Enterprise AI is rapidly transforming from chatbots that answer inquiries to systems that truly do the work across the complete organization. But who owns the AI layer that powers the whole lot?
Read upwhich began as an enterprise search product has evolved into what it calls an “AI work assistant,” whose goal is to operate alongside other AI experiences, connecting to internal systems, managing permissions and providing information wherever employees work. Investors also consider within the vision – last June, the startup raised $150 million at a valuation of $7.2 billion as competition heats up against tech giants bundling AI.
In this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sits down with Glean founder and CEO Arvind Jain at Web Summit Qatar to learn the way firms are fascinated with AI architecture, what's driving consolidation, and what's real versus hype within the AI agent space.
Listen to the total episode to learn more about:
- The battle between bundled AI from tech giants like Microsoft and Google and platform layers like Glean and its competitors.
- How the introduction of AI is changing leadership and organizational design.
- Why permissions and governance are tougher problems than most organizations realize.
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