Educational technology start-up Kidaptive recently closed a $19 million Series C round of funding. The company's co-founder and CEO P.J. Gunsagar explains how this surge of funding is impacting Kidaptive's plans.
Gunsagar says this funding will help his company tackle new clients, improve algorithms, and provide the ability to expand into new markets.
"The demand for parents for the kind of analytics we provide is very high," explains Gunsagar. "At the heart of everything we do is the learner model--we take a very holistic approach to understanding who that child is across several learning dimensions."
More leaks from Facebook reported by the Wall Street Journal allegedly show that the social media giant's employees had very little confidence in the artificial intelligence moderation. Reportedly, it was unable to discern racist rants, first person shooter videos, and other problematic content.
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