Interview

May 10, 2023

What the 'Father of Alexa' did next

William Tunstall-Pedoe built the AI that powered Amazon's voice assistant — and his new startup has just raised $20m to counter problems "intrinsic" to ChatGPT

Tim Smith

4 min read

A lot has changed for William Tunstall-Pedoe since he launched his first AI startup in 2005. At the time, the most sophisticated AI in anyone’s home was a Roomba. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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