以消费者为重心的AI助理，5 500美元
Wabi Inc.)，消费者人工智能助理的开发商，今天宣布公司拥有融资5500万美元的资金。
IVP以Amazon Alexa基金，Andreessen Horowitz和Forerunner的捐款领导了种子回合。 他们与包括Salesforce Inc. CEOMarc Benioff和Shopify Inc. CEO Tobi Lütke在内的一批天使投资者一同加入。 瓦比现价值12.5亿美元。
以旧金山为基地的Wabi去年被连续的AI企业家Eugenia Kuyda称为发布。 她之前创办了Replika Inc.，这是另一家截至去年11月用户超过3500万的消费者AI启动公司。 Wabi今天透露说
该公司的服务可通过Mac,iOS和Android客户端获取。 其界面围绕一个组式聊天工具构建，并配有嵌入式AI助手。 如果一群朋友利用聊天会来组织聚会，AI助手可以找到附近的餐厅，作为合适的地点。 它根据对话的细节，如与会者同意开会的时间，定制其建议。
助手也可以使用存储在其他应用程序中的信息。 与财务数据共享平台Plaid的集成使得Wabi能够生成个人预算，并标出用户应取消的未使用的订阅。 一个Gmail连接器赋予一个提醒功能，将重要消息通知消费者。
Wabi的AI助手翻倍作为气温编码工具。 用户可以创建简单的应用程序，实现任务自动化，例如管理待办事宜列表和规划事件。 AI还能够生成在聊天窗口直接运行的简单二维游戏。
聊天界面由一个侧边栏侧面，其中包含与谈话相关的部件。 如果用户计划旅行，Wabi可能会显示航班起飞和抵达日期。 餐厅的建议出现在垂直排列的卡片中，每张卡片上都有场地外观的照片和简要说明。
我们相信Wabi有能力成为生命的操作系统
如果Wabi证明在消费者中很受欢迎，大型市场角色可以决定发布类似的服务。 这种竞争可能需要启动方找到对其软件加以区分的其他方法。 一些感官编码初创企业已经训练了定制AI模型来设置自己的工具，以区别于更为流行的替代品，如OpenAI Group PBC的Codex.
瓦比公司将把该轮筹资所得收入投资于增长和产品开发举措。 公司的近期重点包括Windows应用的发布。
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Wabi reels in $55M for its consumer-focused AI assistant
Wabi Inc., the developer of an artificial intelligence assistant for consumers, today announced that it has raised $55 million in funding.
IVP led the seed round with contributions from Amazon Alexa Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Forerunner. They were joined by a group of angel investors that included Salesforce Inc. CEO Marc Benioff and Shopify Inc. CEO Tobi Lütke. Wabi is now valued at $1.25 billion.
San Francisco-based Wabi was launched last year by serial AI entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda. She previously founded Replika Inc., another consumer AI startup that had more than 35 million users as of last November. Wabi disclosed today that it’s seeing “strong early demand” but didn’t share specific user base numbers.
The company’s service is accessible via Mac, iOS and Android clients. Its interface is built around a group chat tool with an embedded AI assistant. If a group of friends uses a chat session to organize a meet-up, the AI assistant can find nearby restaurants that could serve as a suitable venue. It customizes its suggestions based on conversation details such as the time at which the participants agreed to meet.
The assistant can also make use of information stored in other apps. An integration with Plaid, a financial data sharing platform, enables Wabi to generate personal budgets and flag unused subscriptions that the user should cancel. A Gmail connector powers an alerting feature that notifies consumers about important messages.
Wabi’s AI assistant doubles as a vibe coding tool. Users can create simple apps to automate tasks such as managing to-do lists and planning events. The AI is also capable of generating simple, two-dimensional games that run directly in the chat window.
The chat interface is flanked by a sidebar that contains widgets relevant to the conversation. If a user is planning a trip, Wabi might display flight departure and arrival dates. Restaurant recommendations appear in vertically organized cards that each contain a photo of a venue’s exterior and a brief description.
“We believe Wabi has the power to become an operating system for life, a place where your people, your tools, and your AI come together to help you do more of what matters,” Kuyda said.
If Wabi proves popular among consumers, large market players could decide to launch similar services. Such competition may require the startup to find additional ways of differentiating its software. Some vibe coding startups have trained custom AI models to set their tools apart from more popular alternatives such as OpenAI Group PBC’s Codex.
Wabi will invest the proceeds from its funding round in growth and product development initiatives. The company’s near-term priorities include the launch of a Windows app.
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