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Lakera and Deasie raise funding to make AI large language models more reliable - SiliconANGLE

Oct 18, 2023 - siliconangle.com
Zurich-based startup Lakera AI AG and Deasie Inc. have both announced that they have raised funding to improve the reliability of large language AI models. Lakera, which recently emerged from stealth mode, secured a $10 million investment from a consortium led by Swiss venture capital firm Redalpine. The company offers a cloud service, Lakera Guard, that can detect malicious prompts in a large language model and a software product, MLTest, that helps developers test their computer vision models. Deasie, on the other hand, raised $2.9 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, RTP Global, Rebel Fund, and J12 Ventures. The company offers a platform that prevents unreliable information from entering a large language model’s training dataset.

Deasie's platform scans files for sensitive information before they are incorporated into a training dataset and ranks the remaining records by relevance. This ensures that only high-quality data is used for AI training. The platform can also automate the process of moving training data spread across different systems into a centralized repository. The company revealed that a multibillion-dollar enterprise has signed up to pilot its platform and that its customer pipeline includes 30 other companies, five of which are in the Fortune 500.

Key takeaways:

  • Lakera AI AG and Deasie Inc., two startups focusing on reliability in large language models, have raised funding to increase the adoption of their products. Lakera secured a $10 million investment, while Deasie raised $2.9 million in seed funding.
  • Lakera's main product, Lakera Guard, is a cloud service that can detect attempts to trick an AI into generating harmful output or extracting sensitive data. The company also offers MLTest, a software designed to help developers test their computer vision models before releasing them to production.
  • Deasie offers a platform that prevents unreliable information from entering a large language model’s training dataset. The platform scans files for sensitive information and ranks the remaining records by relevance to ensure only high-quality data is used for AI training.
  • Deasie has reportedly signed up a multibillion-dollar enterprise to pilot its platform and claims to have a customer pipeline that includes 30 other companies, five of which are in the Fortune 500.
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