Wednesday, September 11, 2024

With $50M in new funding, You.com thinks its AI can beat Google on hard questions - Devin Coldewey, TechCrunch

If you build an AI search product, you compete with Google. But Google has a lot easier time answering queries with a single, simple answer, such as “how many is a dozen?” than it does answering complex questions like “what influence did Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ have on Enlightenment ideals?” That’s why You.com is betting the company on answering the second type of question. Emboldened by a new $50 million funding round, the consistently innovative yet often overlooked AI company aims to excel where other AI companies raising billions falter.

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