Jackie Assa, PhD

The Israeli tech sector has a reputation for its rich innovation and healthy competition. Actually, there are now more than 2,300 AI startups active in Israel today. Pretty incredible, isn’t it? It’s no secret to us here in Israel that our companies are disrupting existing markets and creating new ones while fostering an amazing community of technical talent. I’m proud that Google Cloud has been doing its part to build on these AI endeavors. So, who are some of the leading AI customers from Israel? Meet five incredible companies that are showing the world how Israel leads in new tech >> https://lnkd.in/erPvKAvs #CloudForIsrael #AI

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The Israeli tech sector has a reputation for its rich innovation and healthy competition. Actually, there are now more than 2,300 AI startups active in Israel today. Pretty incredible, isn’t it? It’s no secret to us here in Israel that our companies are disrupting existing markets and creating new ones while fostering an amazing community of technical talent. I’m proud that @Google Cloud has been doing its part to build on these AI endeavors. So, who are some of the leading AI customers from Israel? Meet five incredible companies that are showing the world how Israel leads in new tech >> https://lnkd.in/dqBajGAb #CloudForIsrael #AI

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The Israeli tech sector has a reputation for its rich innovation and healthy competition. Actually, there are now more than 2,300 AI startups active in Israel today. Pretty incredible, isn’t it? It’s no secret to us here in Israel that our companies are disrupting existing markets and creating new ones while fostering an amazing community of technical talent. I’m proud that Google Cloud has been doing its part to build on these AI endeavors. So, who are some of the leading AI customers from Israel? Meet five incredible companies that are showing the world how Israel leads in new tech >> https://lnkd.in/dqcRXdmb #CloudForIsrael #AI

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The Global AI Bootcamp 2024 - Lüdinghausen has released their very first video! In this session, Aviv Yaniv shares some fascinating Prompt Engineering Techniques & Tricks, including how we tried to trick the Gandalf AI. Check out the video here: https://lnkd.in/eetBhyAF.

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ChipEx is happening in Tel Aviv next week and Dave Kelf will be there talking about #AI in verification. Breker solutions have some of the latest techniques in test suite synthesis, achieving some of the best ROI in test generation and coverage. Our SystemVIPs in coherency, security, power management, RISCV/ ARM SoC & Core validation & more, are helping to expand usage rapidly across design houses working on the most complex chips. #VerifyGPT is closer to reality than we might think! Attend the session or get in touch with us to learn more. #TestSuiteSynthesis #SystemVIP

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1. Maximize revenue 2. Don't lose players How do you maximize ad revenue without losing players? It's tough, right? Retention Club is gonna help. We've got Eran Friedman, co-founder and CTO of Singular, joining ad monetization experts Felix Braberg and Yael Takomi 💡 and moderator Margot Miller We're going to dive into: ✅ Optimizing ad placements and frequency ✅ Rewards and incentives ✅ Diversifying your formats ✅ Personalized ad experiences ... with some of the best minds in the business. It's on May 16, 11 AM Pacific. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gan4xr-S

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The Google Cloud Summit Tel Aviv may be over, but this is just the start. Attendees learned and challenged their skills, networked, got inspired by our customer's innovations, and had a great time doing it all. The keynote speakers kicked off the day, inspiring us to innovate with generative AI, build models to help companies optimize processes and serve their customers better, and they gave us a glimpse into what would be the meat of the event: 6 tracks dedicated to AI, Gemini, LLMs, powerful AI optimized infrastructure, and more, with great hands-on workshops and skills challenges. This event as a whole was a major success and we hope everyone achieved their goals today with flying colors 🔴🟡🟢🔵 Now, we get to see how everyone uses the knowledge, training, and connections they made to create, build, and grow their next groundbreaking innovation. #GoogleCloudSummit #CloudForIsrael

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What are AI Gateways and why are they trending? Learn from Iddo Gino & Eyal S. in Episode 1 of "Unlocking the Power of AI Gateways 👉 https://lnkd.in/d5PWpDYh

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Still buzzing with excitement from the AI Week TLV conference at Tel Aviv University, here are more fascinating lectures I attended: 1. Raja Giryes, Professor at Tel Aviv University, presented groundbreaking research on using diffusion models to potentially eliminate the need for physical camera lenses. By combining a flat camera with a diffusion model, his work significantly improves image denoising and could pave the way for significantly thinner smartphones, revolutionizing mobile device design. 2. Ofir Bibi, VP Research at Lightricks, showcased their innovative LongAnimateDiff model, which can create motion video clips from a set of images. This advanced motion module, based on the AnimateDiff model, supports up to 64 frames, far surpassing the industry standard of 25 frames for video generation. 3. Oded Zinman, Machine Learning Researcher at eBay, explored the world of inspirational recommendations, explaining how eBay leverages user features and builds interest trees to recommend products inspired by a user's search and buying history. This approach enhances the shopping experience through personalized suggestions. He addressed the challenge of understanding buyers' core interests and passions, revealing how eBay uses large language models to represent these interests and suggest related products from different categories, delighting buyers with unexpected finds. Part of the conference was expertly moderated, with notable contributions from the leader of the largest AI community in Israel, and rising podcaster Benny Farber. More to come in my next post!

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Are there any here who have trained a GenAI model from scratch? I assume not many. This is exactly what Bar Fingerman from BRIA AI is going to talk about at our MDLIops conference. For those who don't know, Bria is one of the leading GenAI companies in Israel and they have trained a model that generates images in a way that doesn't violate copyrights and ensures that each creator receives proper compensation. Bar will talk about everything they learned in this process and share with you all the important lessons they learned along the way. Link to the agenda: https://lnkd.in/dNzs8HCW Link for online registration: https://lnkd.in/dPjMDeBU

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On June 4, join Nadav Tovias, GM Israel at DevRev for his talk: AgentOS - The Foundation for Next-Generation AI Agents at The Customer Conference ISRAEL 2024! We believe the future of work will be about doing more, by doing less. In the past, SaaS 1.0 demanded more: more time from your teams, more operational overhead, and more supplementary apps to fill in gap. At DevRev, we're defining SaaS 2.0, where artificial intelligence and design converge to create solutions that work for you, not the other way around. This new era is about enhancing customer experiences, facilitating team collaboration, and simplifying the execution of daily tasks. Register TODAY! https://lnkd.in/gm9_P_ah #ai #agentos #nextgenai #aiagents #customersupport #teamwork #customerexperience

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Have you integrated generative AI into your applications? Alon Gubkin, CTO from Aporia, is here to help! Alon, an entrepreneurial full-stack engineer and the CTO of Aporia, leads a team dedicated to creating innovative solutions that enhance the reliability and effectiveness of AI applications. His expertise in the field is demonstrated through his work on Aporia Guardrails, a tool trusted by top enterprises to mitigate risks in AI deployment. 🗣 In his talk, “Mitigating RAG Hallucinations with Aporia Guardrails”, Alon explored: - The Inherent Risk: More than 70% of companies plan to release a RAG chatbot in 2024, but the risk of hallucinations could derail many projects. - Proactive Mitigation: How Aporia Guardrails address hallucinations, ensuring the integrity and reliability of generative AI applications. 🔑 Key takeaways attendees learned: - The critical role of observability and evaluation in generative AI applications. - Strategies to mitigate RAG hallucinations with Aporia Guardrails. - Practical guidance on incorporating robust safety measures in AI applications. If you’re building a RAG chatbot or implementing one into your product, don’t let hallucinations derail your project from reaching production. 🎥 Watch the full session on our YouTube channel! https://lnkd.in/ebmgq6g5

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I was recently interviewed about the dangers of Chinese smart cars. This topic reminds me of a talk I gave in 2014 at RSA San Francisco, alongside the superstar Hila Meller, and at TEDx in Greece (thanks to the amazing Keren Elazari). Both talks were titled "State-Sponsored Spies Inside Facebook." In these talks, I discussed the growing cooperation between commercial entities and their governments. I concluded with this question: Will we teach our children not to download certain apps just because they were developed in an enemy country? Just a few years later, this scenario has become a reality. For example, the U.S. government prohibits its personnel from installing the Chinese TikTok app, citing concerns that it is used by the Chinese government to track people globally. It's easy to vilify China as the "evil giant," but let's not forget that the U.S. has engaged in similar activities. Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA used data from companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple to promote American security and economic interests. And the U.S. is just one example in a long list of countries engaging in such practices. To summarize my RSA and TEDx lectures in one sentence: Nations have both homeland and financial incentives to embed spies in commercial companies like Facebook, Google, and Apple. Years after my lecture, it was discovered that Saudi Arabia had hired three spies inside Twitter to gather information on regime opponents. The Saudi authorities boasted of a new secret weapon against dissenters, claiming that the anonymity of the internet no longer protected them. Surprisingly enough, Saudi Arabia has started building their relationship with the Twitter spies, just 5 months after my talk. I hope my lecture wasn't the inspiration for their actions, though the RSA conference is attended by 30,000 people, and my talk had only about 30 attendees (0.1%). So, the chances are slim. Now, this scenario is repeating itself with smart cars. These vehicles are equipped with countless sensors, including microphones and GPS, transforming what was once a private space into an advanced surveillance system. This poses significant security risks, especially for military and security personnel who might have confidential conversations in their cars. And this is before we even consider the cyber threats, such as car hacking and kidnappings. However, it's essential to remember that the smart car war is primarily an economic one. The American automobile industry accounts for over 3% of the U.S. GDP. The Chinese see the smart electric vehicle revolution as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape the industry and aim to be the leading player. They have numerous advantages, such as natural resources, mass production experience, and cheap labor. Moreover, the Chinese government is making it a national goal to dominate this sector, even subsidizing car production to artificially lower prices. The car war is on.

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Say goodbye to complexity! Cloud development just got easier. We spoke with Eyal Keren, CPO of Wing, at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Dev Community TLV event to discuss their game-changing open-source project! ✨ Wing Cloud simplifies cloud development for developers, platform engineers, and DevOps teams with their innovative mapless technology. Here's a taste of what you'll learn: >> Wing Cloud's revolutionary approach to cloud app development >> How they're using AI with Continental to tackle parking spot detection (pretty cool, right?) >> The latest advancements and challenges in cloud development & more! Watch now!

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In the context of a conference on Data analytics in a dynamic reality, which I led yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting Roni Friedman, the VP of Apple Israel, who spoke about SW & HW co-design. During the break, we discussed the challenges involved in the process of simultaneously developing HW and SW, while maximizing compatibility and optimization in their integration. This is a complex process requiring coordination and flexibility from the project team. Building a strong team that can continue to work synergistically, even in the face of unforeseen changes and constraints and adherence to a structured project management methodology, are the main keys to success.

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TL;DR - You're likely overpaying for your cloud-database infrastructure, and it remains the weakest link in your SLA chain. When Tal Tamir and I embarked on our mission to optimize relational databases in the cloud with Rapydo, we initially didn't grasp the real root cause of high database costs. After engaging with hundreds of Amazon RDS users, we realized that high costs are merely a symptom of a few deeper issues. Cloud applications can scale infinitely, but your RDBMS cannot. This disparity creates a significant challenge: while your applications scale out seamlessly, your databases are limited to scaling up. This forces companies to prepare for worst-case scenario spikes around the clock. This challenge is particularly prevalent among the cloud-native businesses we spoke with, where over 90% rely heavily on RDBMS. Even with over-provisioning to handle potential application spikes, DevOps teams cannot be certain that the next spike will be absorbed by the available CPU and I/O resources. This uncertainty results in overpaying for database infrastructure while still facing the risk of performance bottlenecks. If you're encountering similar issues with your cloud-based RDBMS, reach out to me or Shir Margalit. Let's discuss how we can help to reduce your DB Outages by 99%, with 0 engineering efforts

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The Israeli tech sector has a reputation for its rich innovation and healthy competition. Actually, there are now more than 2,300 AI startups active in Israel today. Pretty incredible, isn’t it? It’s no secret to us here in Israel that our companies are disrupting existing markets and creating new ones while fostering an amazing community of technical talent. I’m proud that Google Cloud has been doing its part to build on these AI endeavors. So, who are some of the leading AI customers from Israel? Meet five incredible companies that are showing the world how Israel leads in new tech >> https://lnkd.in/gC6bAC4S #CloudForIsrael #AI

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