Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background
Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture
TL;DR
- Ambi is an AI application designed to provide real-time intelligence by continuously listening to users.
- The company has raised $26 million in funding, led by Luminous Ventures and ODM Huaqin.
- Ambi apps are available for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch, functioning as meeting note-takers with continuous listening capabilities.
- The AI agent aims to proactively offer suggestions and relevant knowledge during meetings based on user data.
- Ambi plans to launch a desktop app that stores user work for personalized suggestions and a hardware device with a screen, speaker, camera, and microphones.
- Concerns exist regarding privacy and data security, especially for AI devices that don't clearly indicate data capture.
- Ambi states that ambient data capture can be turned off and is off by default, and that recordings are not stored and data is encrypted.
- The company acknowledges the industry-wide challenge of user disclosure for ambient capture, placing the onus on the user.