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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

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In November 2022 I published a post titled “ generative AI will go mainstream when it goes from playful to useful “, and I think you will agree that this transition is in full swing. 2023 was the year generative AI went mainstream The pace of advancement in generative AI has been astounding.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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Pre-seed tends to be about developing an MVP and generating early traction. Everyone moved to earlier stage – part of the decline in late stage investing is the ‘baggage’ of companies that previously raised money at inflated valuations that they would struggle to justify in today’s market.

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Cutting Through the AI Noise: How Startups Can Stand Out in a Crowded Market

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The breakneck speed of AI advancement is one of those areas where the stream of information is so constant and so dense, that it’s very hard to process it all, let alone STAND OUT in the crowd. This creates a challenge, but also an opportunity for startups in the generative AI space. apply here: [link] ).

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Generative AI will really take off when it moves from playful to useful

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Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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Israeli Gaming in 2023: What to Expect

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The company later went public in Feb of 2022 at an $11 billion valuation and has since been looking for a buyer and is currently valued at $2.98 The rise of generative AI is likely to have a significant impact on the gaming industry in 2023. Generative AI for games market map ( source ). billion in 2016 ( source ).

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The first UK Metaverse Startup Landscape

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Notable companies in the landscape include: Improbable – the simulation engine company, famously building Otherside, the virtual world by Yuga Labs (owners of the Bored Ape Yacht Club), which most recently raised $100 million at $3 billion valuation. Framestore – a leading VR and visual effects studio. Looking ahead.

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Rewiring Organizations For A Successful Digital Transformation

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And the model we had in mind, there's a book called Valuation, which our, our firm has had an updated every year for the past 20 years or more. So I look, I I'll give you an example, uh, the answer to that using like generative AI, which is like the hottest conversation topic in the world right now, right?