Auddia Announces Issuance of Core AI Patent

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, April 8, 2024

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Auddia, a developer of a proprietary AI platform for audio and technologies for podcasts, has announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the firm with a U.S. patent for the core AI technology Auddia uses in its flagship faidr app to deliver ad-free AM/FM stations to paid subscribers. In addition to issuance of the patent, the company has taken the next step in advancing the provisional patent application it filed last year related to leveraging AI to improve large language model (LLM) prompts and the domain specific knowledge of proprietary GPTs.

"Although we have believed we were leading the AI space with important and patentable technology when we began the process of training our algorithm to deliver a premium ad-free AM/FM listening experience, there is a big difference between filing a patent application and having the application approved," said Auddia Executive Chairman Jeff Thramann. "Issuance of this patent validates our innovation and secures our AI for Audio technology as a proprietary platform we look forward to building upon to drive new innovations in support of additional industry first premium audio listening experiences."

As the company highlighted last year when filing the provisional application, the non-provisional patent application introduces two significant improvements to the LLM space. First, the proposed patent claims cover the development of new machine learning algorithms that use the rich data inherent in chat conversations to learn how to optimize prompts to more efficiently extract the best results from LLMs.

Second, the patent covers capturing the AI generated prompt improvements and the outputs of the LLMs to create new GPTs with industry specific domain expertise. Auddia intends to use this technology to create focused domain specific language models to introduce new B2B and B2C audio experiences.

"As the technology landscape continues to accelerate, we continue to evaluate new technologies to determine how we can use them to introduce unique capabilities and experiences for creators and consumers within the audio space," said Auddia CEO Michael Lawless. "We look forward to continued validation from the USPTO as we continue to innovate and invent."