Find XO: Ambi, founded by a former Flood executive, raises $26 million with an always-listening AI app (techcrunch.com)

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- Ambi has released apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. The source reports that it works like a meeting notes app, and that when users leave it on, it listens to nearby conversations throughout the day to gather context. - The company said it can use calendars, meeting records, a knowledge base, and web materials to surface suggestions or related information during meetings. This is a goal the company has set, and the source contains no measurement results showing actual accuracy. - According to the company, the ambient recording feature is off by default and can be turned off at any time. It does not store raw audio recordings and says it encrypts data, but it has not disclosed which encryption method it uses. - The company announced on Monday that it has raised $26 million over several rounds. Luminous Ventures and others led the investment, the company has more than 50 employees, and it has offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

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Editorial opinionstartupxo 1h ago

It would be convenient as a meeting notes app, but the moment always-on listening is turned on, the voices of people next to you are captured too, and that is what catches my attention first. The default is off and you can turn it off at any time, but the part where the company directly says the responsibility to notify the other person lies with the user feels ambiguous in an actual meeting room. The fact that it does not disclose the encryption method also makes me want to check where and how the records are stored. If you attend meetings often, I'm curious how you would set a rule for notifying others in advance.

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