As corporations’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) increases, so too does their risk of security breaches. Hackers could potentially manipulate AI into revealing crucial corporate or consumer data, a genuine concern for leaders of Fortune 500 companies developing chatbots and other AI applications. Lakera AI, a start-up in the field of GenAI security, addresses this issue by providing a real-time shield of protection for companies against such risks, specifically against LLM flaws.
Lakera utilizes GenAI to provide real-time security solutions, placing great emphasis on the responsible and safe development and deployment of AI. To further this cause, Lakera has developed Gandalf, an educational tool aimed at hastening the safe use of AI by raising awareness about AI security. The tool has attracted over a million users, thereby enabling Lakera to help its customers stay a step ahead of emerging threats through their AI-enhanced defenses.
The major benefits of Lakera’s approach include protecting AI applications without slowing them down, staying ahead of AI threats through ever-evolving intelligence and centralizing the implementation of AI security measures. Their technology, which seamlessly amalgamates data science, machine learning, and security knowledge, works hand in hand with current AI deployment and development workflows to enhance efficiency.
Moreover, Lakera uses AI-driven engines to constantly screen AI systems for signs of harmful behavior, thus identifying and preventing threats. By identifying unusual activity and suspicious trends, the technology can help prevent attacks in real-time. Besides, Lakera also specializes in securing sensitive information, preventing data leaks and ensuring compliance with privacy laws.
In addition, Lakera’s technology can protect AI models from adverse attacks and other manipulations by identifying and stopping them. Their platform, used by large tech and finance firms, allows companies to set their boundaries on how generative AI applications can respond to text, image, and video inputs. This is aimed at preventing the most common way hackers can compromise generative AI models — via “prompt injection attacks”.
To further its mission, Lakera recently raised $30 million in a funding round led by Atomico, and backed by Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures, and existing investors like Redalpine. This adds up to a total of $20 million that Lakera has received to aid its mission of providing better security for corporations’ AI applications.
In conclusion, Lakera AI stands out as a prominent player in the realm of real-time GenAI security solutions. Its ability to protect AI applications without hindering their functionality is highly valued by its customers. Furthermore, the company’s educational tool, Gandalf, continues to promote a wider understanding ofAI security, contributing towards a more secure AI deployment landscape.
