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DataStax acquires ‘ incredibly hot ’ Langflow to boost building Gen AI applications
the industry . Langflow is an incredibly hot AI startup and our work with them will put us front and center for all RAG application development – it ’ s not just a tool or framework , it ’ s a vibrant ecosystem where developers are building , selling and reusing AI components that are going to shape the next generation of AI applications .”
DataStax has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AI startup Logspace – creators of Langflow , an open-source visual framework for building RAG applications .
The combination of Langflow and DataStax offers the potential to create a one-stop Gen AI application stack offering flexible deployment options , including integration with DataStax Astra DB , alongside a rich ecosystem of Python libraries , and integration with partners like LangChain .
The Langflow team will operate independently , focusing on project innovation and community collaboration .
Chet Kapoor , CEO and Chairman , DataStax , said : “ This acquisition is transformative to us and transformative to
Rodrigo Nader , CEO , Langflow , said : “ With DataStax , we will be fully focused on the execution of our product vision , roadmap and community collaboration and will continue to add to the greatest breadth of integrations across different AI ecosystem projects and products – including more data sources and databases , models , applications and APIs .”
Langflow is pitched as making it ‘ 100x easier and faster ’ for any developer – experienced or new – to build Gen AI applications using Python-based composable building blocks and pre-built components which can be combined in numerous ways .
CVP launches GenAI technology accelerator for Federal Government
Customer Value Partners ( CVP ) has launched Franklin , a solution designed to help agencies achieve their critical missions using trustworthy AI .
Mainstream GenAI tools like ChatGPT aren ’ t viable for government , but Franklin is pitched as remedying the problems by ensuring data privacy and security , hallucination mitigation and seamless integration with existing technologies and systems .
Franklin is launched with the White House announcing a new policy establishing safety and security requirements for the use of AI in federal government
ATO-capable , designed to meet the tough standards of NIST 800- 53 , and powered by patent-pending algorithms built to mitigate hallucinations and improve quality , Franklin promises to change the way government does business by enabling federal adoption of cutting-edge technology to enhance operations and improve service delivery . It can be hosted within a client ’ s on-premises data center , their existing cloud enclave or in CVP ’ s secure cloud infrastructure .
Franklin is already demonstrating value and impact across the federal landscape in areas including healthcare , customer service , research and software development . p
“ Artificial Intelligence in general , and generative AI and large language models in particular , will have a transformational impact on the business of government ,” said Anirudh Kulkarni , CEO , CVP .
“ However , the challenges of leveraging commercially available GenAI technologies – specifically those involving hallucinations , security and cost – are inhibiting adoption on the part of our federal government partners . We ’ ve built Franklin to leverage the best of GenAI ’ s capabilities – but in a package that our federal customers can leverage immediately with minimal risk .”
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