweig has been at the company's helm since 2006 and is a former president of Yahoo!. The recent rise in ChatGPT's popularity has caused a drop in Chegg's stock price, leading to a $1 billion reduction in its market capitalization. In response, Chegg released its own AI-powered cheggmate to better manage the implications of homework-assistance chatbots. With analysts raising concerns about Chegg's core business becoming obsolete due to free AI tools, their stock has been downgraded.

Mavenir, a leader in Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) and 5G telecommunication services, has successfully raised $100 million in funding to develop its capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and sustainability. They currently serve 250 service providers and enterprise customers from 120 countries, covering more than half of the mobile subscribers worldwide. With the new funding, their goal is to power digital transformation for the telecom industry.

Odaia, an AI powered startup, recently raised $25 million through a 14 slide presentation. Founded in 2018, Odaia simplifies pharmaceuticals' sales and marketing with data driven insights, helping them better target drugs to clinicians. CEO Philip Poulidis hopes to revolutionize the industry and the funding from Threshold Ventures, Monograph Capital and others will help him do just that.

Xerox, with over a century of experience, provides innovative workplace solutions and cutting-edge technology. CEO Steve Bandrowczak believes in resilience and cultivating an atmosphere of calmness, opportunity and determination during a recession. Upholding their commitment to innovation, Xerox provides robotics-as-a-service, AI-based forecasting and AR to clients. Bandrowczak leaders by example, inspiring growth and forward-thinking.