Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick launches AI startup

Colin Kaepernick has launched a brand new artificial intelligence company that goals to make use of technology to assist aspiring storytellers. Lumi AI History goals to make use of artificial intelligence to provide emerging storytellers access to the tools they should tell their stories to a wider audience.

‘Most of the world’s history never comes true,’ former quarterback said he said in an interview for Time magazine. “Most people don’t have access to publishers or platforms—or they may have a skill gap that’s a barrier to them being able to create. We’re going to see a whole new world of stories and perspectives.”

Writers can use Lumi to: generate graphics to accompany their stories, while illustrators can use the platform so as to add words to their images. Users can then publish and distribute their stories on the Lumi platform. They can even order physical copies of their work. According to Kaepernick, Lumi will give creators full ownership of all the pieces they create on the platform.

The activist got here up with the concept when he faced many challenges while constructing his media company, Ra Vision Media, and its publishing house, Kaepernick PublishingKaepernick said he saw the advantages of AI when he experimented with tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E.

Kaepernick current problems were addressed concerning the potential dangers of AI tools. But he believes AI will help creators produce content more efficiently. The former San Francisco 49ers player says he compares the technology to the iPhone, which opened up opportunities for more people to experiment with photography.

“This allows us to help fill the gaps in creator skills,” Kaepernick said. he said Wall Street Journal“We’re building towards that right now to try to open that up and democratize storytelling.”

Lumi raises $4 million in funding led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Seven Seven Six Company. The product was released on July 24.