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Dream Machine is an opportunistic seed fund for consumer and frontier technology, led by Alexia Bonatsos.

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Ghost debuts an anonymous group messaging app with ChatGPT baked in
Ghost launches an anonymous group-messaging app that lets friends send identity-hidden messages, including crushes, jokes and questions. Its Ghost Protocol uses on-device zero-knowledge proofs so the company can verify group access without knowing users’ identities; reports trigger message deletion and escalating restrictions on anonymous posting, and chats also support group use of ChatGPT-3.5-turbo. The company says it has raised $8 million across two seed rounds from investors including Slow VC, CoinFund and General Catalyst.
Mar 2023 · TechCrunchNews article
Ghost’s new anonymous group messaging app has ChatGPT baked in
Ghost launches an anonymous group messaging app designed to let friends share messages without revealing who sent them. The app includes ChatGPT-3.5-turbo for group conversations and uses Ghost Protocol, which relies on on-device zero-knowledge proofs so Ghost cannot see who belongs to a chat. Messages reported by at least two people are deleted, and repeat reports can restrict anonymous posting; group chats are capped at 50 users.
Mar 2023 · TechCrunchNews article

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San Francisco-based Dream Machine, a seed fund by Alexia Bonatsos, invests in AI, AR, VR, IoT, and blockchain startups.