Rumi raises $4.7M to change passive media into interactive AI experiences

How would you like to earn money while watching TV? Rumi, an AI media company, has raised $4.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to transform passive media with rewards. Rumi is launching its invite-only beta app today and it aims to allows users to engage with media content in real time. The round, co-led by A16z crypto CSX and EV3, will support Rumi’s mission to build the first decentralized AI infrastructure for media, combining cutting-edge artificial intelligence with user-powered indexing to transform streaming into an intelligent, interactive experience. Viewers can chat with characters or pro sports athletes about what they’re doing on the screen, identify actors and outfits on screen, or receive real-time fact checks during heated political debates — all powered by AI. “Rumi sits at the cutting edge of AI agents, consumer media and decentralized infrastructure,” said Salvador Gala, cofounder of EV3, in a statement. “Their approach to indexing audio and video content thro ... Read full article.