Fearn, a patent generation platform relying on artificial intelligence, announced on Wednesday the raising of $5.5 million in a seed funding round from Kindred, a16z Speedrun, and other investors to expand Fearn's platform and pivot into an AI-native patent prosecution firm. It's "not a software tool sold to lawyers, but a firm that employs its own former Big Law patent experts and runs its drafting through a system called FearnOS," as reported in Tech Funding News on Septemb

"As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape our world, a disconcerting pattern and narrative is emerging: Women are being left behind in the AI revolution, writes Kim Wiegand. Multiple reports show that women are not only underrepresented in the development of AI but are also significantly underinvested in AI-related ventures. The UNESCO Science Report revealed that just 22 per cent of AI professionals globally are women, a statistic that reflects a deeper structura