Bruce Burke – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:10:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Andreessen Horowitz Seeks To Raise $20 Billion Megafund Amid Global Interest In US Artificial Intelligence Startups https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/andreessen-horowitz-seeks-to-raise-20-billion-megafund-amid-global-interest-in-us-artificial-intelligence-startups https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/andreessen-horowitz-seeks-to-raise-20-billion-megafund-amid-global-interest-in-us-artificial-intelligence-startups#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:10:46 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/andreessen-horowitz-seeks-to-raise-20-billion-megafund-amid-global-interest-in-us-artificial-intelligence-startups

A16z has been aggressive in backing numerous companies in the field, participating billion-dollar funding rounds as a lead investor in AI model developer startups.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/andreessen-horowitz-seeks-to-raise-20-billion-megafund-amid-global-interest-in-us-artificial-intelligence-startups/feed 0
AI for the Enterprise | Dennis Wilson, Founder DBC Technologies | Inbound & Outbound AI Voice Agents https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-for-the-enterprise-dennis-wilson-founder-dbc-technologies-inbound-outbound-ai-voice-agents https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-for-the-enterprise-dennis-wilson-founder-dbc-technologies-inbound-outbound-ai-voice-agents#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:10:42 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-for-the-enterprise-dennis-wilson-founder-dbc-technologies-inbound-outbound-ai-voice-agents

In this second episode of the (A)bsolutely (I)ncredible Podcast, I sit down with Dennis Wilson, Founder of DBC Technologies.

Dennis is deeply involved in my friend Jim Roddy’s Retail Solution Providers Association (RSPA) and is a regular speaker at RSPA events.

Dennis shares the benefits of AI with these providers. He is a passionate marketer who has created a platform that utilizes the best Al capabilities the industry marketplace has to offer.

DBC stands for Doing Business Creatively — utilizing 25 + years of CRM, software, marketing, and sales automation experience.

DBC has been deeply involved and integrating Al into their software and client’s businesses since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGTP.

If you’re interested in AI Voice solutions for your business let me know and I’ll be glad to connect you with Dennis and his team of experts.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-for-the-enterprise-dennis-wilson-founder-dbc-technologies-inbound-outbound-ai-voice-agents/feed 0
AI Coding Assistant Cursor Draws A Million New Users Without Even Trying https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-coding-assistant-cursor-draws-a-million-new-users-without-even-trying https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-coding-assistant-cursor-draws-a-million-new-users-without-even-trying#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:09:53 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-coding-assistant-cursor-draws-a-million-new-users-without-even-trying

Word-of-mouth growth has helped turn a 60-person startup into one of the early hits of the generative AI era.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/ai-coding-assistant-cursor-draws-a-million-new-users-without-even-trying/feed 0
Meta Releases Two New Llama 4 AI Models https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-new-llama-4-ai-models https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-new-llama-4-ai-models#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:03:04 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-new-llama-4-ai-models

Meta claims its new models are superior to those from OpenAI and Google across ‘a broad range’ of benchmarks.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-new-llama-4-ai-models/feed 0
Meta Releases Two Llama 4 AI Models https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-llama-4-ai-models https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-llama-4-ai-models#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:02:38 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-llama-4-ai-models

Meta claims its new models are superior to those from OpenAI and Google across ‘a broad range’ of benchmarks.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/meta-releases-two-llama-4-ai-models/feed 0
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 Is Coming “Soon” https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/openais-chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/openais-chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:02:38 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/openais-chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon

The next big OpenAI model is coming

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/openais-chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon/feed 0
Chinese Firms Buy $16 Billion Of NVIDIA’s Advanced Artificial Intelligence Chips https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/chinese-firms-buy-16-billion-of-nvidias-advanced-artificial-intelligence-chips https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/chinese-firms-buy-16-billion-of-nvidias-advanced-artificial-intelligence-chips#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:04:42 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/chinese-firms-buy-16-billion-of-nvidias-advanced-artificial-intelligence-chips

ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings among those ordering the most sophisticated AI semiconductors available under US export rules

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/chinese-firms-buy-16-billion-of-nvidias-advanced-artificial-intelligence-chips/feed 0
Gartner Forecasts Generative AI Spending To Hit $644 Billion In 2025 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/gartner-forecasts-generative-ai-spending-to-hit-644-billion-in-2025 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/gartner-forecasts-generative-ai-spending-to-hit-644-billion-in-2025#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:03:03 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/gartner-forecasts-generative-ai-spending-to-hit-644-billion-in-2025

Make no mistake about it, there is a lot of money being spent on generative AI in 2025.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/04/gartner-forecasts-generative-ai-spending-to-hit-644-billion-in-2025/feed 0
AI Experts Say We’re On The Wrong Path To Achieving Human-Like AI https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/ai-experts-say-were-on-the-wrong-path-to-achieving-human-like-ai https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/ai-experts-say-were-on-the-wrong-path-to-achieving-human-like-ai#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:03:19 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/ai-experts-say-were-on-the-wrong-path-to-achieving-human-like-ai

An extensive report on the future of AI research indicated that there’s skepticism about current approaches to AGI.

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/ai-experts-say-were-on-the-wrong-path-to-achieving-human-like-ai/feed 1
There Are 372 Artificial Intelligence Unicorns Right Now, According To PitchBook. Here’s What That Means https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/there-are-372-artificial-intelligence-unicorns-right-now-according-to-pitchbook-heres-what-that-means https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/there-are-372-artificial-intelligence-unicorns-right-now-according-to-pitchbook-heres-what-that-means#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:03:13 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/there-are-372-artificial-intelligence-unicorns-right-now-according-to-pitchbook-heres-what-that-means

“Companies developing technologies that enable computers to autonomously learn, deduce and act, through utilization of large data sets.”

]]>
https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/there-are-372-artificial-intelligence-unicorns-right-now-according-to-pitchbook-heres-what-that-means/feed 0