Hark raised $700M to build a “universal” AI assistant

Friends, quick AI update: Hark secured $700M in a Series A at a $6B valuation and is developing a “universal” personal assistant.

- Round led by Parkway; investors include AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Salesforce, and others.
- Hark plans to release multimodal models this summer, followed by a proprietary device.
- Team of 70; datacenter runs on Nvidia B200; funds will go to hiring, R&D, and components.
- Main goal — provide assistants with user life context without compromising others’ privacy.

Why it matters: a successful interface could set the standard for consumer AI devices.

Which matters more when launching an AI gadget — privacy or convenience?

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