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Booz Allen Invests In AI Tech Startup

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 12th, 2021

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Booz Allen Invests In AI Tech Startup

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Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Monday said it has invested in a Silicon Valley-based startup company that enables artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data compression at the tactical edge. The investment in Latent AI, Inc. is the first for Booz Allen’s technology scouting group that examined more than 1,000 companies in the past year. Booz Allen didn’t disclose the value of the investment. Latent AI, founded in 2018, has developed the Latent IA Efficient Inference Platform, a scalable…

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